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  • n  a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base
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  • ValleyCats fall as offense sputters
    Vermont jumped on the scoreboard in the fourth inning when Luis Baez popped an RBI single into left field to score Jaycob Brugman from second base and give the Lake Monsters a 1-0 lead. Tri-City threatened in the sixth but with the tying runs on base, Jon Kemmer grounded into a force play to end the inning.
    July 28, 2013 - Albany Times Union

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