two-base hit

[too-beys] / ˈtuˌbeɪs /

NOUN

baseball hit allowing batter to get to second base

Synonyms

WEAK

double two-bagger two-base shot

Example Sentences

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Needing a two-base hit to become the first starting pitcher to hit for the cycle, Ohtani grounded into a forceout in the seventh and singled in the ninth.

From Washington Times • May 15, 2023

Tim Lopes doubled twice and Evan White hit his second two-base hit of the spring.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2020

He allowed two hits at the jump, giving up a leadoff double to Shin-Soo Choo in the first inning and another two-base hit to Nomar Mazara two batters later that allowed Choo to score.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2019

Herrera’s run-scoring two-base hit gave the Phillies a 6-5 lead.

From Reuters • Sep. 28, 2017

The next player up got what would have been a two-base hit, but the ball was fumbled, and as a consequence the man got home, chasing the other two runners in ahead of him.

From The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck Stirring Adventures in the Oil Fields by Stratemeyer, Edward