solo home run

noun

baseball
: a home run that scores one run

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Tigers option Will Vest to Triple-A Toledo, send Andy Ibañez to minor-league camp INJURY UPDATES:Tigers' Michael Lorenzen to miss beginning of season with left groin strain Maton went 2-for-2 with two walks and a solo home run in the sixth inning. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2023 Allie Cole was 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a double for Hazel Green. Mike Perrin | , al, 24 Mar. 2023 Moore’s heroics came after Rockwall-Heath’s Emmy Apodaca hit a solo home run in the sixth, then hit a game-tying grand slam in the top of the seventh. Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 24 Mar. 2023 Japan tied the score on a solo home run from Munetaka Murakami — the slugger who delivered the walk-off double to beat Mexico in the semifinals the previous night — off U.S. starter Merrill Kelly in the bottom of the second. Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2023 In his first plate appearance in Venezuela’s WBC opener, the Orioles’ right fielder smacked a solo home run in the second inning to help lead Venezuela to a 5-1 victory over the Dominican Republic. Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 12 Mar. 2023 Rivas made a good, early impression with a solo home run Feb. 26 during an 18-6 rout of the Diamondbacks. Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2023 Red Sox 4, Twins 1 RECORD: 2-0-1. BREAKDOWN: Jarren Duran was 2 for 2 with a solo home run to left field and a double. Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Feb. 2023 Luis Urías got the Brewers on the board with a solo home run in the third inning. Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2023 See More

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“Solo home run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solo%20home%20run. Accessed 31 Mar. 2023.

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