solo home run

noun

baseball
: a home run that scores one run

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The Brewers took a 5-4 lead on Garrett Mitchell’s solo home run in the sixth inning and added an insurance run in the ninth on Hamilton’s bomb. — Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026 But the lead dwindled through four innings as the Brewers inched their way forward, tying the game in the fifth inning and taking the lead in the sixth with a solo home run from center fielder Garrett Mitchell. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 In the ninth inning of Game 7 of the 2025 World Series, with the Dodgers trailing the Toronto Blue Jays by a run, Rojas hit a game-tying solo home run to send the game to extra innings. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a solo home run in the top of the fifth inning during the MLB Tokyo Series game between Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs at Tokyo Dome on March 19, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. — Alex Sherman, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for solo home run

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