extra-base hit
nounDefinition of extra-base hit
: a hit in baseball that lets the batter take more than one base : a double, triple, or home run
He was on pace to collect 107 extra-base hits. (Only Babe Ruth, with 119 in 1921, and Lou Gehrig, with 117 in '27, had more.)— Tom Verducci Despite missing 17 games with a thigh injury, he has 10 home runs and ranks second on the team in runs batted in, is third in extra-base hits and fifth in runs scored.— Michael Martinez
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Christian Vazquez has set career highs in games (123), hits (119), extra-base hits (44), doubles (24), home runs (19), RBI (59), and runs scored (57) this season . . . — BostonGlobe.com, "Most read on BostonGlobe.com," 11 Sep. 2019 The first baseman and 2019 Home Run Derby champion ranks first among all major league rookies in home runs (43), RBIs (102), extra-base hits (72), total bases (292), runs (83) and walks (63). — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, "Newman: Predicting wild cards, pennants and World Series winner, plus 2019 individual awards," 3 Sep. 2019 The Storm had three hits and only one extra-base hit, a double from 2B Eguy Rosario (.680 OPS). — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Minors: Hudson Potts homers, Amarillo rallies for win," 10 July 2019 Christian Vazquez has set career highs in games (109), hits (108), extra-base hits (40), doubles (21), home runs (18), RBIs (53), walks (24), and runs (53). — Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, "Game 130: Red Sox at Padres lineups and notes," 23 Aug. 2019 In 27 games before the Arizona series, Belt hit .179 with a .263 on-base percentage and five extra-base hits, 12 walks and 26 strikeouts in 118 plate appearances. — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, "Giants’ Brandon Belt says he might have pressed during leadoff stint," 21 Aug. 2019 In 479 plate appearances split between Double-A and Triple-A, Rojas hit .332/.418/.606 with 62 extra-base hits, including 23 homers. — Nick Piecoro, azcentral, "Arizona Diamondbacks hope Josh Rojas can spark offense in return to hometown," 13 Aug. 2019 Demeritte is hitting 11-for-41 with five extra-base hits and seven walks in 49 plate appearances. — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, "Matthew Boyd hammered again, Tigers commit blooper of the year in 11-6 loss," 12 Aug. 2019 Despite entering with an ERA of 8.10 on the season, the right-hander only allowed one extra-base hit, a Mike Yastrzemski double, and a pair of singles while striking out five Giants hitters. — Kerry Crowley, The Mercury News, "Giants swept by Nationals, open pivotal homestand with wasted opportunity," 7 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'extra-base hit.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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