two outs
Almost third strike
Two outs is a baseball situation where the batting team has recorded two of the three outs needed to end their half-inning.
With two outs, pressure intensifies—runners go on contact, pitchers work more aggressively, and any out ends the inning: Two outs, bottom of the ninth, tying run on second.
The phrase appears in general speech to signal a critical or near-final moment.
- full countMaximum balls and strikes
- bottom of the ninthFinal half-inning possible
- strikeoutBatter retired on pitches
- ground ballBatted ball bouncing low
- fly ballBatted ball aloft
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