How to Use inning in a Sentence

inning

noun

• She hit a double in the fourth inning.
• But in the eighth inning, Ruth came up to the plate and knocked one out to right field.
  — Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2023
• In the sixth inning, Tatis sized up a drive from Michael Siani.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2023
• The legendary sausage race takes place in the middle of the sixth inning.
  — Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 19 Feb. 2024
• The Reds didn’t score their first run until the eighth inning.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 11 Apr. 2023
• Tyler Freeman sent a Hill pitch to the track in left field for the second out of the inning.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 19 July 2023
• Meanwhile, the Phils scored a run in each of the first two innings, then broke the game open with four runs in the sixth.
  — Barry Jacobs – Columnist, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• Lyons scored two runs in the first inning and loaded the bases with one out in the second.
  — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2023
• That was his ninth strikeout of the day, fifth since the seventh inning.
  — Barry Jacobs – Columnist, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• The Vanguards had chances to score in four of the first five innings but came up empty each time.
  — Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 30 Mar. 2024
• Box score:Dodgers 6, Brewers 2 The first inning was an odd one for both teams.
  — Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2023
• Hendriks entered the game with the White Sox leading the Yankees 3-1 in the bottom of the 9th inning.
  — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 10 July 2023
• The Rangers led in the sixth inning or later in four of their five losses, which highlights the struggles of the bullpen.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2023
• At that rate, the odds of them not scoring the ghost runner in three extra innings are one in 20.
  — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2023
• Otto Lopez later smacked a two-run home run in the inning.
  — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2024
• Olson struck out Luis Robert in the first inning for the first strikeout of his career.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 3 June 2023
• Getting started In the second inning, the Tigers picked up their first run on a string of soft hits.
  — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 9 July 2023
• In the ninth inning, Vaz chased down a foul ball off the bat of Angels outfielder Jorge Ruiz.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2024
• At the start of the eighth inning, the team learned that Turner had tested positive and had to be removed from the game.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2023
• The lefty gave up two runs on six hits over six innings, striking out two and walking two.
  — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2024
• Irvin opened the game allowing a base runner in each of his first five innings.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 26 Aug. 2023
• With the season winding down in a tight pennant race, the Cubs and Giants were tied 1-1 in the ninth inning at the Polo Grounds.
  — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
• Their bullpen pitched three scoreless innings to secure the win.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2023
• Rogers has pitched exactly five innings in each of his first three starts of the season.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2024
• Winthrop ace Zach Bogusz led the Vikings (9-12), pitching 5⅓ innings and recording the win.
  — Mitch Fink, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2023
• Straw drove in a run with a single in the sixth inning and made a leaping catch at the wall to take extra-bases away from Harold Ramirez in the fourth.
  — Joe Noga, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2023
• Ryan Dempster and Scott Sullivan were the two pitchers in the inning.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 8 May 2023
• The Lopes also left a runner stranded at third in the eighth inning.and runners on second and third in the sixth inning.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 26 May 2023
• Gabe Fraser hit a two-run double in the third inning and finished with two hits.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
• The Chicago White Sox third baseman doubled again — this time pulling a grounder that just stayed fair down the first-base line — in the sixth inning.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024