outpitch

verb out·pitch \ ˌau̇t-ˈpich \

|Updated on: 22 Jun 2018

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

Recent Examples of outpitch from the Web

Zack Godley outpitched Jhoulys Chacin, who wore down beneath an elevated pitch count.

— dennis lin, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Myers, Padres rally from six-run deficit to stun Diamondbacks," 10 Sep. 2017
Trevor Richards outpitched Clayton Kershaw as the Miami Marlins took advantage of a wild outing from the Dodgers' ace to beat Los Angeles 8-6 on Wednesday night.

— tom connolly, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Realmuto's home runs too much for Kershaw, Dodgers," 26 Apr. 2018
Max Scherzer struck out 10 and outpitched Jacob deGrom in a matchup of aces, and the Nationals edged the New York Mets 3-2 on Sunday to clinch home-field advantage in the NL Division Series.

— USA TODAY, "Nationals edge Mets to clinch NLDS home field," 24 Sep. 2017
Kyle Hendricks outpitched Clayton Kershaw, and Anthony Rizzo and Willson Contreras homered as the Cubs won their first National League pennant since 1945 with a 5-0 victory over the Dodgers.

— jonathon berlin, chicagotribune.com, "The last Cubs-Dodgers NLCS: A 6-game masterpiece," 13 Oct. 2017
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

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