How to Use inning in a Sentence

inning

noun
  • She hit a double in the fourth inning.
  • That lead came in the fifth hour of the game, and the 10th inning.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2022
  • The Reds gave Greene a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning.
    — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 7 June 2022
  • But in the eighth inning, Ruth came up to the plate and knocked one out to right field.
    — Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The 25-year-old gave up a hit in two-thirds of an inning.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 30 Mar. 2022
  • In the sixth inning, Tatis sized up a drive from Michael Siani.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Both teams went on to add one run each in the fifth inning.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 7 June 2025
  • The legendary sausage race takes place in the middle of the sixth inning.
    — Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Then he got knocked around for five runs in the first inning.
    — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2022
  • The Padres missed a chance to amp up the pressure on deGrom in the inning.
    — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2022
  • The Reds didn’t score their first run until the eighth inning.
    — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Most of the time, a ground ball to the third baseman with two outs ends an inning.
    — New York Times, 20 Dec. 2021
  • With the count full, Trout waved at a sharp slider to end the ninth inning.
    — CBS News, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Mendick’s throw to first made it just in time to end the inning.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2022
  • Tyler Freeman sent a Hill pitch to the track in left field for the second out of the inning.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 19 July 2023
  • The San Mateo school put a run on the board in the first inning, but blew the game open in the second.
    — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Pitt on a walk-off base hit from Bryce Hulett in the bottom of the ninth inning.
    — Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal, 25 May 2022
  • Three of those strikeouts occurred in the top of the ninth inning.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Meanwhile, the Phils scored a run in each of the first two innings, then broke the game open with four runs in the sixth.
    — Barry Jacobs – Columnist, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • This time, the Sox worked out of the inning with the next batter flying out.
    — Chicago Tribune, 21 Sep. 2022
  • The Astros had the bullpen up behind him in the second inning, and again in the fourth.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Mike Trout struck out in the top of the ninth inning to end the World Baseball Classic.
    — WSJ, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Lyons scored two runs in the first inning and loaded the bases with one out in the second.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2023
  • Garcia didn't make it out of the third inning in his team's 5-3 loss.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2022
  • The Mets finally broke through in the eighth inning against the Blue Jays bullpen.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Rosario walked leading off a 43-pitch half-inning in the third.
    — oregonlive, 30 Oct. 2021
  • That was his ninth strikeout of the day, fifth since the seventh inning.
    — Barry Jacobs – Columnist, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • In the bottom of the fifth inning, Greene threw a game-high 101.7 mph fastball.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 11 June 2022
  • Skubal went seven innings, struck out 13 batters and allowed only one hit as Detroit won the game, 3-0.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
  • The Phillies went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position Sunday, but the Braves didn’t even advance a runner to second base until the ninth inning.
    — David O'Brien, New York Times, 30 June 2025

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