solo home run

noun

baseball
: a home run that scores one run

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Seth Lugo led the charge early — aided by a Jac Caglianone solo home run — before the KC bullpen, attempting to preserve a 1-0 lead, left the door ajar. Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026 Ke’Bryan Hayes, Dane Myers and Spencer Steer each hit a solo home run in the first five innings for Cincinnati. ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026 Making his second career start, Schultz (1-1) gave up Darell Hernaiz's solo home run in the second inning. CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026 Rushing’s only hit Saturday was a 371-foot solo home run in the second inning that gave the Dodgers a 3-1 lead that lasted until reliever Will Klein gave up three consecutive hits and two runs — and the one-run lead he was staked — in the sixth inning. Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for solo home run

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