infield hit
nounDefinition of infield hit
: a base hit on a ball that does not leave the infield
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The Giants expanded their lead to 4-2 in the seventh after Duggar dribbled an infield hit to the left of pitcher Robbie Erlin, who sailed his throw past the visiting bullpen. — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, "Giants beat Padres again behind rookie pitcher, rarely used infielder," 12 June 2019 Yonathan Daza beat out an infield hit, and when Brendan Rodgers singled through the left side, Hampton, with his plus-speed, scored. — Dom Amore, courant.com, "Yard Goats' Lambert Dominant in 5-1 Win Over Harrisburg," 22 Apr. 2018 Lorenzo Cain beat out an infield hit – an initial out call was overturned on replay – and Christian Yelich drew a walk from reliever David Phelps. — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Cubs 4, Brewers 1: Offense continues to be missing in action in third consecutive defeat," 3 Aug. 2019 Ian Happ drew two walks that preceded each of Schwarber’s homers, and Schwarber legged out an infield hit that set up pinch hitter Victor Caratini’s three-run homer in the sixth. — Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, "Thanks to Kyle Schwarber’s 2 home runs and 7 RBIs, the Cubs avoid a sweep with an 11-4 win over the Brewers and return to a tie for 1st," 28 July 2019 Alfaro led off the inning with an infield hit off Braves closer Luke Jackson. — Charles Odum, sun-sentinel.com, "Alfaro tagged out at plate in 9th, Braves escape rallying Marlins 4-3," 7 July 2019 The third inning included a couple bizarre baserunning plays — one runner was thrown out on a walk, and another scored on an errant pickoff attempt following an infield hit. — Mark Didtler, orlandosentinel.com, "Host Rays fall 5-0 to Rangers, who tie Tampa Bay for No. 1 wild card," 29 June 2019 Tim Locastro followed with a grounder to Pederson and beat Gonsolin to first base to reach with an infield hit. — Jorge Castillo, latimes.com, "Rough start to Tony Gonsolin's major league debut costs Dodgers," 26 June 2019 Sandoval’s full extension stretch resulted in his right hand lying exposed on the dirt alongside the first base line, where Muncy was running in an effort to beat out an infield hit. — Kerry Crowley, The Mercury News, "Giants’ Pablo Sandoval leaves game with injury after Max Muncy steps on his hand," 17 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'infield hit.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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