on base

phrase

baseball

: occupying one of the bases (first, second, or third) during a game

There's a runner on base.

Examples of on base in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At one point, the Padres put seven consecutive men on base without scoring. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026

Hawaii put runners on base in each of the first four innings, but Kirk wiggled out of it until the fifth when Waiki Doctolero blasted a three-run home run to get Hawaii back in the game. — Dennis Pope, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

Miami put its leadoff batter on base for the first time in the seventh when Otto Lopez led off with a single to left and stole second, but Burns struck out the next two batters and then got Javier Sanoja to ground out to end the inning. — August 14, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026

Spiezio was up in the bottom of the seventh inning with two runners on base and the Angels down 5-0, with their season hanging in the balance. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for on base

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