無失点(むしってん)

むしってん
noun
conceding no points; scoreless (defense)
sports
1. conceding no points; holding the opponent scoreless
Not allowing the other side to score, in baseball, soccer and other sports.
先発(せんぱつ)投手(とうしゅ)は七回(ななかい)無失点(むしってん)だった。
The starting pitcher gave up no runs over seven innings.
Thanks to good defense, they finished the first half without conceding.
They held the other team scoreless to the end and won by a shutout.

Usage

無(む) (no) + 失点(しってん) (points or runs conceded).

Common collocations

Watch out

無得点(むとくてん) is the opposite situation: failing to score yourself. A team with 無失点(むしってん) allowed no points; a team with 無得点(むとくてん) made none.