Sentence examples for connect against from inspiring English sources

Anquan Boldin (BAL) vs. Santana Moss (WAS) — Grossman and Moss will have ample opportunities to connect against the depleted Giants secondary.

But there's something reassuring about the sense of a life force that persists through fire and plague and wars, and of people, as in "Harper Regan," trying to connect against the odds.

If the Yankees could not get a hit off Oswalt, Munro, Kirk Saarloos and Brad Lidge on this listless night, it seemed unlikely that they would suddenly be able to connect against Dotel, who throws 98-mile-an-hour fastballs, and Wagner, who can reach 100 m.p.h.

Chances are good that they will strike out in this effort, unable to connect against the power of the symbolism thrown by the White House.

Hamilton connected against closer Edward Mujica.

He had hit none before he connected against two Toronto pitchers, Scott Cassidy and Pedro Borbón, last weekend.

Then Daubach connected against Frascatore (0-1), whadheldheld the Red Sox scoreless in the 10th.

Crawford, who had three hits, connected against Josh Towers (5-8) to put Tampa Bay up by 3-2.

The Mets' Robin Ventura homered off Turk Wendell on Saturday and Mike Piazza connected against Cormier on Sunday.

Each hit a home run in the fourth inning against Dwight Gooden, and each connected against Roberto Hernandez in the ninth inning.

Julio Lugo walked with two outs and Bagwell connected against Juan Acevedo (2-5) for his 37th home run.