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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Justin Thomas struck out in 3 pitches with a sac fly opportunity, bringing Davalan to the plate.
—Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 16 May 2025
Cleveland got on the board early, driving in a run in the first inning, but a sac fly by Detroit in the next inning tied it up.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2024
Machado hit a sac fly for a 5-0 lead and finished the game going 2 for 3 with an RBI.
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 21 May 2025
Following a Brandon Nimmo strikeout and a Soto steal of third, Mark Vientos lofted a go-ahead sac fly for the second out.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
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Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 16 May 2025
Cleveland got on the board early, driving in a run in the first inning, but a sac fly by Detroit in the next inning tied it up.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2024
Machado hit a sac fly for a 5-0 lead and finished the game going 2 for 3 with an RBI.
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 21 May 2025
Following a Brandon Nimmo strikeout and a Soto steal of third, Mark Vientos lofted a go-ahead sac fly for the second out.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
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“Sac fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sac%20fly. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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