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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An inning later, Lewis followed Josh Bell’s tying RBI double with a sac fly to left-center.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 13 June 2026
Nick Loftin tripled home a run in the bottom half before Burger evened it again with a sac fly in the eighth.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
Kyle Stowers followed with a sac fly to left, giving the Marlins a 2-1 lead.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 June 2026
Catcher Mickey Gasper was the first Boston bat to break through, leading off the fifth with a single and scoring Boston’s second run via sac fly, this time courtesy of shortstop Marcelo Mayer.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026
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Dan Hayes, New York Times, 13 June 2026
Nick Loftin tripled home a run in the bottom half before Burger evened it again with a sac fly in the eighth.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
Kyle Stowers followed with a sac fly to left, giving the Marlins a 2-1 lead.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 June 2026
Catcher Mickey Gasper was the first Boston bat to break through, leading off the fifth with a single and scoring Boston’s second run via sac fly, this time courtesy of shortstop Marcelo Mayer.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026
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“Sac fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sac%20fly. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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