groundout
noun
ground·out
ˈgrau̇nd-ˌau̇t 
: a play in baseball in which a batter is put out after hitting a ground ball to an infielder
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Raley drew a leadoff walk, took second on a groundout and scored on Mastrobuoni’s single to center.
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Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2025
Jose Iglesias was hit by a pitch at the start, Tyler Wade drew a one-out walk, both advanced on a passed ball and Iglesias ran home on a groundout by Tatis.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2025
The White Sox hit two singles and scored on an RBI groundout by Joshua Palacios, making it 6-2, but Dobbins drew an Andrew Vaughn flyout to wrap up his day.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Boston got another run back in the third on a run-scoring groundout by Kristian Campbell, but that’s all the offense the Red Sox could muster until the game was effectively out of reach.
—Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
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Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2025
Jose Iglesias was hit by a pitch at the start, Tyler Wade drew a one-out walk, both advanced on a passed ball and Iglesias ran home on a groundout by Tatis.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2025
The White Sox hit two singles and scored on an RBI groundout by Joshua Palacios, making it 6-2, but Dobbins drew an Andrew Vaughn flyout to wrap up his day.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Boston got another run back in the third on a run-scoring groundout by Kristian Campbell, but that’s all the offense the Red Sox could muster until the game was effectively out of reach.
—Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Groundout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groundout. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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