Strike (baseball)
A strike in baseball is the pitcher thrown ball,
- who flies through the strike zone without the batter making a valid hit, or
- who is not hit by the batter when attempting a strike (regardless of whether he flies through the strike zone or not), or
- who is knocked out of the regular playing field by the batsman ("foul ball").
In all three cases a strike is credited to the batter's account. If three of these strikes occur, the batter is out of the game ( strikeout ). If the pitcher has already scored two strikes, another foul ball does not count as a strike. The batsman is not over then.
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