Sentence examples for more close games from inspiring English sources

But the Rangers have played more close games, so Lundqvist gets the nod.

There were three more close games in the middle of the 1948 series, which the Warriors lost to the Baltimore Bullets.

"We have been in more close games than I've been in in my six years," said Giants defensive tackle Kenny Holmes.

"It would be nice to get some big leads and blow some teams out, but if we just keep pitching this way we're going to win some more close games," Hudson said.

And it's a telling one: Mississippi State has come close over the last two years under Dan Mullen, but needs to show more mettle in close games during SEC play.

Bottalico cannot log as many innings as Roberts, a long reliever, but he could be more helpful in close games, which have plagued the Mets this season.

"Every game, we've had opportunities to put teams under more pressure and close games out, but we've not been able to do that.

Peacock: "The more times you're involved in close games, the more on-field battle experience you have, you tend to work out as a player what you need to do to win games.

"Had we scored a few more goals in the close games maybe things would have been way different.

Or, as stat geeks have put it for years, teams that win a lot of close games are more likely to be "lucky" than "gritty".

The Boston Red Sox, who will use more than one pitcher to close games next season, are looking for relievers and would be interested in Stanton, a baseball official said.