Straight

Direct telephone line, compared to an outside line that requires a telephone number to be dialed.

Straight

Describing a phone that connects directly to one and only one other phone. One need not dial any number between straight phones.

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She got out of a similar jam in the sixth, putting the first two hitters on base before getting three straight outs.

Ducks keep their run going

That was part of a streak of 15 straight outs by Morton before he hit Barnes on the right forearm with a pitch leading off the sixth.

Bellinger, Dodgers top Astros to tie World Series 2-2

Tommy Medica followed with a single, but three straight outs stranded both runners.

Ems can't mount a comeback

George Springer homered twice, Carlos Correa hit 3-run homer for his first hit of the postseason, and Houston's bullpen combined for 4 scoreless innings, including six straight outs by winner Collin McHugh, as the AL West champions served notice that a second Series title is on their itinerary.

October orbit: Astros advance with 11-3 win, sweep

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