homestand

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home·stand

 (hōm′stănd′)
n.
A succession of games played especially by a baseball team at the team's home field or court.
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homestand

(ˈhəʊmˌstænd)
n
(Baseball) baseball a series of successive games played between the same two teams at one team's home ground
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The victory capped the best homestand in franchise history, with the Sharks going 5-0 and outscoring the opposition, 21-11.
Milwaukee Brewers Hall of Fame Radio Announcer Bob Uecker, who underwent 6 hours of heart surgery on Friday, April 30 (http://bizofbaseball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4332:bob-uecker-has-successful-heart-surgery&catid=58:radio&Itemid=123), plans to return to the broadcast booth on the upcoming homestand. His first play-by-play work for Newsradio 620 WTMJ and the Brewers Radio Network since undergoing surgery is scheduled for this Friday.
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