line drive

Definition of line drive

: a batted baseball hit in a nearly straight line usually not far above the ground

Examples of line drive in a Sentence

He hit a hard line drive to the shortstop.

Recent Examples on the Web Hardy kicked a low line drive through the uprights as time expired. — Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, "The story behind Thompson’s ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ comeback win over Auburn," 3 Dec. 2020 In the third inning, a low line drive from Luis Arraez drilled him in the left shin. — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, "Tigers' rookie Casey Mize knows why he's struggling. But he's still figuring out a fix," 31 Aug. 2020 Tom Snee punt is a line drive for 32 yards, penalties for holding on USC. — oregonlive, "Rewinding Oregon Ducks’ 31-24 win over USC Trojans in Pac-12 Championship game," 18 Dec. 2020 In his last start, Lorenzen only allowed one line drive in five innings versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, "Best bets: Reds leaning on Michael Lorenzen for game three against White Sox," 20 Sep. 2020 Tyler Naquin then drilled a line drive just inside the foul line in the left-field corner, breaking the tie, and Cleveland added two runs from there. — Phil Miller, Star Tribune, "Sloppy eighth inning costs Twins in 6-3 loss to Cleveland," 27 Aug. 2020 Boston led 4-3 with two outs in the ninth when Sanchez, who’s shown recent signs of breaking out of a seasonlong slump, tied it with a line drive home run off Matt Barnes that just made it over top of the Green Monster. — Kyle Hightower, courant.com, "Yankees rally, beat Red Sox in 12 innings for 9th straight win," 19 Sep. 2020 Similarly, the line drive rate against Rogers jumped to 30.2% this season, up from 18.1% last year. — Michael Rand, Star Tribune, "Has Twins closer Taylor Rogers been bad, unlucky or a little of both?," 15 Sep. 2020 The line drive hit a Lee-Scott defender and bounced right back to the kicker, one of three Warriors turnovers in the first quarter. — Bill Lumpkin Iii, al, "Bessemer Academy rolls past Lee-Scott 34-14 in AISA 1st round playoffs," 6 Nov. 2020

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20 Jan 2021

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“Line drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20drive. Accessed 23 Jan. 2021.

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