Verified bridges — use these, do not improvise new ones: bowler=pitcher (straight arm), keeper=catcher, over=a pitcher's fixed 6-pitch turn, innings=one giant half-inning, run=each end-swap, six=home run, four=ground-rule-double energy, wide=ball way outside the zone, no-ball=balk/illegal pitch, yorker=unhittable low fastball at the shoe tops, bouncer=high-and-tight brushback, slower ball=changeup, googly=screwball, DRS=replay challenge, crease=the safe ground like a base, pavilion=clubhouse/dugout area. There is NO true bullpen equivalent: all bowlers are already fielding on the field between spells — like position players who take scheduled turns pitching. Slips have no baseball twin (imagine shortstops placed for foul tips that count). Do not claim baseball adjusts targets for shortened games — it reverts to the last completed inning.
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