rake
v.— «Jose didn’t exactly rake the ball but he sent his single over the infield, raising his righthanded average to .404.» —“Atlanta—One Of The Great Mysteries In” by Rick Hummel in Atlanta, Ga. St. Louis Post-Dispatch Aug. 22, 1992. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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