noun
pitching duel; pitchers' battle
Baseball term for a game where both starting pitchers perform well and allow few runs, making it a low-scoring contest decided by pitching.
昨日の試合は投手戦で、両チームともなかなか点が入らなかった。
Yesterday's game was a pitching duel, and neither team could score easily.
エース同士の投手戦は見応えがあった。
The pitching duel between the aces was worth watching.
Pitcher; 投手戦 is a compound using this word.
Compound of 投手 (pitcher) and 戦 (battle, war).