scoring

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In that loss, USC stranded 13 runners, struck out 12 times and left men in scoring position in each of the first seven innings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Even though the Bobcats’ shaky defense spotted USC two unearned runs, the Trojans will surely lament stranding runners in scoring position in each of the first seven innings.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

The more you watched Liverpool before he broke a leg while scoring a goal in a victory at Tottenham Hotspur in December, the more he resembled the most expensive vanity purchase in Liverpool history.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Trippier is leaving Newcastle at the end of his contract this summer having spent four-and-a-half years at St James' Park, making 160 appearances and scoring four goals.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

By scoring thousands of flies under the microscope, he began to catalog dozens of mutant flies.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee