grounder
Example Sentences
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In the bottom of the ninth in Game 7, playing second base with the infield in, Rojas cleanly fielded a grounder and threw out Isiah Kiner-Falefa by inches at home plate to save the game.
From Los Angeles Times
García did agility drills Sunday for the second straight day; he was injured running out a grounder in Friday’s win.
From Washington Post
García pulled up running out a grounder on Friday night and left the game.
From Washington Times
And Gio Urshela helped secure the final out of the fifth inning, fielding a bouncy grounder down the third base line, making the long throw to first to get the out.
From Los Angeles Times
Machado gave the Padres the lead back when he hit a grounder down the first-base line that caromed off the bag and got past a diving Christian Walker.
From Seattle Times
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