wild pitch Baseball

wild pitch Baseball
wild pitch Baseball
noun a pitch which is not hit by the batter and cannot be stopped by the catcher, enabling a base runner to advance.
verb (wild-pitch) enable (a base runner) to advance by making such a pitch.

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