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 Brewers benefited from a preposterous double play in the fourth inning, when outfielder Sal Frelick bobbled a ball off the center-field wall, but managed to start a relay for a forceout at home and another at third.
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Andy McCullough, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2025
The Milwaukee Brewers turned one of the strangest double plays on Monday night in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Milwaukee catcher William Contreras then ran to third base to tag the bag for an 8-6-2 double play.
—Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Bowlan later forced Athletics slugger Brent Rooker to hit into a double play.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
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Andy McCullough, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2025
The Milwaukee Brewers turned one of the strangest double plays on Monday night in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Milwaukee catcher William Contreras then ran to third base to tag the bag for an 8-6-2 double play.
—Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Bowlan later forced Athletics slugger Brent Rooker to hit into a double play.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Double play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20play. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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