Definition of sacrifice fly
: an outfield fly in baseball caught by a fielder after which a runner scores
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The earlier near-miss homer loomed large as the Giants regained the lead in the seventh on a sacrifice fly by Brandon Crawford.
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The Yankees tied the score, 1-1, when Tanaka went home on a sacrifice fly by Aaron Judge.
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Scott Kingery doubled in the fourth and scored on a sacrifice fly by Carlos Santana to cut the deficit to 10.
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Bruce went to third on a double by Kevin Plawecki and scored on a sacrifice fly by pinch hitter José Bautista, though Cobb left Plawecki at third by winning a 10-pitch battle with Amed Rosario for his sixth strikeout of the night.
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JB Shuck, who started in center field for Lewis Brinson, walked three times and scored later that inning on a sacrifice fly by Derek Dietrich (2 for 3).
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The 2015 AL Cy Young Award winner walked two batters in the first inning, and center fielder Jake Marisnick made a diving catch on a sacrifice fly by slumping slugger Giancarlo Stanton.
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In the fifth, Guerra had a leadoff single, and his pinch-running replacement, Braeden Munger, scored on a sacrifice fly by Weiss.
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Tied at 3 in the seventh, the Cougars took the lead on a sacrifice fly by Davis and RBI single by Lael Lockhart Jr. The UH bullpen held the Pirates to one run over the final 5 1/3 innings.
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First Known Use of sacrifice fly
1944
SACRIFICE FLY Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of sacrifice fly for English Language Learners
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baseball : a fly ball that is caught by a fielder but allows a base runner to score after it is caught
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