A man picking up a softball as another slides to the base.
Two men play softball.
Usually if you're picking up a softball it's because you're playing softball.
exists e1 p1 s1 x1 x2 x3 x5.(n_base(x5) & a_topic(x1) & exists e2 x4.(to(e2,x5) & Actor(e2,x4) & v_slide(e2) & n_thing(x4)) & as(e1,p1) & a_up(s1) & Manner(e1,s1) & Theme(e1,x3) & Actor(e1,x2) & v_pick(e1) & n_softball(x3) & (x1 = x2) & n_man(x1))
exists e1 x1 x2.(Theme(e1,x2) & Actor(e1,x1) & v_play(e1) & n_softball(x2) & n_man(x1) & card_eq_2(x1))