plural sac flies
baseball, informal
: sacrifice fly
The Cardinals ended the scoring on Lonnie Smith's bases-loaded sac fly in the eighth.—
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Of course, the loss wasn’t on the longman or the Yankees’ pitching staff, as their lineup only mustered one run, which came on an Amed Rosario sac fly in the seventh.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
The runners advanced when McLean bounced a curveball, and Garcia followed with a sac fly to center.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
The runners advanced when McLean bounced a curveball, and Garcia followed with a sac fly to center.
—Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
But going first to third on a single, or maybe taking a chance to score on a shallow sac fly, will be more prevalent.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
The runners advanced when McLean bounced a curveball, and Garcia followed with a sac fly to center.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
The runners advanced when McLean bounced a curveball, and Garcia followed with a sac fly to center.
—Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
But going first to third on a single, or maybe taking a chance to score on a shallow sac fly, will be more prevalent.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Sac fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sac%20fly. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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