継(けい)投(とう)

けいとう
noun
relay pitching; use of relief pitchers
1. relay pitching; using relief pitchers in succession
In baseball, the strategy of bringing in one pitcher after another over the course of a game rather than letting a single starter finish. Also used with する.
継(けい)投(とう)で逃(に)げ切(き)る。
To hold on to the win with relay pitching.
監督(かんとく)は早(はや)めの継(けい)投(とう)を決断(けつだん)した。
The manager decided to go to the bullpen early.
三人(さんにん)の投手(とうしゅ)の継(けい)投(とう)で相手(あいて)打線(だせん)を抑(おさ)えた。
They shut down the opposing lineup with a relay of three pitchers.

A baseball term. Frequently used as 継(けい)投(とう)する ('to bring in relievers') and in the phrase 継(けい)投(とう)策(さく) ('bullpen strategy').

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 継(けい)投(とう)する: to relay pitchers; to change pitchers
  • 継(けい)投(とう)策(さく): relief-pitching strategy
  • 継(けい)投(とう)が当(あ)たる: the pitching change pays off

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 完投(かんとう): complete game — one pitcher throwing the entire game, the opposite approach
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