base runner

Example Sentences

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Given the early run support, Miller cruised through the first four innings, allowing just one base runner on a one-out walk to Kyle Tucker in the first inning.

From Seattle Times • May 27, 2024

Abrams dropped in a soft single to right for the Nats first base runner to start the fourth inning.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024

Making his first start of the spring, Logan Gilbert tossed two scoreless innings, issuing a walk to Bobby Witt Jr. for his only base runner and striking out three batters.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2024

Verlander didn’t allow another base runner until Rojas got him in the ninth.

From Washington Times • Sep. 26, 2023

In my mind, I know just how much of a lead every base runner in the National League can take on me with impunity.

From Pitching in a Pinch or, Baseball from the Inside by Mathewson, Christy