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

Ninth Inning in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: ninth
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 24
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 28.5 words

Words in this phrase

ninth inning

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • ninth can mean: The ordinal form of the number nine. Frequent word
  • inning can mean: A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three pla... Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 4 start, 8 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:

in the ninth inning 2× a scoreless ninth inning 1× a scoreless ninth inning and dauri 1× during the ninth inning of a 1× during the ninth inning of game 1× during the ninth inning on friday 1× in the ninth inning and plated 1× in the ninth inning for a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

angels catcher logan 1× antelope valley managed 1× arizona diamondbacks relief 1× as it turned 1× bowie overcame a 1× cincinnati reds tj 1×

Common sentence endings:

the ninth inning 4× 2023 in cincinnati 1× a nagging injury 1× a scoreless inning 1× ahead home run 1× an extra trip 1×

Context words

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

run 6× game 5× two 5× first 4× eighth 3× texas 3× friday 3× pitched 3× scoreless 3× night 3× cubs 3× left 2×

Related phrases

first inning seventh inning sixth inning eighth inning fourth inning third inning fifth inning ninth straight ranked ninth

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around ninth:

ninth straight 6× ranked ninth 5×

Just before it in the phrase index:

nintendo switch nine rebounds nine points nine months nine games night vision

Just after it in the phrase index:

ninth straight nippon steel nirav modi nitish kumar nitric acid nittany lions

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

ninth straight

Same ending:

first inning seventh inning sixth inning eighth inning fourth inning third inning

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "ninth inning" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 28.5 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as in the ninth inning, a scoreless ninth inning, run, game and two stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with first inning, seventh inning, sixth inning, ninth straight and ranked ninth, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with ninth inning

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

Short example sentences

As it turned out, the rain stayed away until the ninth inning. (12 words)

In fact, the only thing that slowed down the catcher Jacob Stallings, who pitched a scoreless ninth inning. (18 words)

Had they gone into the ninth inning with zero trips from the eighth inning, they would have received an extra trip. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Four runs in the eighth and ninth innings pushed the Texas Longhorns over the Oklahoma Sooners in Norman on Friday evening as the Horns overcame a 6-3 deficit by the home to win 7-6 on a two-run double from Mason Hibbeler in the top of the ninth inning. (51 words)

In the bottom of the ninth inning of the seventh game, with the score tied, one out and the bases loaded, the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Luis Gonzalez, a left-handed hitter, faced Mariano Rivera, the closer nonpareil of the Yankees. (39 words)

Díaz, who turns 29 next week, retired the side in order in the ninth inning of a 5-2 victory over the Dominican Republic on Wednesday night that sent Puerto Rico to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

His ninth homer was a 427-foot blast to left-center with Miguel Sano on first that tied Wednesday’s game 6-6 in the ninth inning.

Four runs in the eighth and ninth innings pushed the Texas Longhorns over the Oklahoma Sooners in Norman on Friday evening as the Horns overcame a 6-3 deficit by the home to win 7-6 on a two-run double from Mason Hibbeler in the top of the ninth inning.

Had they gone into the ninth inning with zero trips from the eighth inning, they would have received an extra trip.

In addition to taking advantage of the mistake by Elder in the eighth inning, West Virginia further capitalized on a bad pitch by Matteo Bocchi in the ninth inning for a go-ahead home run.

Leon Jackson took over the mound for the Brahmas in the top of the ninth inning and pitched a scoreless inning.

Angels catcher Logan O’Hoppe tags the Tampa Bay Rays’ Yandy Diaz as he tries to score during the ninth inning on Friday night at Angel Stadium.

Antelope Valley managed two more singles off reliever Alex Rodriguez to take the lead, but committed its fifth and most costly error of the day in the ninth inning to give it right back.

Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Paul Sewald throws to the plate during the ninth inning of Game 1 of the World Series against the Texas Rangers on Friday night in Arlington, Texas.

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As it turned out, the rain stayed away until the ninth inning.

Bowie overcame a four-run deficit, saw their own two-run lead erased in the ninth inning, and plated two runs in the tenth to win 8-6.

Cincinnati Reds’ TJ Friedl scores the winning run against the Chicago Cubs during the ninth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, in Cincinnati.

Cubs center fielder Nelson Velazquez is unable to catch a ball that went for a single in the ninth inning on April 25, 2023, at Wrigley Field.

David Bednar pitched a scoreless ninth inning, and Dauri Moreta worked around a leadoff walk in the 10th to earn his first save of the season.

Díaz, who turns 29 next week, retired the side in order in the ninth inning of a 5-2 victory over the Dominican Republic on Wednesday night that sent Puerto Rico to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals.

Heyward, who drew a walk as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning of the Dodgers' 6-2 victory Thursday, had what can only be described as an odd seven years with the Cubs.

In fact, the only thing that slowed down the catcher Jacob Stallings, who pitched a scoreless ninth inning.

In the bottom of the ninth inning of the seventh game, with the score tied, one out and the bases loaded, the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Luis Gonzalez, a left-handed hitter, faced Mariano Rivera, the closer nonpareil of the Yankees.

In their first game without Cedric Mullins, the Orioles played well enough that his absence was at its most apparent with two outs in the ninth inning.

In the ninth inning, setup man made his first appearance in a week after getting some time to recover from a nagging injury.

It was, surprisingly, just the seventh time in his career that he’s driven in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning or later.

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