base runner
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Trent Thornton, Gabe Speier and Muñoz each worked scoreless innings, allowing only one base runner.
From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2024
Hudson allowed a base runner in every inning he stepped on the mound.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2024
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
It was the third time in franchise history the Brewers allowed only one base runner in a single game.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 8, 2023
But put a hard hitter who is a slow base runner on the club, and he does little good.
From Pitching in a Pinch or, Baseball from the Inside by Christy Mathewson