The phrase "shift to second" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to the action of changing gears in a vehicle from first gear to second gear. It can be used when describing driving or operating a manual transmission vehicle. Example: As the car approached the stop sign, the driver smoothly shifted to second and accelerated onto the highway.
Boone could shift to second and Alfonso Soriano to the outfield, or Henson could replace Boone in 2005.
Relaford came up through the Seattle Mariners' farm system and was asked to shift to second because Alex Rodriguez was the shortstop of the future.
When they traded Roberto Alomar to the Chicago White Sox on July 1, Wigginton became a candidate to shift to second base next season.
On a steep mountain road I drive regularly, the S4 zoomed up in fourth gear on a stretch where I'd usually downshift to second or third; its third gear handled climbs where I usually shift to second, or even first.
Bell, who played for San Francisco in the World Series last month, would also be flexible enough to shift to second -- bumping Alfonso Soriano to the outfield -- if Drew Henson were to be ready at third later during Bell's contract.
The sound of grinding gears, the shuddering and bucking that snaps the heads of children in the back seat (like mine, on that memorable day) back and forth, the cries of "clutch in!" and "now shift to second!" -- these once-familiar parts of every new driver's rite of passage have been all but written off as fading bits of Americana.
Mr. Crudup quickly corrected his sudden shift to first person.
Remember that terrible driver's ed feeling of shifting into second when you meant to shift to fourth?
He said Cabrera's shift to third looked like "a train wreck waiting to happen".
Berkman could shift to first base from right field, and Allen Craig could start in right field.
There were certain movements they had to perform: shift to fifth, downshift to first, make a U-turn, stop at the imitation traffic light.
