safety squeeze
Americannoun
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After Brad Hand replaced Winans, Stewart dropped down a bunt on the safety squeeze to bring home Alonso.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 22, 2023
Minnesota pushed the lead to 3-0 off Shelby Miller in the fifth, Byron Buxton leading off with a walk, stealing second, taking third on Farmer’s groundout and scoring on Jeffers’ safety squeeze.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2023
Once Call fell behind 0-1, Manager Dave Martinez signaled for a safety squeeze.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2022
Two walks and a wild pitch set up a perfect safety squeeze by Rojas, scoring Geraldo Perdomo from third base and upping Arizona’s lead to 4-2.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2022
How about considering the double steal, hit-and-run, sacrifice bunt, bunt-and-run, suicide squeeze or safety squeeze?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2022
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