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.
• But the Tigers failed to turn the double play and fell behind 3-2.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 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
• So the double play and getting out of that jam was big.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2022
• 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
• 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
• Nathaniel Lowe led the top of the ninth off with a single, but a Mitch Garver double play wiped him off of the basepaths.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 17 Sep. 2023
• Heim lined a ball to short that nearly became a double play ball.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
• By the time the ball made it around the diamond, Santana beat out the back end of the double play, allowing the fourth run to score.
  — Dallas News, 26 July 2022
• Rutschman was the only batter to reach during the stretch, and he was erased on a double play that ended the third.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2022
• Gold Glover Matt Chapman calmly stepped on the base for the second out and fired to first to complete the double play.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2022
• Grounded into a double play, couldn't get the ball out of the infield, a lot of ground-ball outs, quite a few punch outs.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 30 Aug. 2023
• The first two batters reached in the second, followed by a flyout and double play.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022
• But Gio Urshela sent a grounder over the bag at second that Rosario fielded and threw to first for a double play.
  — Joe Noga, cleveland, 28 June 2022
• Padron then got Melvin Novoa to hit into a double play and Cheslor Cuthbert to ground out to get out of the eighth.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024
• Cabrera was then cut down on a double play after Jonathan Schoop flied out to left.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 2 Oct. 2022
• The ball skipped off the mound and to Tigers shortstop Zach McKinstry to start an inning-ending double play.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
• But Jack Zyska hit into a double play and LaManna flew out to end the eighth.
  — Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2022
• Cease induced a double play as Jonathan Schoop grounded to third.
  — Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2022
• Bell loves outfielders who cut the ball off in the gap and infielders who turn double plays.
  — The Enquirer, 31 July 2023
• Moncada stepped on the bag but didn’t make a clean throw to first while trying to complete a double play.
  — Chicago Tribune, 21 Sep. 2022
• Somehow, Gilbert managed to spear the one-hopper and turn it into a 1-5-3 double play.
  — Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Aug. 2022
• Steven Kwan opened the first with a single past third, but nothing came of it as Amed Rosario bounced into a double play.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 20 Aug. 2022
• What should have been an inning-ending double play to end the inning was, instead, a run to put the Dodgers ahead, 2-1.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2023
• Suarez struck out Justin Turner swinging and got Lux to ground into a double play.
  — Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2022
• Then, with the infield in, quick Travis Jankowski squibbed a ball up the first base line for an inning-ending double play.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
• Rojas threw to second for the second out of the inning-ending double play.
  — George Henry, ajc, 31 July 2022
• Ruiz’s throw to second baseman Will Rhine forced out Thomas, but Rhine’s hurried throw to first in a bid to complete the double play was off the mark.
  — Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024