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starting pitcher noun[ C ] uk /ˌstɑː.tɪŋ ˈpɪtʃ.ər/ us /ˌstɑːr.t̬ɪŋ ˈpɪtʃ.ɚ/ in baseball, the player in a team who throws the ball to the batter(= the person trying to hit the ball) at the start of a game and who usually continues to do this for several innings(= periods of play): Boston's starting pitcher struggled in the first inning. The starting pitcher stayed in the game until the seventh inning. The team has four top-quality starting pitchers. Houston has used ten different starting pitchers this season. He was the starting pitcher for the American League in this year's All-Star Game. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Baseball & rounders 1-2-3 inning ahead alley around the hornidiom at bat bomb curve heater hit the ball out of the parkidiom hitting coach home plate home stand horsehide sac solo spitter split-fingered fastball splitter squeeze play swing
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