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line drive

n. Baseball

A batted ball hit sharply so that it flies low and fast in a nearly straight line.

line′ drive′

a batted baseball that travels low, fast, and straight. Also called liner.

[1930–35]

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Noun

line drive - (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter; "the batter hit a liner to the shortstop"

liner

fly ball, fly - (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air

baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"

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TIM McCARVER'S analysis of the Mets' shortstop: "His only weakness as a shortstop is that he cannot go to his left for the line drive over the first baseman's head.

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Guerrero visited Seattle Mariners pitcher Rafael Soriano, whom he hit in the head with a line drive in Tuesday night's game.

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The good news is that Santana felt better than he thought after getting drilled in the knee by a line drive Thursday against the Cleveland Indians.

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Drew suffered the injury when reaching for a low line drive in the fourth inning.

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Then with the potential tying run at first with no outs in the seventh, she made a diving play on a line drive hit to her right and recovered in time to step on first for a double play.

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It had been hit flush by a Vladimir Guerrero line drive in the bottom of the fifth.