A baserunner ploy is a strategy used in baseball to advance a runner on the bases. The term is composed of four words: TAG (3 letters), PLATE (5 letters), HOME (4 letters), and RAISE (5 letters). TAG refers to the act of tagging a base runner with the ball, PLATE is the area where the batter stands, HOME is the base that the runner is trying to reach, and RAISE is the act of increasing the runner's chances of reaching the next base.