noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
good
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But he clearly still has more good Test innings in him-and this was one of them.
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We've had a good innings .
scoreless
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The Giants relievers turned in a much-needed solid performance, tossing five scoreless innings .
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Left-hander Joey Eischen and right-hander Mike Harkey each pitched two scoreless innings .
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Ismael Valdes pitched four scoreless innings and the Dodgers defeated the Expos 3-1 in a game rained out after five innings.
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Between May 28 and June 30, Slocumb pitched 12 2 / 3 scoreless innings .
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He was outstanding, working three scoreless innings , only giving up a walk.
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In his second exhibition start, Tom Candiotti pitched four scoreless innings .
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Hitchcock began with three scoreless innings , long enough for the offense to give him a 3-0 lead.
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Brian Anderson finished with three scoreless innings for a save.
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test
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Five of his first six Test innings were ducks and three of his four centuries have been doubles.
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But he clearly still has more good Test innings in him-and this was one of them.
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Whitney had taken seven wickets in a Test innings once before: 7 for 89 against West Indies at Adelaide in 1988-89.
total
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This would serve also to reduce the increasingly high percentage of extras in innings totals .
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At Weston-super-Mare, Worcestershire are 230 for 5 in reply to Somerset's first innings total of 328.
■ VERB
allow
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Nagy worked 7-7 / 8 innings , allowing nine hits while walking three other batters and striking out four.
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Cone lasted only 3-3 / 4 innings , allowing six runs and seven hits.
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Nagy started Game 2, working 5-7 / 8 innings while allowing eight hits and four runs.
pitch
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Left-hander Joey Eischen and right-hander Mike Harkey each pitched two scoreless innings .
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Ismael Valdes pitched four scoreless innings and the Dodgers defeated the Expos 3-1 in a game rained out after five innings.
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Maddux pitched eight shutout innings and could have gone nine or 10 more.
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In his second exhibition start, Tom Candiotti pitched four scoreless innings .
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Right-hander Ismael Valdes started and pitched three innings .
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Will Cunnane, a former Marlin, pitched two stout innings , running his scoreless streak to 13 1 / 3 innings.
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In the Dodgers' third and final intrasquad game of the season, Valdes started and pitched two innings .
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Ace Mark Leiter pitched four innings , giving up a run, walking two and striking out two.
play
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He also had claims to be considered a genuine all-rounder, having played many attacking innings in the lower middle order.
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Eric Karros played six innings in a minor-league game Tuesday and was encouraged by his progress.
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Greg Chappell came out of a bad patch when he realised he was playing innings in his head before they happened.
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In the software competition, developers must play for many innings before winning the game.
win
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Stuart claimed the extra half hour and we won by an innings in a day.
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Mesa blew the save, the Florida Marlins won in 10 innings and the Tribe was denied its first championship since 1948.