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This is the bottom of what inning?

He hit a home run in the first inning.

He had a shutout until the ninth inning.

A pinch hitter was brought into action in the last inning.

The pitcher walked confidently out to the mound for the last inning.

I wish he had gotten a hit in the bottom half of the seventh inning.

She gave up four in the first inning alone on Thursday and 10 total.

But East Jackson’s Grooms answered the call late in the fifth inning.

Tonight’s a tough loss because you get to the sixth inning, it’s 0-0.

The Eagles went three up three down in the bottom half of the inning.

I feel like I didn’t get loose until about the fifth inning, he said.

Chicago took a 2-0 lead in the second inning without a hit off Bauer.

Nanticoke jumped on Chichester in the first inning, scoring four runs.

Tuckerman capped off the inning, scoring on another bases loaded walk.

Sale fanned Jhonny Peralta in the sixth inning for his 10th strikeout.

Third baseman Matt Duffy tripled home the first two runs in the inning.

But Corey Seager couldn’t bring him in, striking out to end the inning.

That means he retired three batters an inning on an average 12 pitches.

Down 3-0, the Mariners loaded the bases in fourth inning with two outs.

Two teams in the AL Central are testing new plans for the ninth inning.

Jason Motte and Pedro Strop each worked a scoreless inning for the Cubs.

He batted in the next inning, before being replaced by Michael Martinez.

268461 He gave up first-inning homers to Prince Fielder and Adrian Beltre.

Later in the inning, Logan Morrison and Mike Zunino connected back-to-back.

Pillar’s blast off Mets starter Jon Niese (3-7) came in the seventh inning.

In the fourth inning, Ho Yi-lung smacked a home run to put the team up 6-1.

Pitcher No. 6, Joe Beimel, retired the next three hitters to end the inning.

Mike Zunino scored the only run of the game for Tacoma in the fourth inning.

Chicago starter Jeff Samardzija pitched well enough to prevent a big inning.

Boroch also capped a threeprun rally in the fourth inning with an RBI double.

The injury occurred in the second inning and Mitchell was taken to a hospital.

She gave up a solo home run in the first inning and a grand slam in the fourth.

Jacob deGrom fanned the side in the top of the sixth inning on only 10 pitches.

Janssen took the loss on Monday, allowing four runs in two-thirds of an inning.

He had only pitched one inning above Double-A before being called up on Friday.

334171 “I got a lot of confidence…it seemed like it all evened out that inning.”

He also averaged more than a strikeout per inning this year, fanning 59 hitters.

Smith entered the game with two outs and a runner on first in the seventh inning.

With Toronto leading 4-3, the Mariners turned a triple play in the fourth inning.

Fielder reached third on the play but Brett Gardner struck out to end the inning.

The tragic incident occurred while the Yankees were batting in the seventh inning.

“We were fortunate to get that big inning and Jesse Chavez was really, really good.

Tennessee loaded the bases in the bottom of the second inning, but failed to score.

He cruised through the third inning with the Mets, allowing no hard contact at all.

He struck out swinging in the second inning and did not take the field in the third.

That six-run fourth inning, we definitely needed that, Cubs manager Joe Maddon said.

He’s striking out more than a batter per inning, and brings his heat to Philadelphia.

790826 The Rockies took their first lead of the series off Locke in the third inning.

Dramatic 12th inning The Royals blew open the game with five runs in the 12th inning.

In game two, Noah Rogers led off the second inning with a long home run to left field.

The 12-inning game started Sunday evening and stretched into early Monday in the East.

Reds fans may not see Chapman pitching the ninth inning in Cincinnati many more times.

809761 The third inning was where they scored on him, but he was scuffling to get outs.

Parrish led the Huskies with two singles and Shaun Dotson doubled in the fourth inning.

Justin Smoak also homered in a five-run fifth inning to help the Jays to a 6-2 victory.

The game remained tied until Madison County pushed home five runs in the fourth inning.

Lewisberry’s 10-run first inning also was a record, as was the teams’ combined 30 hits.

280410 Hernandez helped himself in the second inning with an outstanding defensive play.

I felt like after the first inning, I felt pretty confident and just kept attacking them.

Garcia said last season prepared him for the adrenaline that comes with the ninth inning.

193105 Donaldson hit an RBI single in the first inning and a two-run double in the second.

Farquhar came back to work a 1-2-3 scoreless sixth inning and picked up the win in relief.

Ryan Vogelsong took over forcing Josh Reddick to hit into a double play to end the inning.

But there would be no folding it up early for the Mariners after the first-inning trouble.

Knight couldn’t remember any of his teams ever playing a 10-inning game prior to this year.

Closer Santiago Casilla struck out two in the ninth inning for his 32nd save in 37 chances.

Matt Ferguson walked to start the inning and scored on an error after Austin Smith singled.

Severino tossed a career-high seven innings allowing just four hits and a first-inning run.

The Reds scored in the second inning thanks to an error by the normally sure-handed Fister.

Nathan Hampton later made it 3-0 that same inning with a single that scored Colton Hampton.

After the first inning, I think it feels like we’re going to have a good night, Ortiz said.

McGee struck out designated hitter Victor Martinez to get out of the inning with a 3-2 lead.

The contest was a battle of the bullpens, as neither starter got an out in the sixth inning.

Another run scored in the inning when right fielder Brown dropped Ramos’ liner for an error.

Besides the first inning, Johnny pitched great, Chicago manager Robin Ventura said of Danks.

Cueto walked right fielder Curtis Granderson to lead off the inning and Murphy with one out.

Boston tacked on three more runs in the seventh inning and added a single run in the eighth.

He grounded out as an eighth-inning pinch hitter, leaving him hitless in his past 17 at-bats.

589717 Retif Oil picked up a run in the bottom half of the inning off starter Tristan Smaltz.

264849 He broke out with a homer in the first inning Monday off Cubs pitcher Clayton Richard.

“The third inning I made some bad pitches to start that inning off and got some trouble there.

The Orioles took advantage of three early two-run hits to grab a 7-1 lead in the fifth inning.

Heber Springs came out on fire scoring eight times to take an 8-1 lead after the first inning.

Jose Bautista led off the eighth inning with a triple off the top of the wall in centre field.

156968 Chase Headley and A-Rod hit consecutive RBI doubles off John Danks in the sixth inning.

Elias cruised through the first five innings but the Rangers broke through in the sixth inning.

Right fielder Alex Rios singled and shortstop Alcides Escobar flied to right to end the inning.

Later in the inning left fielder Scott Schumaker had an RBI single to break up the shutout bid.

Hazleton Area scored one run in the top of the first inning on a sacrifice fly from Robert John.

If Heston was feeling any nerves, it didn’t show when he came to the plate in the eighth inning.

Miller also hit a pair of batters while striking out 13, including the side in the second inning.

Encarnacion put a solo shot over the left-field fence in the first inning for a 1-0 Toronto lead.

He struck out Hank Conger, Luis Valbuena and Jose Altuve to end the inning and strand the runner.

The Astros have scored a major league-leading 94 runs in the seventh inning or later this season.

Boston took a 5-0 lead on consecutive third-inning solo shots by Mookie Betts and Dustin Pedroia.

Later in the inning, Zimmerman hit an RBI single and Werth drove in a run with a fielder’s choice.

Dexter fought back with a pair of runs in the top of the fourth inning to trim the deficit to 7-3.

Carter added his first career postseason home run an inning later, a 393-foot blast to left field.

He left the field at the end of the eighth inning with chants of “Harvey” raining down on his ears.

I thought we were going to do some big damage in the first inning, Mets manager Terry Collins said.

East Jackson went up for good in the first inning, scoring two runs on an RBI double by Libbi Lance.

But the Mets answered at the bottom of the inning with a homer from Michael Conforto for a 3-1 lead.

Solomon mowed them down in the (top of the) first inning and then we jump on the bats and get three.

Jaime Garcia pitched shutout ball into the ninth inning and Matt Carpenter homered for the Cardinals.

Yu Darvish of the Texas Rangers pitches in the first inning against the Kansas City Royals on March …

Logan Forsythe’s single with one out in the eighth was Estrada’s first runner since the third inning.

The winning pitcher was rookie Mike Wright (3-5), who retired Werth to escape the seventh-inning jam.

His pitch count was relatively low, but I just didn’t like the way it was coming out in that inning.”

Third baseman Juan Uribe led off the big third inning with his 13th home run and fifth with the Mets.

Jon Niese ended up allowing one hit in an otherwise quiet inning to send the game to the 12th inning.

That first inning is a time where these good pitchers maybe aren’t quite into the rhythm of the game.

In Chicago, Kris Bryant’s two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning lifted the Cubs to the win.

He fired three straight balls to Jordy Mercer before firing three straight strikes to end the inning.

Young Jr. then picked up an RBI on his second at-bat of the inning, driving in Simmons with a single.

They scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning when Cain sprinted home from first base on a single.

Shortstop Kuo slammed a home run over the left-field wall in the ninth inning to complete the scoring.

New York Mets starting pitcher Matt Harvey throws during the first inning of an exhibition spring tr …

Three runs in the seventh inning put the Shorebirds ahead by a comfortable margin.