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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But after running his out streak to 10 batters by striking out Machado and getting Sheets on a groundout to start the fourth, Weathers ran into trouble not of his own making.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2025
Later in the inning, Dalton Rushing brought Tommy Edman home on a groundout.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
Sogard then drove Story home on a groundout to third base.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 23 May 2025
After another scored on a groundout, Finlee Williams launched a home run to left field, the final touch on the first-inning offensive onslaught.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2025
Later in the inning, Dalton Rushing brought Tommy Edman home on a groundout.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
Sogard then drove Story home on a groundout to third base.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 23 May 2025
After another scored on a groundout, Finlee Williams launched a home run to left field, the final touch on the first-inning offensive onslaught.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2025
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“Groundout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groundout. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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