How does scoring work in baseball?
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In baseball, the team who has scored the most runs in their nine innings of batting is the winner.
A run is scored every time a player successfully runs through and touches all four bases without having their shot caught, being struck out, being tagged or the ball reaches the base before the batter running towards it does.
For example, should a player hit a home run and other players are waiting on a base when the home run is hit, the amount of runs scored off the shot is how many players were waiting on base plus the player who hit the home run.
The team batting first will bat until three of their batters have been dismissed. When this occurs, the second team will then bat until they lose three batters.
When the team batting first is batting, it is known as the top of the innings. When the team batting second is batting, it is known as the bottom of the innings.
Once nine innings have been completed the match will end and the team with the most runs after nine innings is declared the winner.
In the event of both teams being tied for runs after nine innings, extra innings are played to determine a winner.
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