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late innings
n. (context baseball English) The seventh, eighth, and ninth innings of a game.
Usage examples of "late innings".
They stood like the infielders around a manager and the pitcher at a tense spot in the late innings.
With the instincts of a man who automatically moved back a few steps to prevent the extra-base hit in the late innings, he decided to play safe.
Still, there are two good things to go home on: Matt Kinney is not seriously hurt, and when Casey Kinney got another tough chance in the late innings he refused to choke, and made the play.