Alright, listen here, baseball’s got its own way of doin’ things, ya know? Now, when it comes to an “inning”—this ain’t no fancy term. It’s just a round, like when ya play games at the ol’ village fair. One inning’s split up in two parts: the top and the bottom.
So, in baseball, when they start an inning, it’s the “top” first. This means the team that’s visitin’ is up to bat, and the home team tries to stop ’em. The goal here is for that visitin’ team to score some runs, but the home team’s tryin’ hard to make ’em strike out. Once they get three outs, then we move on to the next part of the inning.

Now, after the top is done, here comes the “bottom” part. This is where the roles switch, and the home team gets their chance to bat while the visitin’ team is on defense. Same thing happens here—home team bats till they get three outs. So, ya add ‘em up, and that’s six outs in one full inning—three for each team.
Now, ya might wonder how long a full game goes. Well, they got nine innings in a regular game. That’s a total of 27 outs per team if ya finish all nine innings. But let me tell ya, it ain’t always goin’ the full nine if the home team is ahead in the bottom of the ninth—then they don’t even need to bat again!
Now, lemme lay it out real simple-like:
- One inning = two halves (top and bottom)
- Top half: Visitin’ team bats, home team tries for outs
- Bottom half: Home team bats, visitin’ team tries for outs
- Total outs in an inning: Six outs (three per team)
- Full game: Nine innings, unless the home team’s already winnin’ at the end of the top of the ninth
So there ya go! Baseball’s all about outs and innings, and if ya understand that, well, you’re halfway there. Just remember: six outs per inning, and nine innings for the full game. That’s all there is to it! Simple as pie once ya think about it, right?
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