hitless
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Tinsley held the Knights hitless until the fourth inning when she gave up three singles.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
In a loss to the Giants, the Dodgers scored their only run by bunching four walks in one hitless inning.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Nicholas Penaranda had three RBIs and Foss Bohlen threw 5 1/3 innings of hitless relief.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
In Yamamoto’s first start of the WBC, he held Chinese Taipei hitless for 2 ⅔ innings.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
For nine innings he held his opponents hitless, only to have them win in the thirteenth.
From Pitching in a Pinch or, Baseball from the Inside by Mathewson, Christy
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