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• Purtell went 4 for 4 at the plate, with a homer and three RBIs.
  — Rick Kretzschmar, Dallas News, 16 May 2023
• He’s got a good idea at the plate, doesn’t whiff a lot.
  — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2023
• But in fact, Odor has struggled at the plate since the punch.
  — Stefan Stevenson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2024
• Streed Crooms led Bayshore at the plate with two hits and two walks.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 15 Apr. 2023
• Schreiber drove in two runs, going 2-for-3 at the plate.
  — Mike Perrin | , al, 18 Apr. 2023
• Moreno did her part at the plate by leading off the fifth with a walk.
  — David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Mar. 2023
• Dawson Downs was 2-for-3 at the plate for the Wildcats.
  — Mike Perrin | , al, 17 Mar. 2023
• Jackson Hatcher picked up the win and went 2-for-3 at the plate.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 15 Apr. 2023
• Because this team has gone cold at the plate since right around the All-Star break.
  — Jason Williams, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2023
• Oceanside swept the Mustangs as Small went 3-for-11 at the plate.
  — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2024
• Third base coach Dale Sveum waved Mueller around third, but he was thrown out at the plate.
  — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2024
• While the Yankees were quiet at the plate, Gil gave his team a chance to win.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 23 July 2024
• No matter their skill level, the kids stood tall, grabbed a bat and stepped up to the tee at the plate.
  — Beth Mlady, cleveland, 20 July 2023
• Like in the late innings of a tie game with a struggling hitter at the plate.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 8 Aug. 2023
• In the next frame, Toronto had the bases loaded and one out with Matt Chapman at the plate.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2023
• He should have been tagged out at the plate to end the inning, but Eric Haase couldn't to catch the ball on a bounce.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2023
• Relays from Kwan and Gabriel Arias erased Guerrero at the plate.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2023
• All the more reason to reward his strong season at the plate (129 wRC+).
  — David Faris, Newsweek, 8 July 2024
• The tying run aboard, the winning run at the plate, and Kirk Gibson standing at the plate.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
• The tying run was at the plate in a 9-6 game that had been 9-4 just moments before Uribe took the mound.
  — Journal Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2023
• The lefty-swinging first baseman was outstanding both at the plate and in the field.
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2023
• But the Missions have struggled at the plate this season.
  — Ronald Harrod, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Sep. 2024
• Noah Coy drew a walk and suddenly, the winning run was at the plate with one out.
  — Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 18 June 2023
• Juan Yepez followed up with a single, but Winker was thrown out at the plate.
  — Andrew Golden, Washington Post, 13 July 2024
• This year, the Dodgers gave Bellinger numerous chances to turn himself around at the plate.
  — Beth Harris, ajc, 19 Nov. 2022
• After the game, Heim explained what happened at the plate.
  — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2024
• The Padres had one out with a runner on first and the slow-footed Cruz at the plate when Ahmed went to his backhand.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2023
• Then the difficulty picking up the ball out of the pitcher’s hand at the plate.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2023
• That’s when Wilson found himself at the plate with one out, two strikes and the winning run on third.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
• Like Wells, Aaron Judge also stayed hot at the plate, picking up three hits for the ninth time this season.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 3 Oct 2024