wild pitch
noun
: a baseball pitch not hit by the batter that cannot be caught or controlled by the catcher with ordinary effort and that enables a base runner to advance compare passed ball
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Two runs scored on wild pitches by Michael Lorenzen (2-8), who gave up eight runs and 10 hits in 3 1/3 innings.
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Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Pacheco’s absence hurt Covina (16-13-1), which threw five wild pitches in the dirt after the catcher was tossed.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
Neto tried to score on a wild pitch and slid into home plate as Rays pitcher Ian Seymour landed on him while trying to make a tag.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
Lemont went ahead again in the top of the sixth when Podrebarac tripled and scored on a wild pitch for a 2-1 lead.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Pacheco’s absence hurt Covina (16-13-1), which threw five wild pitches in the dirt after the catcher was tossed.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
Neto tried to score on a wild pitch and slid into home plate as Rays pitcher Ian Seymour landed on him while trying to make a tag.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
Lemont went ahead again in the top of the sixth when Podrebarac tripled and scored on a wild pitch for a 2-1 lead.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
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“Wild pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20pitch. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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