home run
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Bryant has hit a home run and RBI double in his first two games since returning from the 10-day disabled list. — Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, "Cubs' Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant batting 1-2 vs. Padres," 14 July 2018 Orf played in eight games for the Brewers and was 1-for-14, the one hit a home run. — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Brewers activate Miley to face Pirates, summon Asher, Houser, send out Orf, Lopez, Peralta," 12 July 2018 In 52 games in rookie ball in ’95, Beltrán didn’t hit a single home run. — Ben Reiter, SI.com, "Why Carlos Beltrán Was the Perfect Addition to Aid the Astros' Journey to the World Series," 9 July 2018 Reynolds' big game came one day after hitting a pinch-hit walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the Marlins, 3-2. — Casey L Moore, USA TODAY, "Mark Reynolds ties Nationals record with 10 RBI game against Marlins," 7 July 2018 Niko Goodrum hit a solo home run to right in the sixth to cut the deficit to 7-4. — George Sipple, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Tigers rally comes up short in 7-5 loss to Texas Rangers," 5 July 2018 Boone famously hit a walk-off home run against the Boston Red Sox as a member of the Yankees in Game 7 of the 2003 American League Championship Series. — Robert Gundran, azcentral, "Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher, retired Detroit Lion buy Paradise Valley houses," 2 July 2018 Beckham just hit a home run in batting practice at Angel Stadium last month. — Alysha Tsuji, For The Win, "Odell Beckham Jr. hit batting practice homer at Yankee Stadium," 29 June 2018 Those are based on an individual's performance, such as whether someone will score a touchdown or hit a home run in a game. — Mark Alesia, Indianapolis Star, "Five takeaways from state Supreme Court hearing on fantasy sports, athlete compensation," 28 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'home run.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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