Definition of strikeout
: an out in baseball resulting from a batter's being charged with three strikes
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That was enough cushion for Mize, who worked around a one-out single in the ninth and closed the game with his 12th strikeout of the night to move Auburn to within a win of a Super Regional berth.
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Left-handed hitters batted .258 against Lamet in eight starts at Triple-A El Paso, compared to right-handers' .195 mark with 31 strikeouts in 23 innings.
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Sewald climbed steadily through the Mets’ farm system, with more strikeouts than innings at every level, always in relief.
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Barraclough averaged 14 strikeouts and 5.4 walks per nine innings last season.
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UW pitcher Taran Alvelo, who’d lasted only 22/3 innings the night before, went the full game, giving up eight hits but only one run, while recording three strikeouts and two walks.
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His 2,855 strikeouts ranked him second at the time on the all-time list, after Walter Johnson.
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Strasburg collected 15 strikeouts, a career high, over seven innings in the Washington Nationals’ 3-0 shutout victory Saturday.
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Holloway (17-1) had seven strikeouts and two walks.
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First Known Use of strikeout
1887
STRIKEOUT Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of strikeout for English Language Learners
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baseball : an out in baseball that occurs when a batter gets three strikes
STRIKEOUT Defined for Kids
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: an out in baseball that results from a batter getting three strikes during a turn at bat
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