How to Use inning in a Sentence

inning

noun

• She hit a double in the fourth inning.
• That lead came in the fifth hour of the game, and the 10th inning.
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2022
• 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
• With the count full, Trout waved at a sharp slider to end the ninth inning.
  — CBS News, 22 Mar. 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
• The San Mateo school put a run on the board in the first inning, but blew the game open in the second.
  — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2024
• Three of those strikeouts occurred in the top of the ninth inning.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 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
• The Astros had the bullpen up behind him in the second inning, and again in the fourth.
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2022
• Mike Trout struck out in the top of the ninth inning to end the World Baseball Classic.
  — WSJ, 25 Mar. 2023
• 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
• Next, Schreiber worked the seventh inning and McArthur closed it out.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2024
• Every inning that Grapevine scored the bunt played a big part.
  — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 June 2024
• An inning later Ward hit his eighth homer to pad the lead.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 18 May 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
• Aaron and Austin's first matchup in Wednesday's game was in the bottom of the second inning.
  — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2022
• The Saints hit their stride in the seventh inning, plating four runs with four walks.
  — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 13 June 2024
• 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
• In the 11th inning, Enos Slaughter hit a fly ball to deep center field.
  — Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2022
• He’s pitched six innings or more in three of his four career starts.
  — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 8 Aug. 2024
• Aaron, three and a half years younger, retired Austin on a ground ball to third base in the second inning.
  — Scott Miller, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2022
• 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
• Shohei Ohtani leaves the field with a trainer after attempting to steal 2B in the 7th inning.
  — Jacob Lev, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
• The team prevailed 6-3 over the Yankees in that game after Freddie Freeman’s walk-off grand slam in the 10th inning.
  — Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024