Sentence examples for of base runners from inspiring English sources
We're not getting a lot of base runners".
Relying on home runs to make up for a dearth of base runners, Oakland was just 15th in runs scored.
They allow roughly the same number of base runners, and their advanced statistics (Wins Above Replacement, E.R.A.+) are close.
"I'd always felt that the number of base runners was the single greatest determinant of pitcher performance," Okrent said.
By reducing the number of base runners he has allowed, Lohse has lowered his E.R.A. to 3.35.
The Phillies' parade of base runners finally knocked out Shields with two out and two on in the sixth.
Olerud, a former standout pitcher, could throw, making him something of a threat to base runners.
Catchers stand fast in the face of charging base runners; the toughest of batters lean into, rather than away from, beanballs.
Two of the base runners were erased by double plays; no Atlanta runner reached second.
This method of retiring base runners is called the force play.
He has a 14.08 earned run average; he has allowed a ratio of 28 base runners per nine innings.
