Sentence examples for strike a batter from inspiring English sources
He was less flashy but more efficient, working on the premise that it takes five or six pitches to strike a batter out but only two or three to get him to pop up or ground one to an infielder.
A good catcher remembers what strikes a batter out.
He walked one and did not strike out a batter.
He gave up one run, did not strike out a batter and walked two.
Flanagan (2-0) walked three and didn't strike out a batter as the Blue Jays raised their record to 6-3.
He walked one, allowed three runs and scattered eight hits but failed to strike out a batter for the second consecutive start.
He walked two and did not strike out a batter.
He surrendered five runs on six hits and a walk, and did not strike out a batter.
He also struck out a batter in a 1-2-3 sixth inning and earned the victory.
Cone struck out a batter in each of his first five innings.
His catchphrase after a Chicago pitcher strikes out a batter — "He gone!" — is quintessential Hawk: praise enrobed in a taunt.
