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inning

[in-ing] / ˈɪn ɪŋ /


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Milwaukee starting pitcher Jacob Misiorowski left the game in the sixth inning and the Rays finally got on the scoreboard in the ninth as Chandler Simpson sent Liam Hicks home off a double.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Milwaukee went ahead at the top of the second inning as a single from Cooper Pratt sent Brice Turang home, before they added another run in the fifth off a David Hamilton hit.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Milwaukee scored eight runs in the fifth inning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Game 6 of that matchup is often picked as the greatest in series history—because of its back-and-forth lead changes, its several great defensive plays and what happened in the bottom of the 12th inning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Since the first inning, we had been laying back off Red’s first pitches, making him throw a lot of fastballs and taking him deep in the count.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson

“Geothermal is in the early innings of its own ‘shale revolution,’” the analysts wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

Wilson said the correction that began in June is now in the final innings, with both the S&P 500 retreating as breadth improves.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

This series showed the benefit of the lower order batting time, sticking around for the top-order batters and stretching out an innings.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

There have been five other scores above 288 in the fourth innings at Newlands - all of which were made in defeats or when salvaging a draw.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

And it shows for the duration of all six excruciating innings.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone


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