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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Alcantara took a shutout into the seventh until Cedric Mullins ended it with an RBI groundout.
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Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
The Tigers recorded nine groundouts on Saturday.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
The Orioles stuck with Hiraldo, who had already thrown more than 30 pitches but managed to send the game to extras by forcing a groundout from Story.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Jake Mangum’s groundout ended the ninth, and after Fairbanks allowed the two homers in the top of the 10th, the Rays rallied again.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
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Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
The Tigers recorded nine groundouts on Saturday.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
The Orioles stuck with Hiraldo, who had already thrown more than 30 pitches but managed to send the game to extras by forcing a groundout from Story.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Jake Mangum’s groundout ended the ninth, and after Fairbanks allowed the two homers in the top of the 10th, the Rays rallied again.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Groundout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groundout. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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