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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Tyler Fitzgerald, who was picked off to end the ninth inning, scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the 10th on a wild pitch.
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
Brandon Lockridge led off the eighth inning against Randy Rodriguez with a single and moved to second on a wild pitch.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
Griffis then scored on a wild pitch, giving the Hatters a 7-4 lead.
—Compiled From Wire Reports, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2025
Later in the frame, the Yankees scored again after Yamamoto gave up two singles and spiked a splitter for a run-scoring wild pitch.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
Brandon Lockridge led off the eighth inning against Randy Rodriguez with a single and moved to second on a wild pitch.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
Griffis then scored on a wild pitch, giving the Hatters a 7-4 lead.
—Compiled From Wire Reports, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2025
Later in the frame, the Yankees scored again after Yamamoto gave up two singles and spiked a splitter for a run-scoring wild pitch.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
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“Wild pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20pitch. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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