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inning

[in-ing] / ˈɪn ɪŋ /


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Teoscar Hernández continued his red-hot September with a solo home run in the second inning, his fifth homer in a month.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto had given up a two-run homer to Manny Machado the previous inning but had otherwise avoided damage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

That missed opportunity rolled right into a sloppy fifth inning for the Dodgers defense.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

And pinch-hitting Miguel Rojas almost matched him, but Giants left fielder Turner Hill made a perfect throw to nab Edman in a close play at home to end the inning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

By the end of the second inning, the score was Jupiters 4, Bandits 2.

From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon

But the Dodgers stranded eight runners, going 0 for eight with men in scoring position through eight innings, avoiding their first shutout of the season at home on Adrian Morejon’s balk in the eighth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Praying for a rain delay, I found myself innings deep into “Team Moms: Baseball” before realizing that, like Bryce Harper looking at a ghost fork, I’d fallen victim to my own myopia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Ultimately, how far the financial sector will decline will largely depend on the yield curve, and with the hiking cycle still in its early innings, the curve appears to be headed toward an inversion.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

After the collapse, Jacks could have swung hard but batted responsibly to stretch out the innings from 211-7 in the 39th over.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Luis’s dad and Alexander’s parents are the only other ones in our bleachers, which is how it usually is for the first few innings on triple-header days, especially when it’s blazing like this.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner



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