ground ball
nounDefinition of ground ball
: a batted baseball that bounds or rolls along the ground
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His best friend, the ground ball, still resulted in two double plays, the most important a 5-4-3 inning-ender after the Cardinals scored two runs in the sixth on Harrison Bader’s triple and Jose Martinez’s ensuing single. — Jeff Sanders, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Richard dials up 10 Ks, spares bullpen in Padres win," 13 May 2018 Ramírez’s only blemish in a 4-1 loss to the Phillies came after a walk and a double in the fifth inning put two runners on base for a topspin ground ball that went under Chris Davis’ glove for a two-run error. — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, "Buck Showalter: Orioles rookie Yefry Ramírez 'has got my eye' after another strong showing," 5 July 2018 Yoan Moncada can make the routine ground ball look tougher than tax law yet make an athletic grab seem like child’s play. — Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, "Yoan Moncada asked to learn error of his ways — and he's not the only one," 29 June 2018 Nimmo this year has substantially cut down on ground balls and started pulling the ball more. — Jack Dickey, SI.com, "A Reworked Swing Has Brandon Nimmo, Mets Smiling in Surprise Breakout Campaign," 20 June 2018 Lewis Brinson nearly beat out an infield hit with a ground ball in the second. — Clark Spencer, miamiherald, "Marlins nearly land on wrong side of major league history in loss to Padres," 10 June 2018 These modifications have helped him induce significantly more ground balls, which help him keep the ball in the yard and work out of jams. — Greg Pyron, USA TODAY, "Fantasy baseball: April, May stats can tell two different stories," 6 June 2018 After a crucial ground ball by Louie Adams on the overtime faceoff, the Scots called timeout, setting up the late-game heroics. — Wells Dusenbury, Sun-Sentinel.com, "St. Andrew's eliminates two-time defending state champion St. Thomas Aquinas in OT," 2 May 2018 Pinch-hitter Daniel Descalso reached on a dribbling ground ball to start the ninth inning before Brad Hand struck out three straight for his 24th save. — Kevin Acee, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Padres hit, take opener against Diamondbacks," 5 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ground ball.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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