Sentence examples for starters struggling from inspiring English sources

With the Red Sox' third, fourth and fifth starters struggling, the team can ill afford a poor outing from Schilling or Pedro Martínez.

But with most other Boston starters struggling — particularly the creaky catcher Jason Varitek and center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury, neither of whom started Tuesday — its lineup feels far more vulnerable than at any time since Ortiz joined the team in 2003.

With the injured Kerry Kittles and Keith Van Horn both sitting on the bench, and the starters struggling on the court, Scott knows that the Nets need to begin doing the little things -- rebounding, moving on offense -- to make good on the promise of youth.

But two starters struggled early, and both had poor springs.

"The bullpen won the A.L.C.S. when our starters struggled, and they struggled here.

The "starters" struggled, but the Giants won on a fourth-quarter fumble recovery.

"Our starters struggled the last few days," Torre said, "and that played into our bullpen".

With the wind picking up in the middle of the day, some of the later starters struggled early on.

Davis scored 7 of the Knicks' first 11 points and collected two steals as the rest of the starters struggled with their shots.

In a game in which the Louisville starters struggled to score, Hancock and another reserve, the walk-on Tim Henderson, were the offensive sparks.

Early starters struggled in benign conditions, late starters flourished on treacherous afternoon greens, and lesser lights outshone most of the game's biggest stars as the sun slipped beneath the horizon.