Sentence:  He went only 1 for 3 in the first game of the doubleheader, but he found the fence with that hit for his fifth round tripper and was 2 for 5 in game 2 and, once again, <WSD>went long</WSD> for home run number 6, a two-run shot, and the Red Sox were able to pull out both the wins at 8-5 and 13-9 over the Tigers. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To run far down the field away from the quarterback to receive a long or Hail Mary pass in American football.