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passed ball
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌpɑːst ˈbɔːl/ us /ˌpæst ˈbɑːl/
in baseball, an occasion when the catcher does not stop a ball that the batter has failed to hit, and a player on the opposing team is able to advance to another base as a result:
A passed ball allowed the runner to move up to third base.
He played over 12o games that season and did not allow a single passed ball.
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wild pitch
He reached first base with a single and went to second base on a passed ball.
Two of the team's runs were scored on passed balls.
During the course of the game, they made four fielding errors, threw five wild pitches, and allowed three passed balls.
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