batted

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Bonilla batted only .237 with seven home runs and 30 runs batted in for the Dodgers while sparring with Tom Lasorda, who succeeded Fred Claire as general manager on June 22 of that year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

The Kiwis almost batted through the morning session, but Rachin Ravindra fell lbw for 94 to Shoaib Bashir just before lunch.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

Atkinson batted for two hours, first with Brook, then with Archer.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

That doesn’t sound like a staggering difference, but with thousands of batted balls over the years, that’s a lot of outs turning into doubles, triples and home runs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

It was the cat, sitting smug on Shotgun Cheatham’s breathless chest, who’d batted at the gauze the way a cat will.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck