solo home run

noun

baseball
: a home run that scores one run

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The Phillies, in Game 2, came back from down 3-1 in the eighth with solo homers by Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper, respectively, then got a two-out solo home run from Alec Bohm in the top of the 10th and held on to win 4-3. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Chase DeLauter added a solo home run -- his 15th of the season -- in the third inning and Rocchio added a solo shot -- his 14th of the season -- in the seventh. — Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026 Teoscar Hernández continued his red-hot September with a solo home run in the second inning, his fifth homer in a month. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026 The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA -- Christian Yelich and Brice Turang each hit a solo home run and the Milwaukee Brewers slowed Philadelphia’s playoff push with a 4-1 victory over the Phillies on Wednesday night. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for solo home run

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“Solo home run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solo%20home%20run. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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