inning

Six outs total

An inning is a division of a baseball game during which each team has a turn at bat.

A regulation game has nine innings.

The term extends to opportunities or periods of action: The reformers had their inning in the 1960s.

In cricket, the singular innings refers to a team's or player's turn batting.

baseball

pitcher

Pouring vessel or hurler

outs · strikes · balls · hits · walks · errors · diamond · mound · plate · dugout

sequence

first

Position number one

  • secondUnit smaller than minute
  • thirdPosition number three
  • fourthOrdinal for position four

fifth · sixth · seventh · eighth · ninth · extra · final · opening · closing · top

strategy

reliever

One who lessens discomfort

bunt · steal · double-play · matchup · momentum · rally · shutdown

cricket

over

Above or exceeding

crease · test · match · declaration · follow-on · batting · runs · partnership · maiden · spell

Categories
Opposites
game structure/division type

inningquarter

One of four parts

period · half · set · round · chukker

temporal opportunity (metaphorical)

inningouting

Short recreational trip

benching · sidelines

temporal scope in baseball

inninggame

Organized play or sport

season · at-bat · pitch · career

Phrases
Family

innings

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