line drive
Example Sentences
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A pitcher caught a line drive — or rather, the ball caught him — with his jersey.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026
George Springer's sharp line drive reduced the deficit, but Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto kept the hosts in check, giving up just that one run in six innings pitched.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025
Then they won the game on a mind-bending double-play in which Kiké Hernández caught a line drive in left and threw out a runner who had strayed too far from second base.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025
Toronto's Alejandro Kirk was hit by a pitch from reliever Roki Sasaki and replaced by speedy pinch-runner Myles Straw, before Addison Barger's line drive wedged under the wall in left centre field.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025
He pivoted and turned, and with his left and weaker foot, kicked a line drive that curved down just under the Fire goalie’s hands.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
