7th __ Stretch, Late Game Break in Baseball

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Fauna and Flora, Group 171, Puzzle 1 (Common Ancestor).

Question is: 7th __ Stretch, Late Game Break in Baseball

and the answer is: INNING

Word Meaning:

INNING — (baseball) A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game.

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