The fielding team tries to prevent runs by getting batters or runners 'out', which forces them out of the field of play. A player on the batting team who reaches first base without being called 'out' can attempt to advance to subsequent bases as a runner, either immediately or during teammates' turns batting. The first objective of the batting team is to have a player reach first base safely. The team that scores the most runs by the end of the game is the winner. A run is scored when a runner legally advances around the bases in order and touches home plate (the place where the player started as a batter). The objective of the defensive team (fielding team) is to prevent batters from becoming runners, and to prevent runners' advance around the bases. The objective of the offensive team (batting team) is to hit the ball into the field of play, allowing its players to run the bases, having them advance counter-clockwise around four bases to score what are called 'runs'.

The game proceeds when a player on the fielding team, called the pitcher, throws a ball which a player on the batting team tries to hit with a bat. Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two opposing teams who take turns batting and fielding.

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