throw wide
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After a one-out walk to Jurickson Profar, Alvarado induced a weak grounder by Juan Soto — only to see third baseman Alec Bohm throw wide of second base for an error.
From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2022
Lorenzen retrieved the ball but his off-balance throw wide of first base for an error allowed Camargo to take third.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2022
Pinch-hitter Luke Voit grounded into what seemed destined to be an inning-ending double play, but Mets second baseman Javier Baez sailed his pivot throw wide of first base, allowing pinch-runner Andrew Velazquez to scamper home.
From New York Times • Sep. 12, 2021
Sam Schweitez air-balled a free throw wide right late in the first half.
From Washington Times • Nov. 14, 2015
Tensed for disaster, I heard the second intruder throw wide the door to the back hall.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
