strikeout
- noun
- /ˈstraɪkaʊt/
- Specialized
- That's Morris's third strikeout of the evening.
- number of strikeouts
- runs and strikeouts
And to tie up that Chris Sale story, I went over three with three strikeouts.
- And to tie up that Chris Sale story, I went over three with three strikeouts.
- A huge I'm fifth all time in the history of the game fifth in the history of strikeouts right.
- Get on the field and run the fucking ball or get on the field and pitch, you know, pitch strikeouts.
Examples
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Eckersley pitched almost 250 innings that season and led the Indians in strikeouts, ERA, WHIP, and wins.
Blog text (7) -
Matusz has pitched to an ERA of 1.35 out of the bullpen with 20 strikeouts over 13 2/3 innings.
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That makes strikeout number 25 for Johnson in this young season.
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Another strikeout for Seamus's team.
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Brian Matusz calls the strikeout of Hamilton the biggest out of his career.
Blog text (7) -
Martin's third at bat resulted in another strikeout.
Fiction book (2002) -
Eckersley finished with 12 strikeouts, including at least one in every inning.
Blog text (7) -
On Thursday, Cruz allowed just one hit and a strikeout over a scoreless frame for the Curve.
Blog text (4) -
And that's strikeout number six for our aIumni team hometown heroes.
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In the final inning, the pitcher recorded his 10th strikeout of the game, helping his team secure the win.
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Etymology
Strikeout comes from the two plain baseball words strike and out. A strike in baseball is when the batter 'fails to hit' a good pitch and out means 'removed from play', so a strikeout is when a batter gets three strikes and is 'out', as in 'three strikes and you're out'.