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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However, that doesn't mean the team doesn't need improvements prior to the trade deadline and a certain insider believes that could come in the form of a starting pitcher. Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025 Pivetta The Padres have their best starting pitcher on the mound looking to stop the team’s three-game skid, which includes a 4-3 loss and 3-2 loss in Miami and Thursday’s 9-7 defeat. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2025 The top National League contenders had hit four home runs off Red Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito in the first four innings, including back-to-back jacks by Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper in the bottom of the first that put Philadelphia ahead 3-0 before the Red Sox had recorded an out. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 24 July 2025 Both Cabrera and the Marlins’ starting pitcher Wednesday, Sandy Alcantara, were among MLB’s top 30 most likely to be dealt — Alcantara was No. 4 and Cabrera was No. 18 — in ESPN’s most recent trade deadline predictions. Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 23 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for starting pitcher

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