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scratch hit

–noun Baseball.
a batted ball, usually poorly hit, barely enabling the batter to reach base safely: a scratch hit off the end of the bat.

Origin:
1915–20
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scratch hit  
n.   Baseball
A batted ball that is not squarely struck or cleanly fielded but is counted as a hit.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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