How to Use misplay in a Sentence

misplay

noun

• The Heat’s missed foul shots and misplays down the stretch cost them any chance to win.
  — Dave Hyde, Sun-Sentinel.com, 22 Apr. 2018
• The biggest misplay of the night might have been on the scoreboard.
  — chicagotribune.com, 10 July 2019
• The Braves tied the game in the ninth inning, thanks in large part to a misplay by Blackmon in right.
  — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 26 Aug. 2019
• Even if his slip in the backfield on a vital 3rd-and-1 play late in the 4th quarter was the misplay of the game.
  — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 24 Sep. 2017
• In the bottom half, Garcia made up for the misplay with a drive over the left-field fence to tie it.
  — Lary Bump, Chron, 26 Apr. 2022
• The Brewers weren't at their sharpest from the outset as a misplay by Perkins in right field paved the way to a 1-0 deficit in the first.
  — Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2023
• Every Gavin Lux misplay seems to lead to a bunch of unearned runs.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2022
• The misplay put left-hander Tarik Skubal in a bind from the beginning.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2023
• Jones pointed to his own misplay of a pass on third-and-6 in the second quarter.
  — Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, 30 Oct. 2020
• The play will be known both for the great catch and score, but also for the misplay from Saints safety Marcus Williams.
  — Michael Casagrande, AL.com, 20 Apr. 2018
• While the two running backs in a game that featured two of the state’s best Class 5A teams went at it, a few misplays by Columbine doomed the Rebels in the end.
  — Jake Shapiro, The Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2019
• After the game, Heyward accepted blame for the loss, saying his misplay in the sixth cost the Cubs the game.
  — Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, 8 May 2018
• The Sox were sloppy on defense, with misplays all around the outfield and on relay throws.
  — Teddy Greenstein, chicagotribune.com, 8 May 2018
• Wesley was pleased that Roe’s misplay prompted the Redwings to get mad, if not even.
  — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2022
• The Cubs had back-to-back singles with one out in the fifth inning, but a misplay by Castellanos turned into a key out.
  — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 5 Aug. 2021
• That misplay didn’t end up costing the Marlins as Straily got out of the inning.
  — Clark Spencer, miamiherald, 3 June 2018
• The weather had nothing to do with the misplay by the slumping McCutchen, who is hitting .164.
  — Dan Gelston, ajc, 21 Apr. 2021
• Adam Ottavino, pitching for the third time in as many days, followed the Renfroe misplay with a pair of walks to load the bases.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Oct. 2021
• Walker, who pitched in the All-Star Game on Tuesday night, hurt himself with a huge misplay in the first inning.
  — Alan Saunders, courant.com, 18 July 2021
• His night included a flub in the early innings and a misplay in the right-field corner in the sixth inning.
  — Rustin Dodd, kansascity, 1 July 2017
• The misplay helped the Rays to an 8-3 victory that extended a run of misery for the Angels.
  — Jeff Miller, latimes.com, 19 May 2018
• Torres’s shot came one night after he had made two fielding misplays that led to three runs in a 5-2 loss.
  — Pat Borzi, New York Times, 19 May 2018
• And the Diamondbacks scored one of their two runs in the third on Dietrich’s misplay.
  — Clark Spencer, miamiherald, 26 June 2018
• Two of those were a result of that aforementioned misplay.
  — Sam Blum, Dallas News, 26 Aug. 2020
• Schoop had trouble corralling a routine grounder that would have ended the first inning and the misplay led to three runs.
  — Peter Schmuck, baltimoresun.com, 21 May 2017
• Theiss scored the third goal off a Hidalgo misplay in that short span that gave the Greyhounds a commanding lead.
  — David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Apr. 2021
• Pressure from Wales built, the U.S. crowd groaning with each misplay by the Americans.
  — Joe Heim, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2022
• The quick lead was costly for TCU, however, because Brown was hurt on the misplay at second base.
  — Carlos Mendez, star-telegram.com, 26 May 2017
• Jaff Decker’s misplay in center field that allowed a run to score in the fourth was Oakland’s seventh error in the last eight games.
  — John Hickey, The Mercury News, 4 May 2017
• Kyle Schwarber’s two-out misplay of a routine ground ball in the seventh inning opened the door to Seattle scoring three runs.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2021

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