How to Use on pitch in a Sentence
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Don’t focus on pitch clocks to improve the pace of play.
— Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 23 June 2020 -
Innings were based more on pitch counts, so there was a four-out inning and a two-out inning.
— Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 10 July 2020 -
That could lead to further limits on pitch counts to start a season and more risk for pitching injuries.
— Dallas News, 1 Feb. 2022 -
The trash can was in place, as was Carlos Beltrán’s legal skill of picking up on pitch tipping.
— Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2021 -
There will always be an eye fixed on the game clock, on pitch counts, on who can step up as a replacement, on which young prospect might one day save a franchise.
— Danny Chau, The Atlantic, 30 July 2020 -
Kiermaier broke for third on pitch, touched the base and took a step toward home before heading back to second without re-touching third.
— Mark Didtler, orlandosentinel.com, 21 Sep. 2021 -
That tone is perfectly on pitch for essays about Degrassi and Hot Topic.
— Hillary Kelly, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2021 -
Landry and Beckham have both been on pitch counts coming off their surgeries, with Landry sitting out every other padded practice.
— cleveland, 30 Aug. 2020 -
After Woodruff completed his night with a double play on pitch number 100, the Brewers bats chased Ureña in the bottom half of the sixth, spinning the wheels on the hitting merry-go-round.
— Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel, 23 July 2022 -
The Rangers are going to need some innings out of relievers, particularly early in the season when starters are on pitch limits.
— Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2022 -
One Disney employee who often sits in on pitch meetings at Imagineering disagrees, noting that Chapek isn't at all nervous, but in awe of and impressed by the creative team.
— Nicole Gull McElroy, Fortune, 16 June 2022 -
Jon Fetterolf, a veteran agent and attorney, has observed Luba on pitch calls and praises her ability to connect with players.
— Susan Slusser, SFChronicle.com, 1 Dec. 2020 -
Mather said players in the Diamondbacks’ minor league system are given updates every couple of weeks on what their strengths and weaknesses appear to be based on pitch data, giving them a chance to start trying to close their holes.
— Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2022 -
Social media showed cars in northeastern China driving on pitch dark roads, people eating dinner by the light of their cellphone and families trapped in elevators that had suddenly shut off.
— Keith Zhai, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2021
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