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Examples
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A single and a ground-out later, Jerry Hairston Jr. who was pinch-running for Stairs scored the game-tying run, ruining a marvelous performance by Mets starter Chris Young.
Mets Implode in Extra Innings Mike Sielski 2011
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Chin-lung Hu tied the game on a sacrifice fly, and the go-ahead run scored on a ground-out by Josh Thole.
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A month later, at Wrigley Field, he went from first to third on a ground-out and then stole home.
WILLIE MAYS JAMES S. HIRSCH 2010
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It was a pity that Sardick's journey to niceness via fear and self-loathing had to bring so abrupt an end to his excellent scathing wit, but I suppose you don't want an audience grinning too much through the heart-thawing and ground-out repentance.
Rewind TV: Doctor Who; The Nativity; Poirot: Murder on the Orient Express; Come Fly With Me 2010
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For A-Rod: After ground-out, instead of crossing mound, wander up first-base line and sit on outfield grass for organic, locally raised picnic with Bay Area culinary legend Alice Waters.
OK A-Rod 2010
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Our last game was against Costa Rica, which defied the earlier standards of ground-out results with four goals in just over 15 minutes.
Week at a Glance: I have discovered some glaring inconsistencies Andrew Bates 2009
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This year, they started off with a couple of ground-out 1-0s where they managed essentially to control the other side.
Week at a Glance: I have discovered some glaring inconsistencies Andrew Bates 2009
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On a slightly more elevated note, does anyone really think that Shakespeare cared as much about The Merry Wives of Windsor, a ground-out Falstaff sequel to order, as he did about Henry IV, Part Two, in which Falstaff achieves uttermost heights of drama?
Kenneth Hite's Journal princeofcairo 2008
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Another good game for Sinfonian, Jr.: 1-for-2 (cumulative batting average .750), with a run scored and an RBI (on an infield ground-out -- he smartly hit to the right side with less than 2 outs, thereby allowing the runner on third to score).
Archive 2007-03-04 Sinfonian 2007
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Another good game for Sinfonian, Jr.: 1-for-2 (cumulative batting average .750), with a run scored and an RBI (on an infield ground-out -- he smartly hit to the right side with less than 2 outs, thereby allowing the runner on third to score).
Weekend kid blogging Sinfonian 2007
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