inning
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And by the fourth inning on Saturday, Rasmussen was finished, having surrendered three runs in his shortest outing since July 9.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
In the crazy one, the Dodgers blew two four-run leads, tied the score with three runs in the ninth inning and lost in the 10th.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
They had the lowest walks plus hits per inning pitched in the league.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Three singles in the second inning gave the Dodgers a lead, with Andy Pages driving in the first run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Shirley hurried to reverse the seating that had taken her an inning to accomplish.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
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“Normally it’s 35,000 against 9,” said Brewers starter Robert Gasser, who allowed just one hit over six shutout innings Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
He pitched in 75 games this year, posting a 3.12 ERA while leading the National League with 87 innings out of the bullpen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
“I think we are still in the very early innings in learning how to deploy AI effectively,” Baird said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
But the Proteas stuck to their task to take the six wickets needed to win by an innings and 31 runs as the light faded late on the last day.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
I make it through the first four innings of our state tournament game before my not-quite-completely-healed arm is throbbing so bad, I ask to be subbed out.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
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