twin killing

noun

, Baseball Slang.

1. double play.

Example Sentences

Then he threw to first to complete the twin killing.

From Washington Post

Then he threw to first to complete the twin killing.

From Seattle Times

It was their first such twin killing since June 21, 1969 when Mike Shannon, Tim McCarver and Julian Javier did the trick in a 5-3 win over the New York Mets at Shea Stadium.

From Fox News

It was their first such twin killing since June 21, 1969 when Mike Shannon, Tim McCarver and Julian Javier did the trick in a 5-3 win over the New York Mets at Shea Stadium.

From Seattle Times

The Nationals’ inability to convert a first-inning twin killing sparked a Mets rally that eventually doomed Washington in a 6-2 series-opening loss to New York, its 14th defeat in 19 games.

From Washington Post