Pitch around

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo intentionally throw pitches which are slightly out of the strike zone, hoping that the batter will swing wildly at a pitch, but assuming that you will walk him

"Jones pitched around the slugger."

Synonyms

pitch out overpitch pitch walk pull the string outpitch bat away bunt knock one out of the ball park hit one out of the ball park knock one out of the ballpark throw someone a curveball

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