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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Lewis homered off Tiago Da Silva on the first pitch of the bottom half, Harry Ford hit an RBI single and Chisholm added a run-scoring groundout.
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Dallas Morning News, 10 Mar. 2026
The game heads into the bottom of the sixth after a groundout.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
The right-hander gave up a leadoff double to Willy Adames, who scored on a groundout.
—CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
The 25-year-old allowed a leadoff single, drew a groundout and gave up two more singles, threw two wild pitches and allowed a walk before being pulled with one out in the first.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
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Dallas Morning News, 10 Mar. 2026
The game heads into the bottom of the sixth after a groundout.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
The right-hander gave up a leadoff double to Willy Adames, who scored on a groundout.
—CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
The 25-year-old allowed a leadoff single, drew a groundout and gave up two more singles, threw two wild pitches and allowed a walk before being pulled with one out in the first.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Groundout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groundout. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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