base hit
noun
: a hit in baseball that enables the batter to reach base safely without benefit of an error or fielder's choice
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Ana Cisek contributed a base hit and a sacrifice fly.
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Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Wiemer legged out an infield single in the first inning and had a base hit up the middle in the fourth, tying a record by reaching base 10 consecutive times to start the season, set by Toronto's Carlos Delgado in 2002.
—CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
Neto added a solo shot leading off the ninth inning for his second extra base hit of the night.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
Lockridge’s base hit in the sixth and Ortiz’s single in the seventh put insurance runs on the board.
—ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
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Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Wiemer legged out an infield single in the first inning and had a base hit up the middle in the fourth, tying a record by reaching base 10 consecutive times to start the season, set by Toronto's Carlos Delgado in 2002.
—CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
Neto added a solo shot leading off the ninth inning for his second extra base hit of the night.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
Lockridge’s base hit in the sixth and Ortiz’s single in the seventh put insurance runs on the board.
—ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
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“Base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20hit. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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