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

The Reds left 19 runners on base in the first two games of their weekend series with the Orioles and were 4-for-19 with runners in scoring position. — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 6 July 2026

The Cubs were 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight runners on base in the loss. — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

With a 1-for-10 performance with runners in scoring position, nine men left on base and the Twins piling on late, their comeback effort fell way short in their not-so-perilous fight against Minnesota. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026

Bell hit a homer in the seventh, then did the same in the eighth, this time with two runners on base, while homering from both sides of the plate. — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 July 2026

Rhymes for on base

• abase
• airspace
• apace
• backspace
• biface
• birthplace
• blackface
• boldface
• bookcase
• braincase
• briefcase
• carcase