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 frame began with a pair of groundouts to the pitcher before the offense erupted.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
The Phillies scored two runs on a groundout and a sacrifice fly.
—Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
Jose Iglesias added a run for the Mets with an RBI double in the ninth and Francisco Alvarez drove in Luis Torrens with an RBI groundout before the game would go final at 8-3.
—James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 31 July 2024
Alec Bohm’s inning-ending groundout kept it intact.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 28 Aug. 2024
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
The Phillies scored two runs on a groundout and a sacrifice fly.
—Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
Jose Iglesias added a run for the Mets with an RBI double in the ninth and Francisco Alvarez drove in Luis Torrens with an RBI groundout before the game would go final at 8-3.
—James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 31 July 2024
Alec Bohm’s inning-ending groundout kept it intact.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 28 Aug. 2024
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“Groundout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groundout. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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