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 Amed Rosario double and a Jose Siri sac fly brought two more runs in.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 July 2024
Freeman was easily thrown out on the third-inning sac fly attempt, trying to score on a relatively shallow fly ball to right fielder Jake McCarthy.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2024
Torres gave the Yankees a baker’s dozen with a sac fly, while Verdugo put a second touchdown on the board with an RBI single.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 June 2024
Toronto’s first run came in the third inning when Justin Turner tied the game with a sac fly.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 July 2024
Freeman was easily thrown out on the third-inning sac fly attempt, trying to score on a relatively shallow fly ball to right fielder Jake McCarthy.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2024
Torres gave the Yankees a baker’s dozen with a sac fly, while Verdugo put a second touchdown on the board with an RBI single.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 June 2024
Toronto’s first run came in the third inning when Justin Turner tied the game with a sac fly.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
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“Sac fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sac%20fly. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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