Examples of double play in a Sentence
The batter hit into a double play.
They turned a double play to end the inning.
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Back-to-back strikeouts stranded two Rockies in the fourth, and after Colorado scratched across two runs in the fifth, Hicks induced an inning-ending double play.
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Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 8 May 2024
Jake Burger followed with an infield single, and Josh Bell flared a single to left field, but Stone escaped the two-on, no-outs jam by starting a 1-6-3 double play on Jesus Sanchez’s comebacker and striking out Nick Gordon swinging with a 96-mph fastball.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
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Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 8 May 2024
Jake Burger followed with an infield single, and Josh Bell flared a single to left field, but Stone escaped the two-on, no-outs jam by starting a 1-6-3 double play on Jesus Sanchez’s comebacker and striking out Nick Gordon swinging with a 96-mph fastball.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
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“Double play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20play. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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