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strike out

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verb (2)

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Wood allowed 2 runs, 7 hits and 1 walk, and struck out 7 during his 76-pitch start. Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 17 May 2025 Matt Ritchie threw three stellar innings, striking out six and allowing one hit before leaving to preserve his pitch count. Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025 Sands got the save, striking out the last two Brewers. Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 16 May 2025 Narvaez and Rafaela each singled to start the inning, but after Duran lined out to deep left to advance the runner and put men at the corners with one out, Devers struck out and Bregman grounded into a fielder’s choice to end the threat. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for strike (out)

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“Strike (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strike%20%28out%29. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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