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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Wandy Peralta took over for David Morgan with two out and a runner on second base in the seventh inning and got a groundout on his first pitch.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025
Miami took a 1-0 lead in the first inning against Brandon Woodruff when Xavier Edwards doubled to begin the game, moved to third on a groundout and scored on Kyle Stowers’ single.
—Miami Herald, 27 July 2025
New York Yankees infield prospect George Lombard Jr., the son of Detroit Tigers bench coach George Lombard, walked, stole second base and scored on Sox prospect Braden Montgomery’s groundout in the third to give the AL a 1-0 lead.
—Charles Odum, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
Dobbins has had trouble when facing a lineup the third time through, but Cora trusted him in the sixth, and Dobbins prevailed with a strikeout of Trent Grisham, followed by groundouts from Judge and Ben Rice.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 15 June 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025
Miami took a 1-0 lead in the first inning against Brandon Woodruff when Xavier Edwards doubled to begin the game, moved to third on a groundout and scored on Kyle Stowers’ single.
—Miami Herald, 27 July 2025
New York Yankees infield prospect George Lombard Jr., the son of Detroit Tigers bench coach George Lombard, walked, stole second base and scored on Sox prospect Braden Montgomery’s groundout in the third to give the AL a 1-0 lead.
—Charles Odum, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
Dobbins has had trouble when facing a lineup the third time through, but Cora trusted him in the sixth, and Dobbins prevailed with a strikeout of Trent Grisham, followed by groundouts from Judge and Ben Rice.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 15 June 2025
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“Groundout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groundout. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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