slow roller

Example Sentences

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But Kike Hernández hit a slow roller to short and Teoscar Henández beat Turner’s throw home for the first run of the game.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2025

After a walk loaded the bases, Ferguson got Tyler Freeman to hit a slow roller up the middle.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024

Oswaldo Cabrera drove in Anthony Rizzo with the go-ahead run with a slow roller that second baseman Miguel Vargas could only throw to first.

From Washington Times • Jun. 5, 2023

Mets catcher Tomas Nido opened the seventh with a single to left, and leadoff man Brandon Nimmo dribbled a slow roller to third for a single.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2023

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