retire the side

phrase

baseball

: to end the inning by getting the final out

He struck out Jones to retire the side.

Examples of retire the side in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Jacob Webb picked up his team-leading fourth save with a clean nine-pitch ninth inning to retire the side on three groundouts. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Grothues went on to retire the side in order in the sixth and seventh to pick up the victory. — Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 7 Mar. 2026

Bilka settled in from there to retire the side, but the damage was already done. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026

Dylan Volantis needed just six pitches to retire the side in the top half of the inning. — David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 15 Feb. 2026

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