sacrifice bunt

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variants: or less commonly sacrifice hit

plural sacrifice bunts also sacrifice hits

Definition of sacrifice bunt

: a bunt in baseball that allows a runner to advance one base while the batter is put out

Examples of sacrifice bunt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Their win on Friday night was their first with a sacrifice fly, a sacrifice hit and no extra-base hits since 2009. — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 May 2021 The Reds are one of three teams this year not to have a sacrifice hit. — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 29 Sep. 2020 The past four World Series champions combined used fewer sacrifice hits in the postseason than did the 2014 Giants. — Tom Verducci, SI.com, 23 Sep. 2019 The only Dodger position player with a sacrifice hit is Chris Taylor, who has two. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2019 Michael stole home and Rodenbaugh followed on a sacrifice hit by Seriah Brokenborough in a three-run third inning, which put the Panthers in front 4-0. — J.c. Carnahan, OrlandoSentinel.com, 6 Apr. 2018 With power all through his lineup, Hinch doesn’t play a lot of small ball: Houston was bottom five in the league in sacrifice hits (just 11 all year). — SI.com, 22 Oct. 2017

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“Sacrifice bunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacrifice%20bunt. Accessed 25 Oct. 2021.

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