What is an "inning"?

[Solarius Scorch]

I have a challenge to complete 9 innings on Fastball. I played many games, and this counter hasn't moved. I don't understand what I'm supposed to do...

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https://www.pinballdeluxereloaded.com/fastball

Innings
Just like on a real grassy field, strikeouts and catches are Outs. And 3 Outs ends the inning.
All runners leave the field at the end of an inning.
New batter starts with the Hit Ramp Status back to SAFE at the beginning of a new inning.

[Solarius Scorch]

Thanks!
So I need three outs to get one inning, gotcha. But I made many successful shots, mostly triples, and nothing changed... Why?

[( ( < < <🤖> > > ) )]

triples are runs... arent they..

i hit the targets til they say foul then do a loop to get a out.. x 3 = 1 innings...

[Solarius Scorch]

Interesting. I need to experiement...
Thank you!

[The Whole 4th]

A foul is not an out, it's a strike. You can't get an out with a foul ball though, it will only increase the strike count up until two and then you have to hit a strike to get "3 strikes and your out". A catch, however, is an out right off the bat. There are three outs before a new inning starts so you can do the math. This is not an easy challenge to complete....

[Solarius Scorch]

It took me a few months, but I finally did it!
Turns out that I had to play to lose in order to beat this challenge... Consecutive "good" balls did nothing to bring me closer to the goal. Also, I had that mod which enabled double error on "catch", therefore largely eliminating my errors, so I had to disable it. And it worked!

[Ornlu Wolfjarl]

You need to get a Catch or 3 Strikes to complete an Inning. It has nothing to do with Runs. I was confused by this as well for a while.