empty bases
No runners on
Empty bases in baseball refers to the situation when no runners occupy first, second, or third base.
A home run with empty bases scores only one run, unlike a grand slam with bases loaded.
He hit a solo shot with the bases empty.
The phrase sometimes appears as bases empty in play-by-play commentary.
- unoccupiedHaving no occupant
- vacantWithout an occupant
- shellsProtective outer layers
- hollowsSunken areas, indentations
- husksDry seed coverings
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