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

Scoreless 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: 26.7 words

Words in this phrase

scoreless innings

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • scoreless can mean: With no points or goals etc having been scored. Less frequent 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: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

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

1 3 scoreless innings allowing one 1× 1 3 scoreless innings in the 1× 14 straight scoreless innings to begin 1× 4 0 scoreless innings 1× across six scoreless innings but it 1× for four scoreless innings in relief 1× for four scoreless innings on thursday 1× for three scoreless innings in relief 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

aaron bummer gregory 1× allen gave up 1× assad also surprised 1× berrios struck out 1× blake snell has 1× brooks raley john 1×

Common sentence endings:

of the season 2× 0 scoreless innings 1× begin the series 1× city 5 4 1× earn the save 1× final five innings 1×

Context words

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

two 7× four 5× season 5× pitched 5× five 5× game 5× win 5× relief 5× seven 4× hits 4× hit 4× first 4×

Related phrases

first innings six innings two innings four innings five innings

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around innings:

first innings 20× two innings 15× four innings 13×

Just before it in the phrase index:

scored two scored twice scored runs scored run scored points score results

Just after it in the phrase index:

scoring differential scoring points scoring system scotland county scott county scott king

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same ending:

first innings six innings two innings four innings five innings

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "scoreless innings" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 26.7 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 1 3 scoreless innings allowing one, 1 3 scoreless innings in the, two, four and season stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with first innings, six innings, two innings, first innings, two innings and four innings, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with scoreless innings

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

Short example sentences

Doyle Gehring threw four scoreless innings in relief to earn the save. (12 words)

Chloe Riassetti and Kendra Lamb combined for three scoreless innings in relief of Landry. (14 words)

Odorizzi followed that with five hitless innings, but Turnbull started the game with six scoreless innings of his own. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Caden Benke gave up three runs on two hits and three walks in one inning in relief, followed by Tyson Ness, who threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit, and Aidan Sharp, who allowed three runs on three hits with one walk in the final frame. (48 words)

Despite being outhit 15-12 by the Blue Jays over the two games, the patient Twins delivered precisely when they needed to at the plate and leaned back to watch their bullpen dominate with 7 1/3 scoreless innings in the series. (42 words)

The rookie pitched five scoreless innings, allowing five hits and a walk while striking out three, and worked his way out of a pair of jams in the fourth and fifth innings to keep the Twins off the board. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

Berrios struck out 11 in seven scoreless innings in a victory over the White Sox on April 12. Fulmer allowed four hits in seven scoreless innings against Kansas City last time out.

Sale allowed one hit in three scoreless innings, lowering his AL-best ERA to 1.92 and extending his scoreless streak to 32, the longest in the major leagues this season.

Allen gave up one run in 3.0 innings pitched, then Lindley recorded his first save of the year by tossing 4.0 scoreless innings.

The rookie pitched five scoreless innings, allowing five hits and a walk while striking out three, and worked his way out of a pair of jams in the fourth and fifth innings to keep the Twins off the board.

Faith Horton got the start on the mound and pitched two scoreless innings, and Dara O’Neal threw the final five innings.

The flame-throwing right-hander was simply phenomenal, allowing one run over seven innings, striking out 13. The Sox went 14 straight scoreless innings to begin the series.

Just-recalled Sean Poppen thew two scoreless innings to finish the game, and the Twins maintained their two-game lead over Cleveland, which needed 14 innings to win at Kansas City 5-4.

Odorizzi followed that with five hitless innings, but Turnbull started the game with six scoreless innings of his own.

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Aaron Bummer, Gregory Santos (1-0), Kendall Graveman and Middleton combined for four scoreless innings in relief of Dylan Cease.

Assad also surprised people when he debuted last August, throwing nine scoreless innings combined in his first two major-league starts.

Blake Snell has been excellent across six scoreless innings, but it’s not the first time Snell has been sharp this season.

Brooks Raley, John Curtiss, Drew Smith and Jeff Brigham combined for four scoreless innings on Thursday to seal the win.

Caden Benke gave up three runs on two hits and three walks in one inning in relief, followed by Tyson Ness, who threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit, and Aidan Sharp, who allowed three runs on three hits with one walk in the final frame.

Charlie Morton pitched seven scoreless innings, and Marcell Ozuna continued his torrid hitting with four RBIs to lift the to a 7-0 win over the visiting in the rubber game of their three-game series.

Chase Anderson pitched five scoreless innings for his first win in 17 starts this season and Nolan Jones homered in Colorado’s 4-1 win in the opener.

Chloe Riassetti and Kendra Lamb combined for three scoreless innings in relief of Landry.

Cubs starter Jameson Taillon held the Yankees to one hit in eight scoreless innings for his best outing of the season.

Despite being outhit 15-12 by the Blue Jays over the two games, the patient Twins delivered precisely when they needed to at the plate and leaned back to watch their bullpen dominate with 7 1/3 scoreless innings in the series.

Doyle Gehring threw four scoreless innings in relief to earn the save.

Hernandez, meanwhile, gave up one hit in two scoreless innings of relief to pick up her third save of the season.

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