A verb used as a noun is called a gerund. A verb used as an adjective is called a participle. Both gerunds and participles are called verbals. Hover over any word in the sentence below to see its part of speech.
Adrian Gonzalez bashed a pair of home runs as the Dodgers rolled the Phillies, 7-2. The victory improved the Dodgersâ lead over the still-reeling Giants to 1 1/2 games in the National League West. The Dodgers (67-52) can finish off a sweep of the Phillies on Thursday evening.
On June 8, 1869, the Niagara University baseball team defeated Columbia 209-10 in the highest-scoring baseball game ever. According to The Baseball Timeline by Burt Solomon the highest scoring game between two professional teams in history took place on July 5, 1869. The Atlantics of Brooklyn beat the Athletics of Philadelphia, 51-48, in a game witnessed by 15,000 people at the Capitoline Grounds in New York.