How to Use called strike in a Sentence

called strike

noun

• Eleven of the 30 two-seamers Keuchel tossed were called strikes.
  — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 16 June 2018
• The pitch was over the plate and initially called strike three.
  — Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2021
• The first time Thomas batted, Scott called strike three.
  — Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2017
• Megan Horsey, the Eagles catcher, stepped in and watched two called strikes on the outer half of the plate.
  — Randy McRoberts, The Aegis, 10 Apr. 2018
• Nine of his 18 called strikes arrived against the four-seamer.
  — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 4 July 2019
• Both booed the umpire for close pitches not called strikes for the Chihuahuas.
  — Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2019
• The one called strike came in the fifth inning, against McCarty, a six-pitch at-bat for Trout.
  — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022
• The breaking balls were used for called strikes and weak contact early in counts.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 12 Apr. 2023
• His mid-70s curve also picked up both swinging and called strikes.
  — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2019
• Fifty of them produced nine swings and misses and 10 others were called strikes.
  — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 27 May 2018
• Other unions call strikes and workers cross the picket line.
  — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 21 Oct. 2019
• The final accounting: five whiffs, three weak outs, five balls, three foul balls and one called strike.
  — Michael Beller, SI.com, 4 Apr. 2018
• Rondon received just six called strikes, but a five-pitch free pass to Justin Upton was his lone walk.
  — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 17 July 2019
• That called strike three to Freeman seven seasons ago looked high, Matzek was told.
  — Ray Glier, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2021
• Just 20 of his 57 four-seamers were either swinging or called strikes.
  — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2018
• Third-year umpire Nic Lentz, 28, is the only umpire to call strike three against Harper this year.
  — Si.com Staff, SI.com, 14 May 2018
• Also, at least one of the pitches Richard put squarely at the bottom of the zone and should have been called strike three was instead called ball four.
  — Kevin Acee, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 June 2018
• In the bottom of the sixth after a suspect called strike 3, Sos began the rally with a sharp single to center.
  — Jim Lindgren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2021
• Includes only pitches that follow a take (called strike or called ball) and that are thrown to the same batter.
  — Francesca Paris, New York Times, 24 May 2023
• Jonathan Loaisiga’s 99 mph sinker caught the bottom of the zone, according to plate umpire Mike Estabrook, who called strike three.
  — Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com, 16 Aug. 2021
• Most umpires do not call strikes as high as the rules specify, which Rosso defined as the midpoint between the chest and the belly button.
  — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2019
• Meanwhile, another walk came back to bite Beede, although the 3-2 pitch to Ketel Marte with one out in the fourth easily could have been called strike three.
  — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 27 June 2019
• Home-plate umpire Shane Livensparger called strike three, and the Cincinnati Reds second baseman was upset.
  — Zach Buchanan, Cincinnati.com, 10 Sep. 2017
• Twenty of Morton's pitches were called strikes and another 14 were swung upon and missed.
  — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 1 May 2018
• Díaz had already tossed his bat aside and was headed toward first base when plate umpire Vic Carapazza called strike three.
  — Mark Didtler, ajc, 4 Sep. 2022
• Pitches that appeared to be either at the bottom of the zone or slightly below were consistently called strikes.
  — Nick Piecoro, azcentral, 15 Apr. 2018
• Breaking pitches that bounce in front of the catcher before crossing home plate have also been called strikes because the software has detected that the ball crossed the front of the plate even with the batter's knee.
  — Jacob Bogage, courant.com, 10 July 2019
• Joey Votto was ejected by home plate umpire Carlos Torres after Votto was rung up on three straight called strikes in the first inning.
  — John Fay, Cincinnati.com, 27 June 2018
• After the revolution, unions called strikes and demanded more jobs.
  — The Economist, 14 Dec. 2017
• In the third, with runners on first and second, Olson disputed an inning-ending called strike three by home-plate umpire Sean Barber.
  — Joey Johnston, The Mercury News, 12 June 2019

Last Updated: 16 Aug 2024