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

Examples of wild pitch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Young scored from second on a wild pitch after Francisco Alvarez lost track of the ball behind home plate, however, Edwin Diaz got Abrams swinging for the final out to secure the victory. —

James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 9 July 2024 The Dodgers tacked on an insurance run in the ninth when Taylor singled, took second on a wild pitch, third on Heyward’s grounder to second base and scored on Ohtani’s sacrifice fly to center for a 3-0 lead. —

Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024 That inning had two walks, a wild pitch, a sacrifice fly by Logan O’Hoppe and a second run scoring on Mickey Moniak’s line shot to first that went for a tough error on Soderstrom and brought in another run. —

Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024 After, a double play and a wild pitch gave Grapevine an early 3-0 lead. —

Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for wild pitch

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