wild pitch

noun

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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Gordon tied the game in the bottom of the eighth, legging out an infield single and Soler put the Royals up 5-4, racing home on a wild pitch. — Kollin Miller, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Tigers lose at Kansas City after walk-off ends seesaw battle, 6-5," 4 Sep. 2019 In the second inning, Yadier Molina hit a two-out single and moved to second on a wild pitch. — Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati.com, "Eugenio Suárez breaks Cincinnati Reds record for most homers by 3rd baseman in loss at St. Louis," 1 Sep. 2019 After Crawford moved to second on a wild pitch, pinch-hitter Steven Vogt lined a double to right field before Donovan Solano grounded out to end the game. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Padres notes: Paddack on the attack; France turns two; bullpen battling," 30 Aug. 2019 The damage was done: Escobar scored on a wild pitch (a Beede curve bounced past Buster Posey), and Walker scored the go-ahead run on Flores’ single. — John Shea, SFChronicle.com, "Giants lose: Beede good, defense and baserunning are not," 26 Aug. 2019 Joakim Soria, who hadn’t allowed a run in his previous six appearances, allowed a run on a wild pitch and gave up a three-run homer to Mike Yastrzemski. — Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, "Matt Chapman homers twice in Oakland Athletics’ win over Giants," 14 Aug. 2019 However, Colorado jumped on him quickly with Nolan Arenado stroking a two-out single to left and advancing to second on a wild pitch. — Kevin Henry, The Denver Post, "Jon Gray, Rockies clobbered by Padres after disastrous sixth inning," 8 Aug. 2019 Goodrum scored the final run of the inning on a wild pitch. — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, "Slumping Angels run into pitching problems again in loss to Tigers," 29 July 2019 Anderson scored later in the inning on a wild pitch by Sandoval. — Joe Reedy, chicagotribune.com, "James McCann hits another grand slam and Lucas Giolito strikes out 11 to lead the White Sox past the Angels 7-2," 17 Aug. 2019

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