slow roller

Example Sentences

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Batting for the first time this season, Taylor Stephens followed with a slow roller into right field — just soft enough for Bragg to beat the tag at third while Stephens stepped onto second.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025

Mark Canha doubled off Darvish to spark a three-run seventh, with New York helped by a bunt single and a slow roller that both barely stayed fair along the third-base line.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2023

Castillo got the last laugh, retiring his former catcher on a slow roller to third.

From Washington Times • Mar. 6, 2023

The Rays walked the dangerous José Ramírez with two outs to face Gonzalez, who hit a slow roller to the right side just out of Choi’s reach at first as Brennan scored.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2022

Before the half, tiny Qendrim dribbled through the defense ten yards out and tapped a slow roller past the goalie’s left foot.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John