slow roller

Example Sentences

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Batting for the first time this season, Taylor Stephens followed with a slow roller into right field — just soft enough for Bragg to beat the tag at third while Stephens stepped onto second.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025

After a walk loaded the bases, Ferguson got Tyler Freeman to hit a slow roller up the middle.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024

The Cubs took a 2-1 lead in the fourth when Bellinger lined a leadoff double to right, took third on Wisdom’s groundout and scored on Hosmer’s slow roller to first.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2023

Castillo got the last laugh, retiring his former catcher on a slow roller to third.

From Washington Times • Mar. 6, 2023

Before the half, tiny Qendrim dribbled through the defense ten yards out and tapped a slow roller past the goalie’s left foot.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John