slow roller
Example Sentences
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But his only other hit over the past three games came on a slow roller Pete Alonso misread at first base.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2024
Oswaldo Cabrera drove in Anthony Rizzo with the go-ahead run with a slow roller that second baseman Miguel Vargas could only throw to first.
From Washington Times • Jun. 5, 2023
Mets catcher Tomas Nido opened the seventh with a single to left, and leadoff man Brandon Nimmo dribbled a slow roller to third for a single.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2023
The Rays walked the dangerous José Ramírez with two outs to face Gonzalez, who hit a slow roller to the right side just out of Choi’s reach at first as Brennan scored.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2022
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
