strikeout
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of strikeout
1885–90, noun use of verb phrase strike out
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Sasaki’s only clean inning, the third, was made possible by catcher Dalton Rushing’s successful challenge of a called ball four against Tatís, flipping a walk into a strikeout.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
Will Klein pitched a scoreless eighth before Alex Vesia and Blake Treinen pitched the ninth, with Treinen picking up the save on a strikeout of Braxton Fulford.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
Anthony Velasquez threw a complete-game one-hitter while relying on his defense to make the routine plays and deal with six walks and only one strikeout.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
Dave Kingman and Rob Deer forged solid careers despite low batting averages and high strikeout rates, because they hit a bunch of homers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
We got two singles sandwiched around a strikeout and the crowd got ugly.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
While still holding onto his identity as a pitcher who goes right at hitters, over Wrobleski’s last two starts, he tallied 20 strikeouts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
The 48 strikeouts over 34 total innings is good news.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
He stayed true to his identity, pounding the strike zone and inducing weak contact to go with nine strikeouts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Right-hander Evan Phillips made his first major-league appearance in 14 months, after undergoing Tommy John surgery last summer, and had two strikeouts in a scoreless ninth inning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
His role was to keep the official scorebook and put down the code that marked every measurable moment of the contests: hits, runs, strikeouts, stolen bases, errors, wild pitches.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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