wild pitch
noun
: a baseball pitch not hit by the batter that cannot be caught or controlled by the catcher with ordinary effort and that enables a base runner to advance compare passed ball
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Reese Fraser was hit with one out, took second on Chloe Gillis’ sacrifice, reached third on a wild pitch, and scored on McNamara’s double off the glove of the diving shortstop.
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Martin Henderson, Orange County Register, 21 Mar. 2025
Brooks Baldwin singled and scored on a wild pitch, and Andrew Vaughn hit an RBI single to make it 4-1.
Cannon (2-5) had been winless in six road starts this season.
—Michael Wagaman, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024
Santos came on in the seventh inning and gave up one unearned run off one hit with a walk and a wild pitch.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2024
Adam Ottavino came on in the second inning and posted his worst outing of the spring, allowing six runs on three hits, three walks and two wild pitches while recording just one out.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
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Martin Henderson, Orange County Register, 21 Mar. 2025
Brooks Baldwin singled and scored on a wild pitch, and Andrew Vaughn hit an RBI single to make it 4-1.
Cannon (2-5) had been winless in six road starts this season.
—Michael Wagaman, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024
Santos came on in the seventh inning and gave up one unearned run off one hit with a walk and a wild pitch.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2024
Adam Ottavino came on in the second inning and posted his worst outing of the spring, allowing six runs on three hits, three walks and two wild pitches while recording just one out.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Wild pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20pitch. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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