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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The Angels added three insurance runs in the eighth on Trey Mancini’s sacrifice fly and RBI groundouts by Peraza and Denzer Guzman.
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Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Already with two hits in the final third of Tuesday’s game, San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung-Hoo Lee hit a weak chopper up the middle for a groundout.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
Attleboro loaded the bases, but Central Catholic’s Chloe Salerno forced a groundout to keep the deficit at one.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Evan Carter recorded an RBI groundout after Joc Pederson reached with a one-out triple.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Already with two hits in the final third of Tuesday’s game, San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung-Hoo Lee hit a weak chopper up the middle for a groundout.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
Attleboro loaded the bases, but Central Catholic’s Chloe Salerno forced a groundout to keep the deficit at one.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Evan Carter recorded an RBI groundout after Joc Pederson reached with a one-out triple.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
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“Groundout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groundout. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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