# MLB: July 2021

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2021/945434>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** baseball-mlb\
**Created:** [July 1, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2021/945434 "2021-07-01T15:58:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2021, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2021/945434/241 "2021-08-05T13:15:31Z")

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> [@nightshadea](#):
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> tell me something how does a pitcher “allow” a home run? in the linked article it mentions the new dodger pitcher "allowed " a home run …

It’s just a turn of phrase, and I see “allowed” used fairly often in baseball coverage, in this way, such as, “the pitcher allowed eight hits over four innings.”

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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2021/945434/242 "2021-08-05T16:20:18Z")

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FYI - there’s a new August thread:

> [@MLB: August 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2021/947783/8):
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> So far the Yankees have gotten the bad Joey Gallo. 2 for 23 and he’s already made an error.

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