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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The shortstop had two of the Patriots’ six hits in the game and was involved in turning three double plays during the week that included a 3-0 win over Los Alamitos in the semifinals.
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Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 21 May 2024
The usually dominant Doval struggled to find the strike zone, Marco Luciano — the Giants’ rookie shortstop — bobbled a potential game-ending double play grounder, and a Pirates rookie making his major-league debut snuck a single past second baseman Thairo Estrada to extend the inning.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
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Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 21 May 2024
The usually dominant Doval struggled to find the strike zone, Marco Luciano — the Giants’ rookie shortstop — bobbled a potential game-ending double play grounder, and a Pirates rookie making his major-league debut snuck a single past second baseman Thairo Estrada to extend the inning.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
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“Double play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20play. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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