How to Use solo home run in a Sentence

solo home run

noun
  • Boswell led off the sixth with a solo home run to right.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 May 2024
  • Luis Urías got the Brewers on the board with a solo home run in the third inning.
    Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Ian Farrow scored the last UM run of the night with a solo home run in the eighth inning.
    Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Nick Fortes had a solo home run for the Marlins in the sixth inning.
    Miami Herald, 5 May 2024
  • The next batter, Correa, cut the Tigers' lead to 3-1 with a solo home run.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 25 June 2023
  • Randy Arozarena put the Rays ahead, 1-0, with a solo home run in the fourth inning.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Great Britain led 1-0 in the top of the first inning on a Trayce Thompson solo home run, but couldn't keep the lead.
    José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Allee Bunker hit a solo home run to start a seven-run sixth.
    oregonlive, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Catcher Parker Stroh hit a solo home run over the right-field wall in the fourth.
    Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2024
  • In the fourth, Marchan crushed a solo home run to left field with two outs for a 2-0 advantage.
    Miami Herald, 28 June 2024
  • That one run was a solo home run Detmers gave up in the first inning to Luis Robert Jr.
    Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2023
  • Boston held a 1-0 lead on the strength of Jarren Duran’s solo home run in the fifth.
    Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2024
  • Hernandez hit a solo home run for the Red Sox in the seventh.
    Brendan McGair, ajc, 2 June 2023
  • Kevin Pillar led off the bottom of the sixth inning with a solo home run.
    Chantz Martin, Fox News, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Kansas’ Jake English had the winning run, a solo home run in the bottom of the eighth to break a 10-10 tie.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2024
  • Allie Cole was 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a double for Hazel Green.
    Mike Perrin | , al, 24 Mar. 2023
  • In the fifth inning, Adell hit a solo home run off Royals starter Alec Marsh.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2024
  • The lone damage was a solo home run from Pete Alonso down the stretch.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Connor Berkowitz hit a lead-off solo home run, making the score 2-0.
    Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
  • But Ryan Yarbrough gave up the lead on a solo home run by Tyler Fitzgerald in the seventh inning.
    Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 22 July 2024
  • Arraez added a solo home run — his second homer of the night — off the right-field foul pole to double Venezuela’s lead.
    Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Catcher Jonah Heim hit his own solo home run to left field to make it 5-1.
    Scott Thompson, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Elio Prado scored on a wild pitch in the fourth and Luis Valdez provided the winning run with a solo home run in the sixth.
    Baltimore Sun, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Will Smith made it 5-3 on a solo home run in the fifth, going the other way for his sixth round-tripper of the season.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2024
  • The lead increased to 4-0 with Riley Greene's solo home run to begin the sixth inning.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 29 July 2023
  • Mason Blasche smacked a solo home run in the second inning for Hoover.
    al, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Ronny Henriquez took over for him at the bottom of the fifth and surrendered a solo home run to the Bats’ Hernán Pérez.
    Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 9 July 2024
  • Busch put the Cubs ahead early with his solo home run on the third pitch of the game and Tomás Nido made it 2-0 on a sacrifice fly in the second.
    Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2024
  • Tucker homered for a second straight game with his solo home run in the fourth to help the Astros avoid a three-game sweep.
    Kristie Rieken, Chron, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Milwaukee’s William Contreras hit a solo home run in the third.
    Andrew Golden, Washington Post, 14 July 2024

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