no room at the inn

Noun

used by play-by-play announcers

(baseball, used by play-by-play announcers) A situation in which an ineffective pitcher is pitching with the bases loaded.

Japanese Meaning

野球の実況で用いられる表現で、調子が悪く効果が期待できない投手が満塁の状況で投球しているため、すでに状況が切迫しており対応の余地がない状態を指す。

緊迫したイニングで、実況アナウンサーは不調の投手が満塁で投げている状況を表すために「満塁の窮地」と言った。

Sense（1）

(baseball, used by play-by-play announcers) A situation in which an ineffective pitcher is pitching with the bases loaded.

The pitcher is struggling to throw strikes but there's no room at the inn.