Sentence examples for borderline strike from inspiring English sources

He watched the ball float into Piazza's glove for a borderline strike three.

Pena looked at video and saw that once he swung, the pitch became a borderline strike.

One of the strikeouts, to Alex Cora, came on a questionable checked swing and followed a borderline strike two call.

A borderline strike three might be ball four with just a tiny change in the pitcher's grip.

He also became known for picture-perfect pitch framing, a technique designed to entice as many borderline strike calls as possible from umpires, something Martin has mastered over previous seasons.

Greg Maddux has benefited from countless borderline strikes.

When the Yankees pester pitchers, they foul off decent pitches, avoid borderline strikes and extend counts.

First, he notes, framing outcomes are highly consistent over time: catchers who rack up unusually high or low numbers of borderline strikes in a given season tend to continue that trend the following year, even if they change teams.

Finally, he threw the 3-2 pitchishis pitch, the changeup in on the hands, freezing Bonds, for a borderline called strike.

The home plate umpire Babe Pinelli called a borderline third strike on Dale Mitchell for the last out of Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series.

Ellis, who makes his off-season home in Wisconsin, said he worked with Milwaukee Brewers bullpen catcher Marcus Hanel on pitch framing, the subtle art of turning borderline pitches into called strikes.