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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Caleb Kilian gave up a run in the ninth but retired pinch-hitter Ryan O'Hearn on a groundout with runners on second and third to close it out.
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CBS News, 9 May 2026
Crain drove in a fourth run with an RBI groundout.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
Two of his groundouts last night came on fastballs in the strike zone, both up in the zone.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
Greg Weissert needed one pitch to record the first out of the ninth, a Jahmai Jones groundout.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
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CBS News, 9 May 2026
Crain drove in a fourth run with an RBI groundout.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
Two of his groundouts last night came on fastballs in the strike zone, both up in the zone.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
Greg Weissert needed one pitch to record the first out of the ninth, a Jahmai Jones groundout.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
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“Groundout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groundout. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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