How to Use grounder in a Sentence

grounder

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  • He hit a grounder to the shortstop.
  • Oneil Cruz drove in the game’s first run with a grounder in the third.
    — John Perrotto, ajc, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Greene scored Torkelson on a grounder to third base for the Tigers' first run.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Peña then made the final play of the game, handling a grounder from Castellanos.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Myles Straw sent a grounder to short and Naylor tried to advance to third.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Hood went to third on the play, coming home on Brock’s infield grounder.
    — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Two walks then loaded the bases but a grounder to second ended the threat.
    — Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 4 June 2023
  • Starter in left field went 0 for 2 with a strikeout and double-play grounder.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 18 July 2022
  • Walker said the speed of Blackmon’s grounder was a factor.
    — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 2 July 2022
  • Valdez, with a runner on third and two outs, hit a grounder to Naylor at first.
    — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2023
  • Cali's double play grounder brought home Bohrofen with the go-ahead run.
    — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 13 May 2023
  • The Cardinals tied the game in the ninth on a grounder that went off the glove of reliever Kendall Graveman.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2023
  • Paris scored on a grounder to third by Randall Grichuk for what proved to be the winning run in a 2-1 loss to the Angels.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2023
  • After Aaron retired him on a grounder in the second, Austin singled home a run in the fifth that drew the Padres to 4-3.
    — Beth Harris, ajc, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Yoán Moncada hit a grounder to first, and Luis Arraez threw to the plate to force the second out.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2022
  • Luke Vaughn hit a grounder deep in the hole at short, and Moeller shortstop Charlie Niehaus grabbed the ball and made a long throw to get him out.
    — James Weber, The Enquirer, 3 June 2023
  • Carson Paetow hit a grounder to third base for the second out.
    — Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al, 3 June 2023
  • George Springer sent a hard grounder down the third base line with Guerrero headed to second.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2023
  • So, when Emmanuel Rivera hit a grounder to short, Trea Turner was forced to go home.
    — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 20 Oct. 2023
  • His grounder rate bested both Lopez and Wheeler at 55.1%.
    — Tony Blengino, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Justin Turner got ahead 2-and-1 in the next at-bat, but then chased a fastball off the plate for an easy grounder to end the inning.
    — Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Gavin Sheets hit a grounder to first that Torkelson couldn’t cleanly field.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2022
  • Toronto’s second baseman sent a grounder just to the left of second base.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 10 Aug. 2023
  • In the third, three singles, the final one a grounder through the right side by Riley Greene, plated the Tigers’ second run.
    — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2023
  • With a runner on first and one out in the first inning, the Rockies’ Charlie Blackmon hit a grounder to the right side.
    — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 2 July 2022
  • His bad throw in the fourth opened the door to two unearned runs and his misplayed grounder in the seventh led to two more Astros runs.
    — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The lefty struck out pinch-hitter Bobby Dalec and coaxed a grounder from Jeter Downs with two runners on to end it.
    — Hartford Courant, 14 July 2022
  • Just how does one score from first on an ordinary grounder to right field?
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022
  • Marlins outfielder Jonathan Davis hit a grounder, which bounced high near the mound.
    — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2023
  • Javier Báez, who finished 1-for-3 with one strikeout, scored him on a grounder back to the pitcher for a single.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2023

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