grounder

ground·er | \ ˈgrau̇n-dər

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Examples of grounder in a Sentence

He hit a grounder to the shortstop.

Recent Examples on the Web Tom Murphy reached when Brosseau couldn’t handle his grounder to the left of second. — Marc Topkin, orlandosentinel.com, "Rays begin trip with 5-3 victory at Seattle," 10 Aug. 2019 If Bliss fields his soft grounder, maybe the Tigers are still alive. — Sam Blum | Sblum@al.com, al.com, "Auburn’s run comes to disappointing end in winless College World Series," 19 June 2019 In the second inning, Jackie Robinson hit a hard grounder that was deflected by third baseman Andy Carey to shortstop Gil McDougald, who threw out Robinson. — Time, "Pitcher Don Larsen, Who Threw Only Perfect Game in World Series History, Dies at 90," 2 Jan. 2020 In the second inning, Jackie Robinson hit a hard grounder that was deflected by third baseman Andy Carey to shortstop Gil McDougald, who threw out Robinson out. — NBC News, "Don Larsen, Yankees pitcher who threw only perfect World Series game, dies at 90," 2 Jan. 2020 Torres did his part in this matchup of 100-win behemoths with a go-ahead double, a solo homer, a two-run single and an RBI grounder. — BostonGlobe.com, "‘‘I mean, not really,’’ he said.," 13 Oct. 2019 Torres did his part in this matchup of 100-win behemoths with a go-ahead double, a solo homer, a two-run single and an RBI grounder. — Kristie Rieken, The Denver Post, "Yankees crush Astros in ALCS opener," 12 Oct. 2019 Torres did his part in this matchup of 100-win behemoths with a go-ahead double, a solo homer, a two-run single and an RBI grounder. — Kristie Rieken, chicagotribune.com, "Yankees ride Gleyber Torres’ bat and Masahiro Tanaka’s arm to a 7-0 win against the Astros in Game 1 of the ALCS," 12 Oct. 2019 Torres did his part in this matchup of 100-win behemoths with a go-ahead double, a solo homer, a two-run single and an RBI grounder. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Torres, Tanaka lead Yankees over Astros 7-0 in ALCS opener," 12 Oct. 2019

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“Grounder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grounder. Accessed 26 Feb. 2020.

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