Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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If the catcher commits an illegal action preventing the batter from hitting the ball, "catcher's interference" is called, and the batter is awarded first base.
Source: Useful Notes / Baseball - If the timing is right the AI batter will swing even though the ball has gone out of hitting range, causing a strike.
Source: A.I. Breaker -
Inverted in the case of batters striking out in baseball, where special terms are sometimes used as a batter accumulates more strikeouts in a game to mark his hitting ineptitude.
Source: Idiosyncratic Combo Levels
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