How to Use double play in a Sentence

double play

noun

• They turned a double play to end the inning.
• The batter hit into a double play.
• But the Tigers failed to turn the double play and fell behind 3-2.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2022
• And when the Padres turned a double play in the second inning, the cheers were back.
  — John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2022
• Urías made a nice pick on the ball by Yan Gomes to get the double play started.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
• Reid then made the throw to third base to complete the double play and end the top half of the inning.
  — oregonlive, 15 Apr. 2022
• So the double play and getting out of that jam was big.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2022
• And Hendriks induced a double play in the the ninth for his 30th save.
  — Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com, 1 Sep. 2021
• Pirates could’ve gotten a double play but the throw to the plate is off.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2024
• Narváez caught the one-hop throw and tagged Soler to complete the double play.
  — Steve Megargee, ajc, 9 Oct. 2021
• Blue Devils got a huge double play ball for the first two outs.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 17 May 2022
• Evan Phillips benefitted from a double play in the eighth, the Dodgers’ third of the game.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2022
• Friedl lost track of the ball and was running to third when the Phillies completed the double play at first base.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 8 Apr. 2023
• Jalen Battles fielded the grounder, won the footrace to second, and fired to first to complete the double play.
  — Arkansas Online, 22 June 2022
• And the final pitch of the game and of South Windsor’s miraculous run was a 1-6-3 double play.
  — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2022
• Bonita Vista used a double play to end the fifth inning.
  — Jim Lindgren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
• Nathaniel Lowe led the top of the ninth off with a single, but a Mitch Garver double play wiped him off of the basepaths.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 17 Sep. 2023
• Heim lined a ball to short that nearly became a double play ball.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
• By the time the ball made it around the diamond, Santana beat out the back end of the double play, allowing the fourth run to score.
  — Dallas News, 26 July 2022
• Votto hit a leadoff single in the fifth and that was erased with a double play.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 24 Sep. 2021
• Rutschman was the only batter to reach during the stretch, and he was erased on a double play that ended the third.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2022
• Gold Glover Matt Chapman calmly stepped on the base for the second out and fired to first to complete the double play.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2022
• Grounded into a double play, couldn't get the ball out of the infield, a lot of ground-ball outs, quite a few punch outs.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 30 Aug. 2023
• The first two batters reached in the second, followed by a flyout and double play.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022
• But shortstop Hess caught a short pop fly and was able to quickly throw the ball to third base for a quick double play.
  — oregonlive, 25 May 2022
• Moore escaped a first-and-third, one-out jam in the 10th by getting Rice to ground into a double play.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2021
• But Davies got Freeman to ground into a double play to end the inning.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2022
• But Gio Urshela sent a grounder over the bag at second that Rosario fielded and threw to first for a double play.
  — Joe Noga, cleveland, 28 June 2022
• The Dodgers intentionally walked Bellinger to set up a double play and Phillips got a ground ball.
  — Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 11 Sep. 2024
• Eder induced a 6-4-3 double play and then a groundout to escape that jam.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Nov 2024