groundout
noun
ground·out
ˈgrau̇nd-ˌau̇t 
: a play in baseball in which a batter is put out after hitting a ground ball to an infielder
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The Yankees got their first run in the fourth when Judge got into a rundown on a Davis groundout, which allowed Soto to score.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 June 2024
In the eighth, Otto Lopez singled and advanced to second on Tim Anderson’s groundout to third.
—Miami Herald, 29 June 2024
That resounding answer from baseball’s highest scoring offense came after the Phillies (47-24) got to Burnes in the top of the fifth with an RBI groundout from right fielder Nick Castellanos and a sharp RBI single up the middle from third baseman Alec Bohm.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2024
The Royals scratched across two runs on two groundouts, then Scott Alexander entered to induce a rally-ending flyout.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 June 2024
In the eighth, Otto Lopez singled and advanced to second on Tim Anderson’s groundout to third.
—Miami Herald, 29 June 2024
That resounding answer from baseball’s highest scoring offense came after the Phillies (47-24) got to Burnes in the top of the fifth with an RBI groundout from right fielder Nick Castellanos and a sharp RBI single up the middle from third baseman Alec Bohm.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2024
The Royals scratched across two runs on two groundouts, then Scott Alexander entered to induce a rally-ending flyout.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
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“Groundout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groundout. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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