solo home run

noun

baseball
: a home run that scores one run

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Los Angeles right fielder Teoscar Hernández would get the Dodgers on the scoreboard in the bottom of the second with a solo home run off Scherzer for a 1-0 lead. Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025 Hernandez started Los Angeles off with a solo home run off Blue Jays starter Max Scherzer in the second inning. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025 After a scoreless sixth inning from both teams, the Dodgers came alive in the seventh as All-Star catcher Will Smith launched a solo home run, and slugging third baseman Max Muncy hit a solo shot of his own. Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025 Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodríguez each hit a solo home run for the Mariners in the team’s first Game 7 but Seattle failed to reach its first World Series, leaving the heartbroken Mariners as the only major league team without a pennant. Ian Harrison, Twin Cities, 21 Oct. 2025 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 3 Nov. 2025.

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