letter-high strike

今日棒球點滴
That put the Americans in a big hole against a team that came into the semifinals having outscored its opponents 36-9 in seven games.
這使得美國隊陷入極大的困境來面臨一路過關斬將以36比9的比分闖入準決賽的隊伍。
Matsuzaka then threw a called third strike past cleanup hitter David Wright before reliever Toshiya Sugiuchi struck out Dunn to end the threat.
松板面對第四棒David Wright投出一個三振的好球在救援投手Toshiya Sugiuchi三振Dunn 之前，結束了這個威脅。
Dunn is called out on a 96 mph fastball on the outside half of the plate.
Dunn 面臨一個96英哩的快速外角球。
Santana made one costly mistake, opening the fifth inning by throwing a 2-0 letter-high strike to Matt Diaz, who drove it to left for a solo homer.
Santana 犯了一個昂貴的錯誤，在第五局在二好球後投出一個齊胸的好球給Matt Diaz，結果他大棒一揮打到左半邊的看台形成了一支陽春全壘打。
Look at pregame practices. The Japanese run the baseball equivalent of a precise three-ring circus, with players taking groundballs and flyballs all over the yard at game speed.
看看日本隊賽前的練習，整個熱鬧的場面，每個球員都以比賽的速度努力地滿場接滾地球、高飛球。
Roy Oswalt was hung out to dry during Japan's five-run 4th, even though Team USA had three lefties in its bullpen at the time.
第四局Roy Oswalt被遺棄在投手丘連續被攻下五分，雖然說在那個時候美國隊牛棚裡還有三個左投手。
Shane Victorino, a switch-hitter, was poised to pinch-hit in the eighth, but Manager Davey Johnson recalled him and used the right-handed-hitting Longoria against the right-handed Mahara. Johnson said he wanted Longoria in that spot because he is “an R.B.I. man.” A two-run homer would have tied the game. The strategy failed.

必備片語
in a big hole---(複習) in deep trouble
a called third strike---第三球的好球，但卻沒有揮棒
cleanup hitter---第四棒
called out---(站著被三振)
called strike---(A pitch judged by the umpire to be a strike and not swung at by the batter)
letter-high strike--和胸部一樣高的好球
A pitch that crosses the plate at the height of the letters of the team's name on the shirt of the batter's uniform is said to be "at the letters" or "letter-high" or "chest-high."
three-ring circus---(複習) AmE informal a place or situation that is confusing because there is too much activity

Hang out to dry---- (掛在那裡晾乾---開玩笑的)
If you hang someone out to dry, you abandon them when they are in trouble.
switch hitter
Baseball. A player who can bat either right-handed or left-handed.