down-the line shot

基本解释

England fans were brought down back to earth when Green fumbled a long-range shot and watched the ball trickle over the line to hand the US an equaliser.
格林黄油手漏接了这记远距离打门，眼睁睁地看着皮球滚过了球门线，将平局大礼拱手让人。英格兰的球迷们此前燃烧的激情也被这场意外彻底扑灭。

Navarro hit a solo homer just over the basket at the wall in left-center in the second to break a 1-all tie and added a two-run shot down the left-field line off John Danks (0-1) in the fourth, with both drives coming from the right side.
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