How to Use extra-base hit in a Sentence

extra-base hit

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  • To me, nothing is more exciting than to see an extra-base hit with runners on base.
    — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 21 Sep. 2019
  • Brantley bashed it to dead center field for his first extra-base hit since Sept. 9.
    — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 28 Sep. 2019
  • The contact-first hitter didn’t need to slug an extra-base hit to pull the Cardinals even.
    — Maria Torres, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2019
  • Sean Murphy displayed his eye-popping power, knocking the top off the baseball in most of his extra-base hits.
    — Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2019
  • Dee Gordon's third-inning double was only the fifth extra-base hit Cole allowed to the divisional foe.
    — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 25 Sep. 2019
  • Martin became only the third player in baseball history who was 36 or older with two or more extra-base hits and four or more runs batted in in a postseason game.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2019
  • The extra-base hit put the Mariners ahead, 1-0, in the first inning.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2023
  • Kemp doubled to open the sixth, the A’s first extra-base hit.
    — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 June 2021
  • The only extra-base hit came with two outs and two strikes in the ninth.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 5 Apr. 2021
  • Davis’ big fly was the Gators’ only extra-base hit of the day.
    — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Yan Gomes got the first extra-base hit of the game: a double to lead off the bottom of the frame.
    — David Waldstein, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2019
  • The Cubs had a runner on base, and an extra-base hit here in the third could have changed the game.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 26 May 2022
  • Gina Allen had the first extra-base hit of the game, a one-out double in the ninth.
    — oregonlive, 7 June 2022
  • José Iglesias added a triple, his third extra-base hit of the spring.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Mancini has hit in 10 straight games and has an extra-base hit in the last six.
    — David Ginsburg, Star Tribune, 28 July 2021
  • The rookie has an extra-base hit in six straight starts.
    — Joe Noga, cleveland, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The Astros pulled ahead in the eighth without an extra-base hit.
    — Chron, 28 Apr. 2021
  • In the three-game series, Betts went 7 for 15 with three extra-base hits, five runs, and four RBIs.
    — Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2023
  • He’s gotten an extra-base hit in all five of his games. ...
    — Chronicle News Services, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2021
  • The next day, Betts snatched away what would have been an extra-base hit with a leaping grab at the wall in Game 6.
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2020
  • Neto has three hits this spring, and all are extra-base hits.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Lowe has an extra-base hit in six straight games and has homered in three straight games.
    — Mike Haim, Star Tribune, 14 Aug. 2020
  • Andrus had not notched an extra-base hit since April 15, a span of 19 games for the A’s shortstop.
    — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 May 2021
  • Ohtani had been itching at a big extra-base hit all night.
    — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022
  • The team batted around and there was only one extra-base hit.
    — Sam Blum, Dallas News, 13 Aug. 2020
  • But Gallo has just one extra-base hit this year, and that came in his fourth at-bat of the season.
    — Sam Blum, Dallas News, 17 Apr. 2021
  • His homer Thursday was just his fourth extra-base hit of the season.
    — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2021
  • The double was his first extra-base hit of the tournament.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Cook led the Tides last week by going 9-for-22 with five extra-base hits — three homers, one triple and one double.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2024
  • And while singles are still valued in the sport, the modern focus has been on home runs and extra-base hits that could lead to immediate scores.
    — David K. Li, NBC News, 19 June 2024

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