starting pitcher
noun
baseball
: the pitcher who is playing at the beginning of the game
The manager removed the starting pitcher in the third inning.
Examples of starting pitcher in a Sentence
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The Royals dropped to 21-16 as starting pitcher Seth Lugo earned a no-decision.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2024
Rooker fueled the surge with two home runs in the third, with his first, a two-run shot, coming off Miami starting pitcher Trevor Rogers (0-5) and then a three-run home run later in the inning off reliever Darren McCaughan.
—Miami Herald, 5 May 2024
Control issues and a sore back limited starting pitcher Joe Boyle to just an inning Sunday as the Athletics fell 12-3 to the Miami Marlins at the Coliseum.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 5 May 2024
The run support was enough for starting pitcher Dane Dunning.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2024
The Marlins had no answers for Braves starting pitcher Max Fried on Tuesday at Truist Park.
—Rick Farlow, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2024
Angels starting pitcher José Soriano (0-3) did not allow a hit until there was one out in the sixth inning.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
His career goal: spend the next decade as a reliable starting pitcher.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2024
The Royals were down three runs in the fifth inning against starting pitcher Cristian Javier.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2024
Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2024
Rooker fueled the surge with two home runs in the third, with his first, a two-run shot, coming off Miami starting pitcher Trevor Rogers (0-5) and then a three-run home run later in the inning off reliever Darren McCaughan.
—Miami Herald, 5 May 2024
Control issues and a sore back limited starting pitcher Joe Boyle to just an inning Sunday as the Athletics fell 12-3 to the Miami Marlins at the Coliseum.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 5 May 2024
The run support was enough for starting pitcher Dane Dunning.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2024
The Marlins had no answers for Braves starting pitcher Max Fried on Tuesday at Truist Park.
—Rick Farlow, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2024
Angels starting pitcher José Soriano (0-3) did not allow a hit until there was one out in the sixth inning.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
His career goal: spend the next decade as a reliable starting pitcher.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2024
The Royals were down three runs in the fifth inning against starting pitcher Cristian Javier.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Starting pitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starting%20pitcher. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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