solo home run

noun

baseball
: a home run that scores one run

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Matt Olson’s solo home run in the sixth inning proved to be the difference Tuesday as the Braves beat the visiting Blue Jays 4-3 at Truist Park, beginning the three-game series with their 15th series-opening victory of the season. Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 3 June 2026 Kaelen Culpepper opened the scoring with a solo home run leading off the bottom of the first inning. Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 3 June 2026 Yandy Diaz had an RBI single in the first and Cedric Mullins delivered a solo home run in the second. CBS News, 3 June 2026 The only run that Harrison allowed to San Francisco (23-38) was a solo home run to former Brewer Willy Adames with two outs in the top of the sixth inning, which snapped Harrison’s streak of 23 consecutive scoreless innings. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 June 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 4 Jun. 2026.

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