starting pitcher
noun
baseball
: the pitcher who is playing at the beginning of the game
The manager removed the starting pitcher in the third inning.
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Their starting pitcher put them in a hole the offense could not get out of.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
Tanner Gordon was not on a lot of bingo cards to be the Rockies’ best starting pitcher at the end of the 2025 season.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
The New York Yankees had chased Twins starting pitcher Zebby Matthews early and built up a nine-run lead by the time the fifth inning came around.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 17 Sep. 2025
During their eight-game losing streak, the Mets have received more than five innings from a starting pitcher four times.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
Tanner Gordon was not on a lot of bingo cards to be the Rockies’ best starting pitcher at the end of the 2025 season.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
The New York Yankees had chased Twins starting pitcher Zebby Matthews early and built up a nine-run lead by the time the fifth inning came around.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 17 Sep. 2025
During their eight-game losing streak, the Mets have received more than five innings from a starting pitcher four times.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Starting pitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starting%20pitcher. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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