face a batter

Examples (10)

• The star pitcher is scheduled to face the league's best batter tonight.
• In the final inning, the closer had to face the cleanup batter with the game on the line.
• The young rookie was nervous to face his first batter in the major leagues.
• He struggled, having to face six batters just to get one out.
• How many batters will the starting pitcher face before the manager pulls him?
• The strategy was to use a new pitcher to face each batter in the lineup.
• After giving up a home run, he had to refocus and face the next batter.
• Facing a switch-batter presents a unique challenge for any pitcher.
• The relief pitcher came in just to face one powerful left-handed batter.
• Rivera faced seven batters in the inning and managed to retire six of them.