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In the same over, Abdullah Shafique's crooked bat resulted in an edge to Root at first slip.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
The tourists were battling for survival on 52-2 - 268 adrift of making England bat again - when the bad weather intervened for a second and final occasion in Birmingham.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Rushing had been serving as a left-handed bat off the bench and a designated hitter option with Ohtani out, while also building up on the throwing side.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Despite the disappointing end to the innings, England still had plenty on the board in another non-contest between bat and ball.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
First girl up to bat gets struck out: she hits Cala’s fastball, but it’s a foul, and the two Quickfire changeups that come at her back to back are both swings and misses.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
Apart from one wild slog early in his innings, McKinney batted with a classical elegance while Rhodes was content to play the supporting role in a stand which stretched Durham's lead towards 300.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Root batted as he does, holding together a more measured batting performance.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
When the FDA approved Ozempic in 2017 and Wegovy in 2021, hardly anyone batted an eye.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
But instead of gossiping about who’s dating whom, collaborators batted around their pasts and infused the darkly comedic anthology series with themes of samsara and the Jungian Shadow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
But just as Wolf was jumping onto his pack-brother to snuffle-lick his muzzle, he was batted away again!
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Just like no one at USC is batting an eye at the freshman’s staggering start, which has him leading the nation with three touchdown catches and the Big Ten with 222 receiving yards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The Dodgers won the World Series last season without a playoff bye, but this season star Shohei Ohtani is batting injuries and really needs the rest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
But Gay has been batting in the hardest position at a time when all batters have struggled for runs.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Ohtani’s planned buildup from tossing live batting practice on Aug. 22, to preparing to possibly start a little more than a week later, instead ended with the Dodgers shutting him down from throwing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
We threw the ball around a few more minutes, and then I went up to home plate for some batting practice.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
