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19 Sep 2014
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What does "stake" mean?
The White Sox loaded the bases with nobody out in the third inning, and Adam Eaton staked them to a lead with his sacrifice fly.
What does "stake" mean?
The White Sox loaded the bases with nobody out in the third inning, and Adam Eaton staked them to a lead with his sacrifice fly.
The White Sox loaded the bases with nobody out in the third inning, and Adam Eaton staked them to a lead with his sacrifice fly.
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Stake means to firmly attach. In this passage the use of ' stake' is figurative, and is quite a flowery way of saying Adam got his team into the lead.
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