The Marlin pitcher struck out the first batter he faced.

那位马林投手使他面对的第一个击球员三击不中而出局。

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First the batter... Then the oven... the frosting... And the toppings. And, finally, pure cupcake perfection.

首先加面糊…接着过烤箱…然后加糖霜…最后加顶部装饰。最后，完美的纸杯蛋糕就做好啦。

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But our opening batter got a hit on the very first pitch of the game.

我们的打击手在比赛一开始投出的第一个球就击出了安打。

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Cishek retired his first batter in the ninth before Ruben Tejada was hit by a pitch.

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He also walked two and plunked his first batter of the year.

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But I do know that facing his first batter in the ALDS, he got behind Russell Martin 2-0 and then gave Martin something to hit.

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