wild pitch
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Betts then advanced to second on Freddie Freeman’s groundout to second and to third on a wild pitch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
He only missed the ball by only inches, and it caromed off the wall, allowing Harris to reach third base, in position to score on a wild pitch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Evans ran to third on a wild pitch, but Tinsley worked out of the jam with a groundout that she fielded herself and a lineout to Aleena Garcia at shortstop.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
A wild pitch from McLean left Venezuela with runners on second and third base and on the next pitch Kansas City Royals slugger Maikel Garcia's sacrifice fly allowed Perez to score.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
He had known that the reappearance of the Gray Seal would arouse the community to a wild pitch of excitement, but he had far underestimated the effect.
From The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard
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