groundout

noun

ground·out ˈgrau̇nd-ˌau̇t

: a play in baseball in which a batter is put out after hitting a ground ball to an infielder

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The Phillies scored two runs on a groundout and a sacrifice fly. —

Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024 Jose Iglesias added a run for the Mets with an RBI double in the ninth and Francisco Alvarez drove in Luis Torrens with an RBI groundout before the game would go final at 8-3. —

James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 31 July 2024 Alec Bohm’s inning-ending groundout kept it intact. —

Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 28 Aug. 2024 After retiring Shohei Ohtani on a groundout to second base, Ohtani’s 10th out in 11 at-bats after beginning the series 2-for-3 with a home run, Cease sent a 2-2 fastball down the middle that cleared the wall in left-center field and bounced in the Padres’ bullpen. —

Kevin Acee, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for groundout