出塁

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 出塁 is read as しゅつるい and means reaching base in baseball.
• Basic usage: It can describe reaching base on a walk or doing so twice with both instances leading to runs.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Reaching base on a walk
  • 四球を選んで出塁する means that the leadoff batter draws a walk and reaches base. Example: 先頭打者が四球を選んで出塁しました。
• Reaching base more than once
  • 二度出塁する means reaching base twice, with both times contributing to runs. Example: 彼は二度出塁し、どちらも得点につながりました。