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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Caminero drove in the first run of the game with a base hit to bring in Yandy Díaz in the bottom of the first.
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ABC News,
28 June 2026
McKinstry scored on Rodon's wild pitch and Malgeri came home on Dillon Dingler's base hit.
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CBS News,
24 June 2026
Spencer Torkelson’s base hit tied the game.
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Dave Hogg,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
The Warriors evened the score one frame later on Jacoby Cady’s run-scoring base hit and a sacrifice fly from Alex Labell.
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Tim Crowley,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
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ABC News,
28 June 2026
McKinstry scored on Rodon's wild pitch and Malgeri came home on Dillon Dingler's base hit.
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CBS News,
24 June 2026
Spencer Torkelson’s base hit tied the game.
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Dave Hogg,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
The Warriors evened the score one frame later on Jacoby Cady’s run-scoring base hit and a sacrifice fly from Alex Labell.
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Tim Crowley,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
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“Base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20hit. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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