: a batted baseball hit in a nearly straight line usually not far above the ground
Examples of line drive in a Sentence
He hit a hard line drive to the shortstop.
Recent Examples on the WebThe Dodgers forced him to throw 93 pitches to complete five innings but mustered only one run after Mookie Betts led off the game by sneaking a line drive over the left-field wall.—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024 Freeman’s blast — a line drive that hooked inside the right field foul pole — gave Paxton early breathing room.—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for line drive
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