wild pitch

noun

|Updated on: 15 Aug 2018

Definition of wild pitch

: 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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Recent Examples of wild pitch from the Web

Britton spiked a sinker for a wild pitch that put Andújar on second, then saw the rookie go to third on a chopper up the middle that Jonathan Schoop turned into an out at first.

— jon meoli, baltimoresun.com, "As Zach Britton's trade value for Orioles improves, Brad Brach's spirals further," 10 July 2018
Altuve scurried to second base on Montas' wild pitch against cleanup hitter Josh Reddick.

— chandler rome, Houston Chronicle, "Astros held scoreless in loss to A's," 10 July 2018
Fried then made the double mistake of walking Chacín on a wild pitch to the backstop that allowed Saladino to score despite a carom back to catcher Tyler Flowers, who flipped to his pitcher, only to see the ball get away.

— tom haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Brewers 7, Braves 2: Jhoulys Chacín gives a weary bullpen some rest with 7 strong innings," 5 July 2018
Lloyd later scored off of a wild pitch from Glastonbury starter R.J Graf.

— shawn mcfarland, courant.com, "Hartford, Glastonbury Legion Teams Meet At Dunkin Donuts Park," 3 July 2018
Goluboff beat the catcher’s glove after a wild pitch to bolster the lead to 6-1.

— sam dodge, latimes.com, "Fountain Valley PONY edges Cypress to reach regional semifinals," 30 June 2018
After Boxberger struck out pinch-hitting Justin Bour, Anderson reached second on a wild pitch but Brinson grounded out to short.

— andre c. fernandez, miamiherald, "Offense comes too late for Marlins to back up rebound performance from Wei-Yin Chen," 27 June 2018
Senior Denis Taylor came through with a run-scoring single to right field, and Gilbride crossed the plate on another wild pitch.

— karl capen, BostonGlobe.com, "Cam Seguin, Austin Prep topple Taconic in D3 baseball final," 23 June 2018
Odubel Herrera went 0-for-4 but scored the eventual winning run on Jesmuel Valentin’s single in the eighth after reaching on a wild pitch following his strikeout.

— matt breen, Philly.com, "Aaron Nola strikes out 10 and Phillies hold off Rockies," 12 June 2018

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