ground ball
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With runners on the corner and one out in the bottom of the 11th, he induced a routine ground ball to shortstop off the bat of Alejandro Kirk.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
After the bunt, the Dodgers put Addison Barger on with a walk, setting up the double play, the Jays hit a ground ball, and well, you know the rest…Dodgers win.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
However, Teoscar Hernández popped out on a second-pitch sweeper and Michael Conforto broke his bat on a ground ball to the right side that at least moved the runners.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2025
In the sixth, down 2-1, Ward led off the bottom half with a double, on a ground ball deflected by a diving attempt by Nationals third baseman Brady House.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2025
He hit a hard ground ball on his first swing.
From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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