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The Padres were able to not let the game get away after a throwing error by Adrián Morejón in the eighth inning and two misplays on balls in the fourth inning.—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025 Kylie Strom’s misplay on a long ball over the top went straight into the pressing run of Chawinga, who, with one touch, dispatched a volley past Orlando’s star goalkeeper, Anna Moorhouse.—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 17 May 2025 But Trevor Story couldn’t handle Casas’ throw to second, and the misplay led to an RBI single by Chase Meidroth and a two-run home run by Luis Robert Jr. that tied the game at 3-3.—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2025 Francisco Lindor stepped up to the plate in the ninth as the tying run after the Twins kicked the ball around the field with some misplays in the field.—James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for misplay
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