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double play
[ duhb-uhl pley ]
double play
noun
- baseball a play in which two runners are put out
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Origin of double play1
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Example Sentences
A grounder to first led to a double play turned by Ryan Zimmerman and Keibert Ruiz, ending in Luis García.
Jordy Mercer hit a chopper to third, a potential double play ball, but Urías threw wide of second to put Gomes and Mercer on base.
Two batters later, Ahmed scorched a grounder at Harrison and he couldn’t field it cleanly, turning a possible double play into a rally.
He made a 288-foot throw from deep center, on the fly to first base, to complete a double play.
Cavour's double play and the cruel repression of the Genoese plot left him bitterer than ever against the monarchy and its men.
There was a caught fly, a screaming single that kindled hope, and a fast double play that snuffed it as abruptly as it had flamed.
You can see that you threw away a chance for a run by hitting into that double play.
It was a pretty double play and retired the Stars with a goose egg.
Larry set himself for the ball, while Iredell ran over to cover the bag for a double play.
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