scuffling
v.— «RHP Jay Powell was scuffling the first month of the season. He was coming off a poor 2000 during which he spent most of the time on the DL. He had season-ending shoulder surgery in August and had a spotty spring. » —“National League” Sporting News May 28, 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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