Examples of triple play in a Sentence
The batter hit into a triple play.
They turned a triple play in the first inning.
Recent Examples on the Web
For example, a ball used in a triple play would be worth more than a single.
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Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 28 Jan. 2024
By the time the first pitch is thrown at the Cleveland Guardians' home opener on April 8 at Progressive Field, fans will have seen something more unusual than a no-hitter, more rare than a perfect game and astronomically more exciting than an unassisted triple play.
—Tom Withers, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
But then the same guy who snared the liner to start the triple play, made an error two innings later that allowed the first run to score after Dunning had allowed a double to the No. 8 hitter with two outs.
—Dallas News, 21 Apr. 2022
Dunning did not get into first-inning trouble and didn’t need the triple play defense to save him, which had been the hallmarks of his first three starts.
—Dallas News, 25 Apr. 2022
On a night when the Minnesota Twins pulled off the first 8-5 triple play in major-league history and manager Tony La Russa earned his first ejection of the season, the Chicago White Sox fell 6-3 in 10 innings before a raucous crowd of 32,483 on the South Side.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2022
After a critical loss to Detroit in which Tigers pitcher Denny McLain started a triple play, Robinson told teammates where things stood in his folksy way.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Oct. 2023
Three-Person Teams This triple play includes an advance agent who arrives a day early to scout routes and ground locations; the second agent travels with the client and, at the destination, the third agent handles transport.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2023
Shohei Ohtani hit a grand slam for his 43rd home run of the season and the Angels turned their first triple play since 1997 but fell apart in the 10th inning of a 9-6 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays at Angel Stadium on Friday night.
—Annika Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 28 Jan. 2024
By the time the first pitch is thrown at the Cleveland Guardians' home opener on April 8 at Progressive Field, fans will have seen something more unusual than a no-hitter, more rare than a perfect game and astronomically more exciting than an unassisted triple play.
—Tom Withers, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
But then the same guy who snared the liner to start the triple play, made an error two innings later that allowed the first run to score after Dunning had allowed a double to the No. 8 hitter with two outs.
—Dallas News, 21 Apr. 2022
Dunning did not get into first-inning trouble and didn’t need the triple play defense to save him, which had been the hallmarks of his first three starts.
—Dallas News, 25 Apr. 2022
On a night when the Minnesota Twins pulled off the first 8-5 triple play in major-league history and manager Tony La Russa earned his first ejection of the season, the Chicago White Sox fell 6-3 in 10 innings before a raucous crowd of 32,483 on the South Side.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2022
After a critical loss to Detroit in which Tigers pitcher Denny McLain started a triple play, Robinson told teammates where things stood in his folksy way.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Oct. 2023
Three-Person Teams This triple play includes an advance agent who arrives a day early to scout routes and ground locations; the second agent travels with the client and, at the destination, the third agent handles transport.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2023
Shohei Ohtani hit a grand slam for his 43rd home run of the season and the Angels turned their first triple play since 1997 but fell apart in the 10th inning of a 9-6 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays at Angel Stadium on Friday night.
—Annika Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
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“Triple play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple%20play. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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