How to Use double play in a Sentence

double play

noun

• They turned a double play to end the inning.
• The batter hit into a double play.
• The Rangers got the lead on a double play in the eighth inning.
  — Sam Blum, Dallas News, 15 Aug. 2020
• But the Tigers failed to turn the double play and fell behind 3-2.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2022
• This is two outs on the same play but not a double play.
  — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2025
• And when the Padres turned a double play in the second inning, the cheers were back.
  — John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2022
• Urías made a nice pick on the ball by Yan Gomes to get the double play started.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
• Reid then made the throw to third base to complete the double play and end the top half of the inning.
  — oregonlive, 15 Apr. 2022
• So the double play and getting out of that jam was big.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2022
• And Hendriks induced a double play in the the ninth for his 30th save.
  — Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com, 1 Sep. 2021
• With two on and one out, your team needs a double play to get out of the inning.
  — Emil Steiner, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
• Lara got out of a jam in the fifth with a double play ending the inning.
  — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
• In the first inning, Friendswood turned a nifty 6-3-5 double play to end the inning.
  — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 13 July 2019
• Pirates could’ve gotten a double play but the throw to the plate is off.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2024
• Narváez caught the one-hop throw and tagged Soler to complete the double play.
  — Steve Megargee, ajc, 9 Oct. 2021
• Blue Devils got a huge double play ball for the first two outs.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 17 May 2022
• But Short hacked at a 2-0 fastball and grounded to short to start the double play.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 24 July 2021
• Evan Phillips benefitted from a double play in the eighth, the Dodgers’ third of the game.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2022
• Those two runs came on a fielder’s choice and a double play.
  — Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2019
• Gray’s double play ball ended the frame and the Colorado threat.
  — Kevin Henry, The Denver Post, 8 Aug. 2019
• LeMahieu, mired in a 2-for-20 slump, then hit into a double play.
  — Todd Karpovich, courant.com, 26 Apr. 2021
• Friedl lost track of the ball and was running to third when the Phillies completed the double play at first base.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 8 Apr. 2023
• Jalen Battles fielded the grounder, won the footrace to second, and fired to first to complete the double play.
  — Arkansas Online, 22 June 2022
• Hosmer made a nifty play at first base to start a double play in the first inning.
  — Bernie Wilson, ajc, 18 June 2021
• And the final pitch of the game and of South Windsor’s miraculous run was a 1-6-3 double play.
  — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2022
• The next batter hit a soft ground ball that would have been a double play had Suárez stayed at first.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2021
• The turn was about a half second late from being a double play.
  — Seth Campbell, Arkansas Online, 24 Apr. 2021
• The team hit into three double plays over the next six innings.
  — Susan Slusser, SFChronicle.com, 3 July 2019
• Merrill then sent a grounder through the right side to bring in Tatis before Machado grounded into a double play and Luis Arraez grounded out to third.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2025
• Austin Wells’ single to lead off the sixth was the Yankees’ lone hit after the second inning, and he was quickly erased when Paul Goldschmidt grounded into a double play.
  — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 July 2025