Sentence examples for hitter by from inspiring English sources

Evaluators often compliment a hitter by saying the ball sounds different coming off his bat, and Melvin apologized for the overused expression.

"That's a decision that I'll make," said Girardi, who eliminated any possibility of using Jeter at designated hitter by committing to starting Jorge Posada there.

Then Phillips found a capable leadoff hitter by signing Roger Cedeño to an $18 million deal with a $2 million salary in 2002.

"I came up on the short end, but, in essence, he made me a better hitter by that challenge," Piazza said.

Schilling can overwhelm a hitter by locating a 95-mile-an-hour fastball and complementing it with a split-fingered fastball, a forkball and a curveball.

An awful hitter by any measure -- he is 28 for 318 (.088) in his career -- Leiter found a pitcher he could handle in the Boston knuckleballer Tim Wakefield.

They probably need a designated hitter — no, not Manny — although Guillen's designated-hitter-by-committee idea might have worked if Andruw Jones and Mark Kotsay had delivered more, and if Carlos Quentin could avoid the trainer's room.

He called the Bristol no-hitter by Almonte "the best game ever in 20 years".

Milwaukee's last shutout was a three-hitter by Wright on July 1, at Pittsburgh.

An 18-25 stretch followed, ending with the six-man no-hitter by Houston at Yankee Stadium.

After their first no-hitter, by Johan Santana in their 51st season, the Mets are 29-23.