wild pitch
noun
: 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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In his previous start, Boyle (2-5) weathered a first inning where only 10 of 26 pitches were strikes with two walks and two wild pitches by giving up only a single run that scored on a wild pitch.
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 5 May 2024
Abrams took third on a groundout and scored on a wild pitch.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 5 May 2024
Abrams took third on a groundout and scored on a wild pitch.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Wild pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20pitch. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
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