| 100% | EXTRAINNINGGAME | 15 | *Baseball contest that, since 2020, features a runner placed at second base |
| 31% | TENS | 4 | Second place at a math competition? |
| 31% | TENS | 4 | Second place at a math Olympiad? |
| 30% | HITANDRUN | 9 | Baseball strategy that starts with a stolen base attempt |
| 30% | HOME | 4 | Base that four runners cross after a grand slam |
| 30% | IDLED | 5 | Ran in place, as a car at a red light |
| 30% | TAG | 3 | Put out, as a base runner in baseball |
| 29% | CUTOUT | 6 | Seat filler at many a 2020 baseball game |
| 29% | SPA | 3 | Place that might feature a sauna |
| 29% | SKIRTING | 8 | Boards that run around the base of a wall |
| 29% | SAFE | 4 | Umpire's call that a base runner wants to hear |
| 28% | KISSCAM | 7 | Jumbotron feature at a sporting event that encourages smooching: 2 wds. |
| 28% | WILDPITCH | 9 | Errant throw from the mound that allows a base runner to advance |
| 28% | ISEE | 4 | "Can ___ that for a second?" ("Let me look at it"): 2 wds. |
| 28% | PLANTERS | 8 | Snack brand that runs a NUTmobile Tour featuring Mr. Peanut every summer |
| 27% | UTLEY | 5 | Chase at second base |
| 27% | RYNE | 4 | Sandberg at second base |
| 27% | ALARM | 5 | iPhone feature that traditionally can be snoozed for nine minutes at a time |
| 27% | BELOWDECK | 9 | Bravo reality show since 2013 that features crew members on a superyacht: 2 wds. |
| 27% | ALIBI | 5 | Proof that you couldn't have committed a crime at that place and time |
| 27% | SOUTH | 5 | ___ Korea, country that placed second in the 2009 edition of the World Baseball Classic tournament |
| 26% | SEED | 4 | ___ spitting contest, fun game that one can enjoy with friends and family at a picnic |
| 26% | OUTFIELD | 8 | Area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting first, second and third bases |
| 26% | HOMERUN | 7 | In baseball, a hit that enables the batter to run round all four bases |
| 26% | DUEL | 4 | Contest that takes seconds |
| 26% | DUELS | 5 | Contests that take seconds? |
| 26% | SKEW | 4 | Place at a slant |
| 26% | WASON | 5 | Had a base, as a runner in baseball |
| 26% | CUBA | 4 | Havana's country that placed second in the 2006 edition of the World Baseball Classic tournament |
| 26% | SLID | 4 | Arrived at second base head first, perhaps |