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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With one out and Alex Bregman up with runners on first and second, Chisholm ranged to his left, pivoted and made an accurate throw to shortstop Anthony Volpe off his back foot to turn a 4-6-3 double play to end the inning.
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Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Bowlan later forced Athletics slugger Brent Rooker to hit into a double play.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
When Bello hit Tyler Heineman with a pitch to lead off the fifth, the right-hander immediately drew a double play from George Springer, helping his own cause by snaring the grounder up the middle and firing the ball to second.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
The second run scored when Vinnie Pasquantino barely beat the back end of a double play that would have ended the inning.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
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Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Bowlan later forced Athletics slugger Brent Rooker to hit into a double play.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
When Bello hit Tyler Heineman with a pitch to lead off the fifth, the right-hander immediately drew a double play from George Springer, helping his own cause by snaring the grounder up the middle and firing the ball to second.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
The second run scored when Vinnie Pasquantino barely beat the back end of a double play that would have ended the inning.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Double play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20play. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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