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bunt

verb as in hit half-heartedly

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It feels like a gift, and there’s always a risk the bunt isn’t executed correctly, another reason the nerds despise it.

George Springer led off with a base hit, was bunted over to second base and advanced to third on a wild pitch.

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Said Rojas: “I’m happy that he called it right there on the field. Because it was the right play with the right runner, knowing the guy was going to bunt.”

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During a sixth-inning at-bat, Fry was attempting to bunt when the ball missed the bat completely and hit him in the nose and mouth area.

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At their core, they are a team built to bludgeon opponents — not slap singles and drop down sacrifice bunts.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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