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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Waddell also added an RBI single as well to make it 8-0 and a wild pitch allowed Hawkins to push the lead to 9-0.
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Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
That run was charged to reliever Erik Miller, who yielded a single, two walks and a run-scoring wild pitch in facing three batters.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
Garofalo singled and scored on a wild pitch in the seventh.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
Daulton Varsho replaced Piñango and stole second before Straw scored the tying run on a wild pitch, with Varsho advancing to third.
—CBS News, 9 June 2026
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Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
That run was charged to reliever Erik Miller, who yielded a single, two walks and a run-scoring wild pitch in facing three batters.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
Garofalo singled and scored on a wild pitch in the seventh.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
Daulton Varsho replaced Piñango and stole second before Straw scored the tying run on a wild pitch, with Varsho advancing to third.
—CBS News, 9 June 2026
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“Wild pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20pitch. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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