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wild pitch
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wild pitch
n. Baseball
An erratic pitch that the catcher cannot be expected to catch and that enables a base runner to advance.
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Noun1.wild pitch - an errant pitch that the catcher cannot be expected to catch and that allows a base runner to advance a base
pitch, delivery - (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter


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Denard Span opened the 10th inning with a single and advanced to third base on back-to-back wild pitches from Detroit's Brandon Lyon, who hurled only one wild pitch all season.
Byline: Jon Krawczynski MINNEAPOLIS - Daisuke Matsuzaka and the rest of Boston's pitchers tied a modern-day record with six wild pitches while Twins starter Kevin Slowey was the picture of control in Minnesota's 4-2 victory over the Red Sox last night.
But the Emeralds (21-20) rebounded with two big innings of their own, capitalizing on five errors and six wild pitches for their second straight victory, which again lifted them over the .
 
 
 
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