three up, three down

Noun

uncountable

(baseball) The recording of three outs in an inning without allowing a batter to reach first base.

Japanese Meaning

野球において、一イニング内で打者が1塁に到達する前に3アウトを記録することを指す用語。

In the top of the ninth, the reliever recorded three up, three down to keep the game tied.

9回表、リリーフ投手は三者凡退で試合を同点のままにした。

Sense（1）

(baseball) The recording of three outs in an inning without allowing a batter to reach first base.

three up

（ canonical ）

three down

（ canonical ）