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The Dodgers then gift-wrapped an insurance run to the Cubs in the eighth, giving up another score after Conforto missed a fly ball near the left-field line for a leadoff double.—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025 His fly ball was shallow, too — about halfway between the infield dirt and the warning track dirt.—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025 Then, in the second inning, a routine fly ball floated toward left-center field with one out and the bases empty.—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025 Xavier Edwards led off with a double but was thrown out trying to tag up to third base by left fielder Bryan De La Cruz after making an over-the-shoulder catch of Kyle Stowers’ fly ball.—Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fly ball
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