base runner
Example Sentences
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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
In 13 of his 17 outings, he’s allowed at least one base runner via hit or walk.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024
Verlander didn’t allow another base runner until Rojas got him in the ninth.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
He struck out the side in the first on 13 pitches, whiffed seven of the first nine overall and didn’t allow a base runner until Zack Gelof’s one-out single in the fourth.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 20, 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 Christy Mathewson