Below you will find example sentences with "four innings". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Four Innings in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: innings
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 13
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 24.1 words

Words in this phrase

four innings

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • four can mean: A numerical value equal to 4; the number after three and before five; two plus two. This many dots (••••) Very common word
  • innings can mean: One side's (from when the first player begins to bat, until the last player is out) or individual player's turn to bat or the runs scored... Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 2 start, 10 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

he threw four innings he gave 2× batters in four innings 1× diaz over four innings in his 1× hall went four innings and allowed 1× hits in four innings 1× hits in four innings of relief 1× hits in four innings striking out 1× hits in four innings with three 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and four twins 1× blaine hardy 4 1× brito allowed four 1× chatsworth 2 simi 1× chicago starter michael 1× cole was tagged 1×

Common sentence endings:

in four innings 4× a scoreless ninth 1× an elbow injury 1× and five strikeouts 1× final three innings 1× first four innings 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

hits 11× runs 10× five 7× two 6× walks 6× run 6× allowed 5× gave 5× six 4× strikeouts 4× final 4× batters 3×

Related phrases

four counts four years first innings rating four four weeks four times four seasons four hours four goals six innings

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around innings:

first innings 20× two innings 15× scoreless innings 13×

Just before it in the phrase index:

four hundred four hours four hits four goals four games four decades

Just after it in the phrase index:

four points four quarters four rebounds four rounds four seasons four sections

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

four counts four years four weeks four times four seasons four hours

Same ending:

first innings six innings two innings scoreless innings five innings

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "four innings" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 24.1 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as he threw four innings he gave, batters in four innings, hits, runs and five stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with four counts, four years, first innings, first innings, two innings and scoreless innings, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with four innings

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Turner earned the win, striking out four batters in four innings. (11 words)

She gave up one run on four hits in four innings of relief. (13 words)

Blaine Hardy (4-5) gave up four runs on five hits in four innings. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

And four Twins relievers didn't allow another hit over the final four innings, with Jhoan Durán ending his streak of allowing a home run in three straight appearances by pitching around a two-out walk in a scoreless ninth. (40 words)

Cole was tagged by the Mets for six runs and seven hits — including four homers — over four innings June 25 at Citi Field in his second start of the season after returning from an elbow injury. (36 words)

The tourists have been bowled out cheaply in three or their four innings this tour, with the outlier being their 6(dec)-487 in the second innings in the Perth series opener. (32 words)

Example sentences (20)

Hall went four innings and allowed three runs on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts while Koehler pitched the final three innings and allowed one run on three hits.

Washington only sent four batters to the plate in each of the first four innings, but only let three CCA batters in the box in each of the final three innings.

Hoofard and Thomson combined for three innings of scoreless relief in support of starter Dillon Kerr, who allowed just two hits in four innings, striking out three with just one walk.

Knack (who yielded one run in four innings of relief) and fellow rookie Ben Casparius (one run in two innings as the opener) would have to provide length.

The tourists have been bowled out cheaply in three or their four innings this tour, with the outlier being their 6(dec)-487 in the second innings in the Perth series opener.

Brito allowed four earned runs, including the homers to Arozarena and Diaz, over four innings in his seventh career start.

Chicago starter Michael Kopech fell to 3-6 after allowing three runs and four hits in four innings with three walks and five strikeouts.

Miller appeared out of sorts in a start Monday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, giving up four runs over the first four innings.

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The Mudcats starting pitcher was Dylan Erholtz, he threw four innings, he gave up seven hits, five runs, two walks and he recorded four strikeouts.

The Rays managed just one baserunner in the final four innings, while Alzolay struck out four.

And four Twins relievers didn't allow another hit over the final four innings, with Jhoan Durán ending his streak of allowing a home run in three straight appearances by pitching around a two-out walk in a scoreless ninth.

Chatsworth 2, Simi Valley 1: Freshman Masen Ruiz struck out four and did not give up a run in four innings.

Cole was tagged by the Mets for six runs and seven hits — including four homers — over four innings June 25 at Citi Field in his second start of the season after returning from an elbow injury.

It was the second time in his last four starts that Megill (who threw 83 pitches) lasted only four innings.

RHP Luis Cessa (3-4, 4.61) started and allowed four runs on five hits and two walks in four innings.

She gave up one run on four hits in four innings of relief.

Spencer Arrighetti (4-7) gave up seven runs — six earned — on six hits and four walks over four innings.

Turner earned the win, striking out four batters in four innings.

The River Cats starting pitcher was Jake Carper, he threw four innings, he gave up five hits, five runs, issued four walks and he recorded five strikeouts.

Blaine Hardy (4-5) gave up four runs on five hits in four innings.

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