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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Jarren Duran plated another run with a sac fly between the blunder and the bomb.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2026
Myles Straw delivered a late sac fly, capitalizing on an RBI situation.
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Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Caminero produced a sac fly, but Richie Palacios grounded into a double play, made possible with a standout play by second baseman Nasim Nunez on the turn.
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Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 June 2026
Nick Loftin tripled home a run in the bottom half before Burger evened it again with a sac fly in the eighth.
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ABC News,
11 June 2026
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2026
Myles Straw delivered a late sac fly, capitalizing on an RBI situation.
—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Caminero produced a sac fly, but Richie Palacios grounded into a double play, made possible with a standout play by second baseman Nasim Nunez on the turn.
—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 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
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“Sac fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sac%20fly. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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