strike out (someone)
— phrasal verb with strike us/strɑɪk/verb past tense and past participle struck /strʌk/
(BASEBALL)
(in baseball) to be called out (= lose your chance to hit) because you have failed or did not try to hit the ball three times:
After Buhner struck out, Sorrento singled.
If you strike someone out, you pitch (= throw) the ball in a way that the person cannot hit it three times:
The relief pitcher struck out the first two batters he faced.