pitching rotation

noun

, Baseball.

1. the regular, scheduled succession of starting pitchers designated by a manager:

   a four-man pitching rotation in September.

Example Sentences

And, to our pleasant surprise, not only did the Dodgers bats come alive when needed most, but who would have thought that a thin starting pitching rotation and a yet-unproven bullpen in postseason play would completely shut down a top-five-hitting lineup for 24 consecutive innings!

From Los Angeles Times

While the Dodgers haven’t yet finalized their pitching rotation for the National League Division Series, Yamamoto seems likely to go in Game 2 of the best-of-five set a week from Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times

Servais switched up the Mariners pitching rotation slightly, having Luis Castillo stay on normal rest and start on Saturday and bumping Emerson Hancock, who was supposed to pitch on Friday night, to Sunday’s nightcap of the doubleheader.

From Seattle Times

Carl Erskine, one of the last surviving Brooklyn Dodgers and a mainstay of a pitching rotation that carried the team to four World Series, has died at 97.

From Los Angeles Times

Carl Erskine, one of the last living Brooklyn Dodgers and a mainstay of a pitching rotation that carried the team to four World Series in the 1950s before the team headed to Los Angeles, has died in his hometown of Anderson, Ind.

From Los Angeles Times