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verb out·pitch \ ˌau̇t-ˈpich \

Definition of outpitch

transitive verb

baseball

:to outdo in pitching :to pitch better than

They are going to need their starters to consistently outpitch the opposition to hand off leads to their dominant late game.
—Joel Sherman

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Corey Kluber outpitched Luis Severino in a marquee matchup of All-Stars, and slumping Jose Ramirez homered twice to power the Cleveland Indians past the New York Yankees 6-2 on Monday night for their fifth straight victory.

— mike fitzpatrick, courant.com, "Kluber Aces Severino; Ramirez Powers Indians Past Yanks," 29 Aug. 2017
On Saturday night, Boston ace Chris Sale was outpitched by C.C. Sabathia in New York's 4-3 victory.

— charles p. pierce, SI.com, "Play It Again! The Yankees and Red Sox Delivered Another Thrilling Chapter to Their Storied Rivalry," 22 Aug. 2017
Bridwell outpitched Fister and led the Angels to a 4-2 victory.

— pedro moura, latimes.com, "Parker Bridwell delivers for Angels in 4-2 victory over Red Sox," 25 June 2017
Carlsbad’s Audrey Sumitra outpitched Henry senior Madison James with a complete-game eight-hitter as the Lancers (21-10) won their first title since the 2014 Open Division crown.

— terry monahan, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Carlsbad takes title with three wild wins," 26 May 2017
Beyond Lester are Jake Arrieta, John Lackey and Kyle Hendricks, the National League E.R.A. leader, who easily outpitched Clayton Kershaw in Game 6, allowing just two singles in seven and a third shutout innings.

— tyler kepner, New York Times, "After 70 Barren Seasons, Cubs Reach an Oasis OCT. 23, 2016," 23 Oct. 2016

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