groundout
noun
ground·out
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Definition of groundout
: a play in baseball in which a batter is put out after hitting a grounder to an infielder
Examples of groundout in a Sentence
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Dexter Fowler singled, Kolten Wong tripled and Paul Goldschmidt had an RBI groundout. — John Shea, SFChronicle.com, "Giants’ Mauricio Dubon homers, doubles in loss to Cardinals," 2 Sep. 2019 Eduardo Escobar drove in a run with a single and David Peralta had an RBI groundout. — sun-sentinel.com, "Jordan Yamamoto gives up grand slam, two more runs as Marlins fall to Diamondbacks," 28 July 2019 Boston boosted the lead to 5-2 in the eighth when Andrew Benintendi hit an RBI groundout and Jackie Bradley Jr. was hit by a pitch from Adam Kolarek with the bases loaded, forcing in a run. — Fred Goodall, orlandosentinel.com, "Red Sox nip Rays 5-4 to move into 2nd place in AL East by percentage point," 23 July 2019 Responding quickly, the Tigers scored a run in each of the next two innings: Bobby Wilson barely beat out a triple play in the second and Jeimer Candelario hit an RBI groundout in the third. — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Tigers' Nicholas Castellanos isn't gone yet, but his line drive in the 10th was," 21 July 2019 Yoan Moncada was 0-for-4 with an RBI groundout to end his 14-game hitting streak. — Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com, "White Sox starter Dylan Covey allows 6 runs in his return from the injured list in a 13-2 loss to the A’s," 13 July 2019 The incorporation of his sinker and cutter forced this Orioles lineup into a flurry of groundouts. — Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, "A’s complete sweep with ease," 19 June 2019 San Diego cut the deficit to 9-8 behind a shortstop Fernando Tatis double, a second baseman Greg Garcia triple and a pair of Padres RBI groundouts. — Kyle Fredrickson, The Denver Post, "Rockies fall to Padres in run-happy Father’s Day defeat," 16 June 2019 Naquin hit a double to open the second inning and scored after a pair of groundouts. — Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati.com, "After electric start, Cincinnati Reds bash 4 home runs in a win over the Cleveland Indians," 12 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'groundout.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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