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wild pitch
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌwaɪld ˈpɪtʃ/ us /ˌwaɪld ˈpɪtʃ/
in baseball, an occasion when the pitcher throws the ball toward the batter so badly that the catcher is not able to stop and control it, and so a player on the opposing team is able to advance to another base (= one of the four positions that a player must reach to score a point):
A wild pitch allowed the runner to advance to second base.
The pitcher threw three wild pitches in the same inning.
Gomez's wild pitch allowed the Giants to score the tying run in the ninth inning.
The team's first run was scored on a wild pitch.
During the course of the game, they made four fielding errors, threw five wild pitches, and allowed three passed balls.
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