two outs; two down
Baseball term for the state with two outs in an inning. Often used in phrases like 二死満塁 (two outs, bases loaded).
They faced a bases-loaded, two-out situation in the ninth inning.
With two outs and the bases loaded, the batter struck out.
A come-from-behind home run came with two outs.
With two outs in the sixth inning, the batter struck out.
A go-ahead home run came after two outs.
一死 means "one out" while 二死 means "two outs"; the two are easy to mix up since they share the same 死 form and only differ by the out count.
after two outs
Compound of 二 (two) and 死 (death), literally 'two deaths', a calque from English baseball terminology.