ワイルドピッチ

noun

wild pitch

Baseball term for a pitch so far off target that the catcher cannot control it, allowing runners to advance. Compare 暴投 (ぼうとう), which is a throwing error by a fielder.

See also: 暴投

• ワイルドピッチでランナーが二に塁るいに進すすんだ。

  The runner advanced to second on a wild pitch.

• あの投とう手しゅは時とき々どきワイルドピッチを投なげる。

  That pitcher sometimes throws a wild pitch.