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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Heim walked and scored on Lawrence Butler’s groundout in the fourth.
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
An inning later, the Rockies ended the streak of nine unanswered Miami runs when Eduoard Julien scored on an RBI groundout by Jake McCarthy.
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Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
Luis Urías hit a leadoff double, advanced on a groundout and scored on Myles Straw's sacrifice fly.
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Cbs New York Team,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
His offense, meanwhile, received an RBI single from Domínguez, a solo homer from Caballero, and a run-scoring groundout from Paul Goldschmidt.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2026
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
An inning later, the Rockies ended the streak of nine unanswered Miami runs when Eduoard Julien scored on an RBI groundout by Jake McCarthy.
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Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
Luis Urías hit a leadoff double, advanced on a groundout and scored on Myles Straw's sacrifice fly.
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Cbs New York Team,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
His offense, meanwhile, received an RBI single from Domínguez, a solo homer from Caballero, and a run-scoring groundout from Paul Goldschmidt.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2026
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“Groundout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groundout. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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