extra-base hit
noun
: a hit in baseball that lets the batter take more than one base : a double, triple, or home run
He was on pace to collect 107 extra-base hits. (Only Babe Ruth, with 119 in 1921, and Lou Gehrig, with 117 in '27, had more.)—
Tom Verducci
Tom VerducciDespite missing 17 games with a thigh injury, he has 10 home runs and ranks second on the team in runs batted in, is third in extra-base hits and fifth in runs scored.—Michael Martinez
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Roki Sasaki went seven innings, his longest outing of the year, and gave up one extra-base hit (a Mike Trout double in the first) and no walks while striking out eight.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 18 May 2026
Machado’s double in the sixth inning was his first extra-base hit in seven games.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
Daulton Varsho had a pair of extra-base hits while scoring twice and driving in a run.
—CBS News, 17 May 2026
Guerrero’s homer was just his third this season and 10th extra-base hit in 46 games.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
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Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 18 May 2026
Machado’s double in the sixth inning was his first extra-base hit in seven games.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
Daulton Varsho had a pair of extra-base hits while scoring twice and driving in a run.
—CBS News, 17 May 2026
Guerrero’s homer was just his third this season and 10th extra-base hit in 46 games.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
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“Extra-base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extra-base%20hit. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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