Examples of double play in a Sentence
The batter hit into a double play.
They turned a double play to end the inning.
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Freeman beat out a potential double play — while still running on his sprained right ankle — to get another run across.
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Yankees first baseman Jon Berti stepped on the bag and fired to shortstop Anthony Volpe, who tagged Garcia out at second base for the double play.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2024
There was a moment in this game where tempers got close to flaring after Berti turned a double play, stepping on his bag at first base before firing the ball to shortstop Anthony Volpe, who tagged Maikel Garcia out in the bottom of the sixth inning.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2024
After the White Sox won in a rout in Game 1, the Dodgers’ pitching took over, with the White Sox winning a 1-0 Game 5 squeaker with the only run coming on a double play grounder against Sandy Koufax.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Yankees first baseman Jon Berti stepped on the bag and fired to shortstop Anthony Volpe, who tagged Garcia out at second base for the double play.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2024
There was a moment in this game where tempers got close to flaring after Berti turned a double play, stepping on his bag at first base before firing the ball to shortstop Anthony Volpe, who tagged Maikel Garcia out in the bottom of the sixth inning.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2024
After the White Sox won in a rout in Game 1, the Dodgers’ pitching took over, with the White Sox winning a 1-0 Game 5 squeaker with the only run coming on a double play grounder against Sandy Koufax.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Double play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20play. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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