starting pitcher
noun
baseball
: the pitcher who is playing at the beginning of the game
The manager removed the starting pitcher in the third inning.
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Pettitte, who was the cornerstone starting pitcher of the Yankees' 1990s dynasty, is probably a good figure for Schlittler to emulate.
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
In Game 2, manager Alex Cora lifted starting pitcher Brayan Bello with two on and one out in the third inning, using six members of his bullpen to piece together the remaining innings.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
That's the number of years since a Tigers starting pitcher has struck out 14 batters in a postseason game, last done by Joe Coleman in Game 3 of the 1972 ALCS.
—Christian Romo, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Pomeranz also pitched a half-season as an All-Star starting pitcher for the Padres in 2016 before he was traded to Boston.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
In Game 2, manager Alex Cora lifted starting pitcher Brayan Bello with two on and one out in the third inning, using six members of his bullpen to piece together the remaining innings.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
That's the number of years since a Tigers starting pitcher has struck out 14 batters in a postseason game, last done by Joe Coleman in Game 3 of the 1972 ALCS.
—Christian Romo, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Pomeranz also pitched a half-season as an All-Star starting pitcher for the Padres in 2016 before he was traded to Boston.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Starting pitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starting%20pitcher. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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