Examples of double play in a Sentence
The batter hit into a double play.
They turned a double play to end the inning.
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Ryan induced an inning-ending double play in the first with a man on third, escaped a second-inning jam with Correa’s help, and limited the damage in the fourth to a run after surrendering a leadoff double and a one-out RBI single.
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Dan Hayes, New York Times, 27 May 2025
But the umpires converged and decided Beck had caught the ball and dropped it while transferring it out of the glove, negating the double play and making it 3-1.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
But on the other side, Mets starter David Peterson had no trouble going deep, using sharp command with his sinker, seven strikeouts and three double plays to get through 7 ⅔ innings of two-run ball.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
The Griffins closed the inning with their double play.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 25 May 2025
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Dan Hayes, New York Times, 27 May 2025
But the umpires converged and decided Beck had caught the ball and dropped it while transferring it out of the glove, negating the double play and making it 3-1.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
But on the other side, Mets starter David Peterson had no trouble going deep, using sharp command with his sinker, seven strikeouts and three double plays to get through 7 ⅔ innings of two-run ball.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
The Griffins closed the inning with their double play.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 25 May 2025
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“Double play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20play. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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