What is a inning in baseball?

In baseball, an inning is a period of play consisting of each team having a turn to bat and a turn to field. Each inning is divided into halves, with the away team batting in the top of the inning and the home team batting in the bottom.

An inning is completed when each team has had the opportunity to bat and field, with three outs recorded for each team. In a standard baseball game, there are nine innings played, with the team with the most runs at the end of the game declared the winner.

In the event of a tie at the end of nine innings, extra innings may be played until a winner is determined. Each additional inning follows the same format as a standard inning, with each team getting a chance to bat and field.

Innings are a key component of keeping track of the progress and score of a baseball game, as they represent the periods in which each team has the opportunity to score runs and make plays on defense.