outpitch
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Definition of outpitch
: 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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Lopez was outpitched by lefty Danny Duffy in a 5-0 loss to the Royals at Guaranteed Rate Field but seemed sharp and thoroughly dialed in. — chicagotribune.com, "From the hospital to the mound, new father Reynaldo Lopez stays in control," 14 July 2018 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 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'outpitch.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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