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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The Twins went on the load the bases with no outs off Woodford, then win it against left-hander Andrew Saalfrank, who walked Trevor Larnach on five pitches to bring home Jhonny Pereda with the tying run, then allowed Keaschall’s no-doubter sac fly with all nine Diamondbacks playing in.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
On Lee’s sac fly, Austin Martin was doubled off second base after Addison Barger made a spectacular diving grab to steal a hit.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Junior Caminero’s sac fly got Diaz home, but Christopher Morel struck out (for the first of four times on the night) and Jonny DeLuca flied out.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
The Marlins got to Gil in the bottom of the second, putting up three runs thanks to Troy Johnston’s RBI double, Xavier Edwards’ RBI single and Kyle Stowers’ sac fly.
—James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2025
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John Shipley, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
On Lee’s sac fly, Austin Martin was doubled off second base after Addison Barger made a spectacular diving grab to steal a hit.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Junior Caminero’s sac fly got Diaz home, but Christopher Morel struck out (for the first of four times on the night) and Jonny DeLuca flied out.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
The Marlins got to Gil in the bottom of the second, putting up three runs thanks to Troy Johnston’s RBI double, Xavier Edwards’ RBI single and Kyle Stowers’ sac fly.
—James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2025
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“Sac fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sac%20fly. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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