How to Use pitcher in a Sentence

pitcher

noun

• Serve in glasses with ice and some of the fruit from the pitcher.
  — Katie Workman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024
• So that’s kind of the onus on the starting pitcher to go out there and hold the fort.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 17 June 2023
• The Rangers needed a spot for a free-agent pitcher named Mike Foltynewicz.
  — Lindsey Adler, WSJ, 30 Oct. 2023
• The manager did name the pitchers the Giants will line up in their first three games against the Padres.
  — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024
• They’ll be dispatched as players head into the dugout or walk from the bullpen to the pitcher’s mound.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2023
• The club set aside a section of the bleachers for white fans who came out to see the pitcher nobody could touch.
  — Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2024
• Irons followed lining a ball off the pitchers foot and into left field to score two more and up the lead to 5-0.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2024
• In the second game of a doubleheader, the pitcher from the day’s first game stands in the batter’s box.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2023
• That means pitchers can no longer rub the ball and stare into center field, slowing the game to a crawl.
  — Tania Ganguli, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2023
• The franchise may look to a star Japanese pitcher to help turn things around.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2023
• The Dodgers used a bulk pitcher, Gavin Stone, who is likely to be one of the odd men out of their playoff pitching staff.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2023
• The reservoir holds about half the amount of the pitcher base, so after two quick fills under the tap, the pitcher was ready to pour out or chill in the fridge.
  — Julie Laing, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2023
• Add all the ingredients to the pitcher or cup and blend until the milk looks foamy and full of volume.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2023
• The Sox will have a chance for a sweep when the teams conclude their two-game series Wednesday night, when two of the game’s top young pitchers take the mound.
  — Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023
• The trade deadline takes place Aug. 1, and Rodriguez is one of the most coveted pitchers.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 26 July 2023
• Looking to make the switch from a water filter pitcher?
  — Deanne Revel, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Nov. 2023
• Padres pitchers have a collective 3.93 ERA, which ranks fifth in the majors.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 12 Sep. 2023
• The four Red Sox pitchers, meanwhile, issued nine walks.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2023
• Call Dillard’s about that shirt Table drank from the pitcher and waved her toward the hallway.
  — Hazlitt, 14 June 2023
• The former Wayne State pitcher allowed two runs on four hits and two walks with nine strikeouts.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 27 Aug. 2023
• Meanwhile, the Demon Deacons will start 14-0 Rhett Lowder, one of the best pitchers in the country.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 10 June 2023
• That same pitcher is the one whose strikeout record Bautista is chasing this season.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2023
• Set a wet cheesecloth over a pitcher and strain in the rice mixture (discard the sediment).
  — Fany Gerson, Saveur, 5 Oct. 2023
• The Brewers’ pitchers changed their entire game plan to contain the Reds’ running game.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 23 July 2023
• Meanwhile, where are the young pitchers in this vaunted farm system?
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2023
• Also, four of the seven games were started by Rangers’ pitchers not likely to start in the playoffs.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2023
• With a pair of power pitchers in Hicks and Dylan Cease on the mound, there wasn’t much quality contact to speak of through the first five frames.
  — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
• The Marlins’ first spring training pitcher and catcher workout in Jupiter is Feb. 15 and the first full squad workout is Feb. 20.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2024
• Prepare this citrus concoction ahead of time and serve in a pitcher or punch bowl.
  — Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2024
• Outside of Zac Gallen and Merrill Kelly, their pitchers have made 41 starts.
  — The Arizona Republic, 15 June 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024