home game
noun
sports
: a game played in a team's own stadium, park, etc.
The team has done much better in its home games than on the road.
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In spectacular fashion, the San Francisco Giants erased an eight-run deficit by scoring 10 runs in the final two innings of Wednesday afternoon’s home game against the Washington Nationals, capped by a walk-off grand slam from young star Bryce Eldridge for a historic 11-10 victory.
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Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
Sources said a different Big 12 team, TCU, was the initial target before backing out of what essentially is a home game for the Aztecs.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
The Savannah Bananas invited Sparks to ump a part of their home game against the Indianapolis Clowns in Savannah, Georgia, on June 5.
—Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 10 June 2026
The Knicks won the first two games of the series in San Antonio before dropping Monday's home game.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
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Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
Sources said a different Big 12 team, TCU, was the initial target before backing out of what essentially is a home game for the Aztecs.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
The Savannah Bananas invited Sparks to ump a part of their home game against the Indianapolis Clowns in Savannah, Georgia, on June 5.
—Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 10 June 2026
The Knicks won the first two games of the series in San Antonio before dropping Monday's home game.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
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“Home game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20game. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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