Definition of line drive
: a batted baseball hit in a nearly straight line usually not far above the ground
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Examples of line drive in a Sentence
He hit a hard line drive to the shortstop.
Recent Examples of line drive from the Web
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Velasquez muted any speculation that De Los Santos could nudge him from the rotation by flashing a mid-90s fastball and mixing in his secondary pitches in his first start since getting hit on the forearm by a line drive June 30.
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As for the offense, Pearland scored three in the first, three in the second and four in the fourth. Joseph Garcia and Isaiah Castaneda were aboard when Daniel Ontiveros sent a line drive over the right-field fence for his roundtripper.
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Hamels wasn’t helped by his defense: Delino DeShields Jr. misplayed a line drive in center field, allowing three runs to score.
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The players would have to lower their sights and hit line drives to get the ball out of the batting cage.
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Dyson hurt himself while positioning himself in the outfield to play a line drive struck by Cardinals hitter Tommy Pham in the seventh inning.
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In the bottom of the second inning, Velasquez was drilled in the right arm by a 96 mph line drive hit by Adam Eaton.
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Buehler has not pitched since June 8, having made three starts after absorbing a line drive in the ribs.
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Kimmich rockets in a line drive of a cross that a center fielder with a glove might not have handled.
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First Known Use of line drive
1903
LINE DRIVE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of line drive for English Language Learners
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baseball : a ball that is hit by the batter and goes in a nearly straight line not far above the ground
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