How to Use double play in a Sentence

double play

noun

• They turned a double play to end the inning.
• The batter hit into a double play.
• But the Tigers failed to turn the double play and fell behind 3-2.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2022
• And when the Padres turned a double play in the second inning, the cheers were back.
  — John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2022
• Urías made a nice pick on the ball by Yan Gomes to get the double play started.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
• Reid then made the throw to third base to complete the double play and end the top half of the inning.
  — oregonlive, 15 Apr. 2022
• So the double play and getting out of that jam was big.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2022
• And Hendriks induced a double play in the the ninth for his 30th save.
  — Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com, 1 Sep. 2021
• With two on and one out, your team needs a double play to get out of the inning.
  — Emil Steiner, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
• Pirates could’ve gotten a double play but the throw to the plate is off.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2024
• Narváez caught the one-hop throw and tagged Soler to complete the double play.
  — Steve Megargee, ajc, 9 Oct. 2021
• Blue Devils got a huge double play ball for the first two outs.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 17 May 2022
• But Short hacked at a 2-0 fastball and grounded to short to start the double play.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 24 July 2021
• Evan Phillips benefitted from a double play in the eighth, the Dodgers’ third of the game.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2022
• Friedl lost track of the ball and was running to third when the Phillies completed the double play at first base.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 8 Apr. 2023
• Jalen Battles fielded the grounder, won the footrace to second, and fired to first to complete the double play.
  — Arkansas Online, 22 June 2022
• And the final pitch of the game and of South Windsor’s miraculous run was a 1-6-3 double play.
  — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2022
• Bonita Vista used a double play to end the fifth inning.
  — Jim Lindgren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
• Nathaniel Lowe led the top of the ninth off with a single, but a Mitch Garver double play wiped him off of the basepaths.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 17 Sep. 2023
• With one out in the frame, though, Vázquez grounded into a double play to end the inning.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2021
• Heim lined a ball to short that nearly became a double play ball.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
• By the time the ball made it around the diamond, Santana beat out the back end of the double play, allowing the fourth run to score.
  — Dallas News, 26 July 2022
• But a double play — one of three turned by the Twins in the first seven innings — ended that threat.
  — Phil Miller, Star Tribune, 21 July 2021
• Votto hit a leadoff single in the fifth and that was erased with a double play.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 24 Sep. 2021
• Chicago grabbed the lead when pitcher Alec Mills doubled and scored on a double play in the third.
  — Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2021
• Rutschman was the only batter to reach during the stretch, and he was erased on a double play that ended the third.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2022
• Gold Glover Matt Chapman calmly stepped on the base for the second out and fired to first to complete the double play.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2022
• Grounded into a double play, couldn't get the ball out of the infield, a lot of ground-ball outs, quite a few punch outs.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 30 Aug. 2023
• The first two batters reached in the second, followed by a flyout and double play.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022
• The Athletics, who turned two double plays Saturday, had a nine-game stretch without one in April 1981.
  — Jon Becker, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024