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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Ceddanne Rafaela’s one-out single in the ninth became the first part of a game-losing double play, Romy Gonzalez’s second of the night.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Rortvedt’s 3-6-1 double play was the ninth time a Dodger hit into a GIDP with the bases loaded this season, tied for the most in the majors.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025
Rortvedt, the automatic runner, challenged McCray, who unfurled a dart for the double play.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
The first two hitters reached in the eighth inning, too, but Jimmy Herget got Wagner to bounce into a double play and handed Fernando Tatis Jr.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Rortvedt’s 3-6-1 double play was the ninth time a Dodger hit into a GIDP with the bases loaded this season, tied for the most in the majors.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025
Rortvedt, the automatic runner, challenged McCray, who unfurled a dart for the double play.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
The first two hitters reached in the eighth inning, too, but Jimmy Herget got Wagner to bounce into a double play and handed Fernando Tatis Jr.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Double play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20play. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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