wild pitch
Example Sentences
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A balk by Edgardo Henriquez followed by a wild pitch allowed Carroll to score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 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
George Springer led off with a base hit, was bunted over to second base and advanced to third on a wild pitch.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2025
In the eighth, a wild pitch by Banda advanced Ernie Clement into scoring position, and then he scored on a subsequent single.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025
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
