Vocabulary

monkfish liver; goosefish liver

rock cod; black-saddled grouper

Japanese ivory shell; Japanese Babylon

botan shrimp (Pandalus nipponensis)

pentatonic scale

free weights (strength training using barbells, etc.)

back-to-back home runs

routine fly ball

wild ball; uncontrolled pitch

insula; ancient Roman apartment building

hit-and-run play

catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen

heart of the batting order (3rd, 4th and 5th batters); 3-4-5 hitters

distance in the standings between two teams expressed as the difference in number of games won or lost

good game

good play

game or series of games between the first and second place teams

on-base percentage

making replacements for defensive purposes in the late inning of a game

line drive to the shortstop

set position

error which directly allows a run to score

changeup (pitch)

ball hit toward the gap between outfielders

unusual play

double

scoring position

infield hit

pitcher's mound

count of balls and strikes

grand slam

pitcher and catcher

lowered car; car with lowered suspension

to give; to present; to offer

to give; to present; to offer

clothes made from jersey cloth; cutsew

flat or stone broke

the reason(s) is (are) as follows

the reason(s) is (are) as follows

gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else