innings

/ ˈɪnɪŋz /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) cricket

   1. the batting turn of a player or team

   2. the runs scored during such a turn

2. (sometimes singular) a period of opportunity or action

3. (functioning as plural) land reclaimed from the sea

Example Sentences

“What Glas did tonight, it’s not easy to do. And so for him to give us the innings he gave us tonight was huge,” third baseman Max Muncy said.

From Los Angeles Times

Ohtani, of course, had pitched plenty before that Sept. 16 game at Dodger Stadium, when he spun five no-hit innings against a Phillies team on the verge of a National League East division title.

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Two innings later he led off with a squibber up the third-base line that was going foul before it hit the bag for a single, starting a four-run rally that put the game away.

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On a night when the hitters crushed five home runs and Blake Snell completed seven innings, the relievers continued to be as terrible as they were during the regular season.

From Los Angeles Times

He gave up only two unearned runs in 6 ⅔ innings with nine strikeouts, and he’s clearly ready for the next step.

From Los Angeles Times