投とう手しゅ

Meanings

Usage patterns

• 〈人ひと〉が投とう手しゅを務つとめるto serve as the pitcher

  彼かれは今日きょうの試し合あいで投とう手しゅを務つとめた。

  He served as the pitcher in today's game.

• 投とう手しゅとして登とう板ばんするto take the mound as the pitcher

  彼かれは9回かいに投とう手しゅとして登とう板ばんした。

  He took the mound as the pitcher in the ninth inning.

• 投とう手しゅを交こう代たいするto change pitchers

  監かん督とくはピンチで投とう手しゅを交こう代たいした。

  The manager changed pitchers in a tight situation.

Expressions

• 負まけ投とう手しゅになるto become the losing pitcher; to take the loss