Sentence:  `` Take a ride on this one '' , Brooks Robinson greeted Hansen as the Bird third sacker grabbed a bat , headed for the <WSD>plate</WSD> and bounced a third inning two run double off the left centerfield wall tonight . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score