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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Down just a run after a walk by Laureano, a single by Tatis, an RBI groundout by Jackson Merrill and Machado’s blast against Rockies starter Ryan Feltner, Márquez got through his second 10-pitch inning in the fourth.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
Simpson and Junior Caminero hit back-to-back singles in the first, and Simpson scored on Díaz's groundout.
—CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Roman Anthony plated the third run, with his RBI-groundout in the second inning and Jarren Duran’s bases-clearing double and Contreras’ RBI single added four runs in the fourth.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
Simpson and Junior Caminero hit back-to-back singles in the first, and Simpson scored on Díaz’s groundout.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
Simpson and Junior Caminero hit back-to-back singles in the first, and Simpson scored on Díaz's groundout.
—CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Roman Anthony plated the third run, with his RBI-groundout in the second inning and Jarren Duran’s bases-clearing double and Contreras’ RBI single added four runs in the fourth.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
Simpson and Junior Caminero hit back-to-back singles in the first, and Simpson scored on Díaz’s groundout.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
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“Groundout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groundout. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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