line drives
Flat, fast hits
Line drives are batted balls in baseball that travel in a relatively straight, low trajectory—neither the high arc of a fly ball nor the ground-hugging bounce of a grounder.
A well-struck line drive typically indicates solid contact: He hit a line drive up the middle for a base hit.
Line drives that find gaps between fielders often result in extra-base hits.
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