How to Use inning in a Sentence

inning

noun

• She hit a double in the fourth inning.
• Judge had one more at-bat and took his position in right field in the bottom of the second inning.
  — David K. Li, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2022
• Flaherty then struck out Tyler Heineman to end the inning.
  — John Perrotto, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2022
• In the fourth inning, Torkelson tagged his seventh home run in 108 games this season.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 5 Oct. 2022
• India fielded two ground balls in the fourth inning, both bouncers hit directly to where he was positioned.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2022
• Milwaukee took a 2-0 lead in the second inning off lefty starter Braxton Garrett.
  — Tom Kertscher, Sun Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2022
• Seiya Suzuki hit a go-ahead solo homer in the seventh inning against Reds reliever Derek Law.
  — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2022
• While the fireworks show was canceled, center fielder Myles Straw put on a show of his own, battling the wind to make two fine catches in seventh inning.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 1 Oct. 2022
• But then, at last, in the first inning of the second half of a doubleheader, Judge faced Jesus Tinoco, saw a slider in the strike zone, and swung.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2022
• That lead came in the fifth hour of the game, and the 10th inning.
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 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
• In the sixth inning, Tatis sized up a drive from Michael Siani.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2023
• The legendary sausage race takes place in the middle of the sixth inning.
  — Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 19 Feb. 2024
• 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
• With the count full, Trout waved at a sharp slider to end the ninth inning.
  — CBS News, 22 Mar. 2023
• 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
• 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
• 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
• That was his ninth strikeout of the day, fifth since the seventh inning.
  — Barry Jacobs – Columnist, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• Next, Schreiber worked the seventh inning and McArthur closed it out.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2024
• Every inning that Grapevine scored the bunt played a big part.
  — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 June 2024
• An inning later Ward hit his eighth homer to pad the lead.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 18 May 2024
• The Vanguards had chances to score in four of the first five innings but came up empty each time.
  — Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 30 Mar. 2024
• Then a turning point finally arrived in the top of the fifth inning.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
• In Game 1 of this series, Torres hit what looked like a go-ahead home run in the top of the ninth inning at Dodger Stadium.
  — David K. Li, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 6 Dec 2024