Sentence:  [Ichiro Suzuki] went 0 for 4, popping out in foul territory, <WSD>grounding</WSD> out to second, and striking out looking. And then, in the top of the eighth inning with a runner on second, the “True Hit King” <WSD>grounded</WSD> out to short, just barely failing to beat it out. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To hit a (ground ball). Compare fly (verb(regular)) and line (verb).