make a start
idiom
: to do the first part of something : to begin doing something
—often + on
He arrived home and made a start on fixing dinner.
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The club moved struggling right-hander Adrian Houser to the bullpen and called up top pitching prospect Christian Scott to make a start Saturday against the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 May 2024
Yamamoto has yet to make a start on less than five-days’ rest.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
Jason Davis was the only other pitcher to make a start for Cleveland that year.
—Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 29 July 2023
Cousins' is backdated to June 4. Jason Alexander to make rehab start Right-hander Jason Alexander, who did yeoman's work in making 11 starts for the Brewers last year but hasn't pitched this year with a shoulder issue, was slated to make a start Friday night with the Arizona Complex League team.
—Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2023
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 May 2024
Yamamoto has yet to make a start on less than five-days’ rest.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
Jason Davis was the only other pitcher to make a start for Cleveland that year.
—Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 29 July 2023
Cousins' is backdated to June 4. Jason Alexander to make rehab start Right-hander Jason Alexander, who did yeoman's work in making 11 starts for the Brewers last year but hasn't pitched this year with a shoulder issue, was slated to make a start Friday night with the Arizona Complex League team.
—Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2023
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“Make a start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20a%20start. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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