1.
batting lineup; the batters as a unit (baseball)
A team's batters considered collectively as an offensive unit, especially with regard to their combined hitting power. Literally the "hitting line."
Because of the opponent's fine pitching, our lineup couldn't string hits together.
A baseball term. It treats the batting order as a single force rather than individual hitters, so it collocates with words for strength, connecting hits, and scoring.
Common collocations
- 打線がつながる: the lineup strings hits together
- 打線が爆発する: the lineup explodes (for many runs)
- 強力打線: a powerful batting lineup
- 打線が湿る: the lineup goes cold
Similar words
- 打順: batting order — the sequence in which batters come up, rather than their collective power