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Recent Examples of pitches in
Corbin threw 101 pitches in the first 2 2/3 innings and gave up six hits and three walks while striking out four.
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CBS News,
20 June 2026
McDonald threw 43 of his 82 pitches in the first inning, when four of the first five batters reached base on three walks and an error.
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Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
Ullola had thrown at least 66 pitches in eight of his previous 10 Triple-A outings.
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Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
Players from the top European teams, like Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain, had already played sixty matches during their regular seasons, before taking to pitches in heat-dome temperatures of ninety-seven degrees and stifling humidity.
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Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Johnson made the start one day after throwing 21 pitches in 1⅔ innings of relief and finished with a career-high 124 pitches.
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Oc Register,
1 June 2026
The Padres actually made Michael McGreevy throw 26 pitches in the fourth, as Gavin Sheets and Tatis drew two-out walks.
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
While Ray had to labor through the first three innings, the left-hander only needed 12 pitches in the fourth and 11 pitches in the fifth to complete five frames.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
Doing the physical things, such as bunting against the triple-digit velocities and nasty breaking pitches in today’s game, is one important element in their new style of play.
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Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
CBS News,
20 June 2026
McDonald threw 43 of his 82 pitches in the first inning, when four of the first five batters reached base on three walks and an error.
—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
Ullola had thrown at least 66 pitches in eight of his previous 10 Triple-A outings.
—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
Players from the top European teams, like Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain, had already played sixty matches during their regular seasons, before taking to pitches in heat-dome temperatures of ninety-seven degrees and stifling humidity.
—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Johnson made the start one day after throwing 21 pitches in 1⅔ innings of relief and finished with a career-high 124 pitches.
—
Oc Register,
1 June 2026
The Padres actually made Michael McGreevy throw 26 pitches in the fourth, as Gavin Sheets and Tatis drew two-out walks.
—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
While Ray had to labor through the first three innings, the left-hander only needed 12 pitches in the fourth and 11 pitches in the fifth to complete five frames.
—
Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
Doing the physical things, such as bunting against the triple-digit velocities and nasty breaking pitches in today’s game, is one important element in their new style of play.
—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitches in
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This contributes to the overwhelming, but incorrect, sense that college keeps getting more and more expensive.
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With six assists in his World Cup career, Messi contributes to a score of about one in every four games.
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Companies including Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft are spending heavily on data centers and chips in expectation of strong demand for AI services, while large language model developers like OpenAI and Anthropic pay to use their data centers.
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The update utilizes existing Silicon Labs chips in select Hue products.
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“Pitches in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitches%20in. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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