YOU SAID:
the dog missed the ball when they hit it with the bat
INTO JAPANESE
彼らがバットでそれを打ったとき、犬はボールを逃しました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The dog missed the ball when they hit it with a bat
INTO JAPANESE
彼らがバットでそれを打ったとき、犬はボールを逃しました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The dog missed the ball when they hit it with a bat
That didn't even make that much sense in English.