| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| STARTS | Pitches the first inning |
| STARTINGPITCHER | One on the mound in the first inning |
| ONDECK | What the first inning lead-off batter never is |
| ENOS | First name of the Cardinal who made a "mad dash" from first to home in the bottom of the eighth inning of Game 7 of the 1946 World Series |
| START | First inning. |
| STARTER | First-inning pitcher |
| STARTINGPITCHER | First-inning hurler |
| TENTH | First extra inning |
| TENTH | First extra baseball inning |
| TENTH | First inning of extra innings |
| TOP | First half of an inning |
| NINTH | First possible inning for a walk-off homer |
