Assertion: pitcher | /r/CapableOf | throw strike
Facets:
value: against a batter
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to increase their pitch count
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: A pitcher who throws strikes but without sufficient control over their location is "wild in the strike zone".
text: This is done to give the kids more experience hitting the ball, as pitchers at that age would tend to throw few strikes.
text: Hitters have also become more selective (making pitchers throw more strikes) to increase their pitch count to get them out of the game earlier.
text: If the pitcher throws three strikes against a batter, then the batter is out and the next batter in the order comes up to bat.
text: Former pitcher Gene Garber says umpires are calling a smaller strike zone, making it more difficult for pitchers to throw strikes.