base runner

Example Sentences

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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

Seattle didn’t have another base runner until the ninth.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 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

Such a ball is snapped from the wrist and should be aimed to catch the base runner who is attempting to steal the base.

From Outdoor Sports and Games by Miller, Claude H.