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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With Detroit already up 1-0 thanks to a Zack McKinstry sac fly in the second inning, Spencer Torkelson launched a ball to the Yankees’ bullpen to start the barrage.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
In the top of the sixth, San Ysidro added what would become a critical insurance run with an RBI sac fly off the bat of Carlos Orozco.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Paul Goldschmidt plated a ninth run with an RBI single in the eighth inning, while a ninth-inning sac fly from Wells gave the Yankees an even 10.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
Trout added a deep sac fly to center that scored Paris.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
In the top of the sixth, San Ysidro added what would become a critical insurance run with an RBI sac fly off the bat of Carlos Orozco.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Paul Goldschmidt plated a ninth run with an RBI single in the eighth inning, while a ninth-inning sac fly from Wells gave the Yankees an even 10.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
Trout added a deep sac fly to center that scored Paris.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sac fly
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“Sac fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sac%20fly. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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