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Ginn walked Lindor and Soto with one out in the top of the third, but struck out Alonso and got Nimmo to roll over on a sinker for the third out.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
After the Braves mustered a single run in the first inning Friday, the Rays tied the score with a sacrifice fly in the third inning and took the lead on Danny Jansen’s two-run homer in the fourth inning on a first-pitch sinker that Elder left over the plate and up.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Cease again got up 0-2 to the next batter, Miguel Andujar, before making another mistake with a sinker in the heart of the zone that Andujar lined softly into center field to tie the game.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Garcia worked a seven-pitch at-bat and hit a 91.9 mph sinker from Orioles starter Dean Kramer into center field.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2025
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
After the Braves mustered a single run in the first inning Friday, the Rays tied the score with a sacrifice fly in the third inning and took the lead on Danny Jansen’s two-run homer in the fourth inning on a first-pitch sinker that Elder left over the plate and up.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Cease again got up 0-2 to the next batter, Miguel Andujar, before making another mistake with a sinker in the heart of the zone that Andujar lined softly into center field to tie the game.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Garcia worked a seven-pitch at-bat and hit a 91.9 mph sinker from Orioles starter Dean Kramer into center field.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Sinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sinker. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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sinker
noun
sink·er
ˈsiŋ-kər 
1
: one that sinks
especially
: a weight for sinking a line or net
2
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