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
Stone Garrett was out on a slow roller before Candelario scored Washington’s third run.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
The Cubs took a 2-1 lead in the fourth when Bellinger lined a leadoff double to right, took third on Wisdom’s groundout and scored on Hosmer’s slow roller to first.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2023
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
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
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