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Richie Palacios turned an elusive pop fly into a double and Mullins moved him to third by beating out a bunt.—ABC News, 15 May 2026 His time in center field was an adventure, misplaying a line drive from Alex Burleson that went for a double over his head, and then allowing a pop fly to drop in shallow center in what appeared to be a miscommunication with left fielder Brent Rooker in the ninth.—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026 Jesus Sanchez then hit a pop fly down the left-field line.—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 9 May 2026 Castillo needed 30 pitches to get out of the inning, but limited the damage by retiring Buxton on a pop fly, leaving the bases loaded.—CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pop fly