solo home run

noun

baseball
: a home run that scores one run

Examples of solo home run in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Connor Berkowitz hit a lead-off solo home run, making the score 2-0. Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024 The lone damage was a solo home run from Pete Alonso down the stretch. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024 Teoscar Hernández celebrates after hitting a solo home run for the Dodgers in the eighth inning. Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024 Andrew Nardi entered and got back-to-back strikeouts to strand three and keep Miami’s 5-2 lead intact before giving up a solo home run and a single in the seventh. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024 Angels star Mike Trout watches the flight of his solo home run during the first inning of their season opener against the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore. Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 28 Mar. 2024 However, the lead would be short-lived as Travis Jankowski came on as a pinch-hitter in the bottom of the ninth inning and tied the game at three apiece with a solo home run. Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2024 Souza put the final touches on the romp with a 405-foot solo home run down the right-field line in the eighth inning off right-hander Jacob Peaden, who allowed just that single run in his 4 1/3 innings. Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 16 Mar. 2024 Junior right fielder Ethan Porter had two hits, including a solo home run, and scored three runs. Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 23 Mar. 2024

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“Solo home run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solo%20home%20run. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.

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