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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.
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