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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Cam Smith followed with another sac fly.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Aranda’s sixth-inning sac fly and Yandy Diaz’s eight-inning infield single tax Fried for two more runs.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2026
Brett Baty had a sac fly in the first, and Francisco Alvarez scored an inning later on Carroll's throwing error following Lindor's double.
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
The runners advanced when McLean bounced a curveball, and Garcia followed with a sac fly to center.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Aranda’s sixth-inning sac fly and Yandy Diaz’s eight-inning infield single tax Fried for two more runs.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2026
Brett Baty had a sac fly in the first, and Francisco Alvarez scored an inning later on Carroll's throwing error following Lindor's double.
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
The runners advanced when McLean bounced a curveball, and Garcia followed with a sac fly to center.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Sac fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sac%20fly. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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