If the batter strikes out to end the inning, it will stay that way.

If a batter reaches first base because of offensive interference by a preceding runner ( including if a preceding runner is hit by a batted ball ), he is also credited with a hit.

If the ball hits the foul pole ( orange pole on the right ), the ball is fair and a home run is awarded to the batter

If the ball is hit into the backward area, the batter may not pass first post until the ball is returned to the forward area.

If, on the first or second good ball, a ball is hit into the foul ground, or the ball is hit but no running occurs, it is considered a ' dead ' ball and the batter or runners may not advance.

If a batter receives three bad balls then a ' walk-on ' is called and all runners advance one base.

If there are less than two batters out and runners on 1st and 2nd bases and the batter hits a pop fly in the infield, the batter is automatically out to prevent unfair play by the fielders.

If the batter leaves first, they are automatically out, if the bowler leaves first, the batter is not out.

If the ball is hit in an illegal area ( over the fence for example ) and the batter is given out then it is his / her job to retrieve the ball.

If there is no wicketkeeper, slips, or as in many backyard games, thick bushes, the batter can make several runs, while the bowler or the fielders run to retrieve it.

If a thick, spiky, spiderweb infested or otherwise inhospitable bush is located near the pitch, the batter ' slogs ' the ball into it, thus slowing the fielders.

If for instance a procedure for plain pancakes is mapped to blueberry pancakes, a decision is made to use the same basic batter and frying method, thus implicitly generalizing the set of situations under which the batter and frying method can be used.

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If the batter manages to hit the ball, all nine defensive players become active and use the ball in attempting to prevent the batter from reaching base and runners already on base from advancing or scoring.

If a player is listed in the starting lineup as the team's pitcher, but is replaced before facing an opposing batter, the player is credited with a game pitched but not a game started ; there have been instances in major league history in which a starting pitcher was removed before his first pitch due to an injury, perhaps suffered while batting or running the bases during the top half of the first inning.

If a runner scores in a squeeze play, the batter may be credited with an RBI.

If a batter bunts the ball and his bat hits the ball it is a dead ball even if on accident.

If the other runner is successfully put out for the third out, FC is recorded for the batter-runner regardless of whether he had already reached first base ( if the other runner was forced out, the batter is described as grounding into a force play ).

If the ball is thrown back to that base before the runner returns or tags up to go to the next base, the runner is out along with the batter for a double play.

If, for some reason, the runner on third base failed to touch home plate, then the other base runners, as well as the batter, would be ruled out when they stepped on home plate before the original runner on third.

If you're lyin' out in the hammock at night, and it gets kinda cool -- you know -- you just take these sides with the fringe on -- see -- and wrap 'em right over you.

If asked how she gets her impressions, she probably can only say that she `` just gets them '' -- some more vividly than others.

If that picture gets around and I find out you had anything to do with it, I'm going to send a couple of my boys around to see you ''.

`` If you kick too much, your leg gets kinda dead '', he explained.

If a player wins two sets, or gets a win and a tie, that player wins the game.

If a kicked ball goes out of bounds, or the kicking team scores a single or field goal as a result of the kick, the other team likewise gets possession.

If several planets in the same system are discovered at the same time, the closest one to the star gets the next letter, followed by the other planets in order of orbital size.

If both fencers hit at the same time, the referee uses the rules of " right of way " to determine which fencer gets the point.

If a player gets a 6 they can separate chances ( the player can separate 6 on one piece and 3 on the other if they get a 6 and a 3, if the pieces are already out of the house ).

If a player ends his stone with a point move he gets a " free turn ".

If one hand wins and the other loses, the player is said to push, and gets back only the money he or she bet.

Commenting on Singer's article " Heavy Petting ," in which he argues that zoosexual activity need not be abusive, and that relationships could form which were mutually enjoyed, Ingrid Newkirk, president of the animal rights group PETA, argued that, " If a girl gets sexual pleasure from riding a horse, does the horse suffer?

He also is skeptical of the film industry going digital, saying, " If it actually gets to the place where you can't show 35 mm film in theatres anymore and everything is digital projection, I won't even make it to 60.

If dark decided to put a piece in the topmost location ( all choices are strategically equivalent at this time ), one piece gets turned over, so that the board appears thus:

If the attorney general isn't appointed as a senator then he automatically gets a seat as one, increasing the number of senators to four.

On television before the game, New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath said, " If Miami gets the kickoff and scores on the opening drive, the game is over .".

If the ball hits the net on the first serve and bounces over into the correct diagonal box then it is called a " let " and the server gets two more additional serves to get it in.

If the server misses his or her first serve and gets a let on the second serve, then they get one more try to get the serve in the box.

If the string is approximated with 100 discrete mass points one gets the 100 coupled second order differential equations (), () and () or equivalently 200 coupled first order differential equations.

If the positive number n becomes infinitely great, the expression 1 / n goes to naught ( or gets infinitely small ).

If no one gets the question right, that question is thrown out and another question is played in the same manner.

If the contestant answers a question incorrectly, then all the money won so far is lost, except that the £ 1, 000 and £ 32, 000 prizes are guaranteed: if a player gets a question wrong above these levels, then the prize drops to the previous guaranteed prize.

If a finite difference is divided by b − a, one gets a difference quotient.