run chase

noun

the situation in which the side batting last need to score a certain number of runs to win; the effort made by such a side to win

Meanings

nounrun chase (plural run chases)

plural run chases

  1. ball gamesthe situation in which the side batting last need to score a certain number of runs to win; the effort made by such a side to win
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APA

run chase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20chase

MLA

“run chase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20chase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “run chase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20chase.

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