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.
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.
Both teams pitched well from the start, and the game turned into a pitching duel.
The two ace pitchers put on a brilliant pitching duel.
The pitching duel continued through the ninth inning, going into extra innings tied 0-0.