A 1-2-3 inning is a term used in baseball where the pitcher has to face only three batters, who had not reached the base yet. The other term for a 1-2-3 inning is “Three up, three down.” In baseball, the basic unit of the gameplay is called the inning. The inning is divided into two halves, where the first team will be batting the ball while the opposing team pitches the ball. The team should stay until there are six outs in each inning.
Examples of 1-2-3 Inning
Imagine a team that had alternating roles of being an offense and defense. During the play, each team is only permitted when there are three players from each team are battling. In a 1-2-3 inning, none of the three players have safely reached the base yet. If in case the batter gets on the base while the hitter successfully made a double play in an inning, then the referee should declare a strikeout or putout. This will be disqualified for a 1-2-3 inning.
During the Full Baseball Game
There are a total of nine innings in a full baseball game, but they could be cut short due to weather conditions. However, this could also be extended if both teams’ scores are tied. The game is usually shortened if it’s raining, or in baseball, terms called the rain out. The umpire will be the determiner if the game can continue. Usually, this only happens if the rain is pouring hard.
From each half-inning of either team, when the umpire declared “play” or “play ball”, each team can go out to the field to bat the ball.
How to Determine the Winner
During the first half-inning, the first team to bat in the field would be the visiting team, while the other team gets to go to the bottom half. The middle of the halves is called the middle, where the home team can acquire more points during the middle of the final inning. If this happens, the game will be over, and the home team will be declared winners of the game.
However, if the scores are tied, then the baseball game will have to extend another inning until a team had earned more points than the other team.