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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In the third inning, Cameron forced Twins third baseman Royce Lewis to roll into a double play to end the frame.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2025
Betts got Kershaw out of trouble with a diving catch of Straw’s liner and a quick throw to second for an inning-ending double play.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 9 Aug. 2025
Ramos was caught trailing too much off of second and Hayes threw the ball to second baseman Nick Gonzalez to achieve the quick-thinking double play.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2025
Was Vientos’s spiking the ball in throwing to second the other day any different than the dozens of times Pete overthrew a relay to second base on the front end of a double play that didn’t happen?
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 29 July 2025
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2025
Betts got Kershaw out of trouble with a diving catch of Straw’s liner and a quick throw to second for an inning-ending double play.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 9 Aug. 2025
Ramos was caught trailing too much off of second and Hayes threw the ball to second baseman Nick Gonzalez to achieve the quick-thinking double play.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2025
Was Vientos’s spiking the ball in throwing to second the other day any different than the dozens of times Pete overthrew a relay to second base on the front end of a double play that didn’t happen?
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 29 July 2025
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“Double play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20play. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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