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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However, on two occasions, the Yanks gave Los Angeles a free 90 feet, putting runners on third base, and sac flies scored both runs.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 31 Oct. 2024
But New York hit back, Jesse Winker tying the game with a two-run triple against his old team, before a sac fly from Starling Marte gave the Mets the lead.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
Rookie Brooks Lee’s sac fly later in the second got the Twins within a run.
—Dan Hayes, The Athletic, 4 July 2024
And though the Yankees briefly led again on a Giancarlo Stanton sacrifice fly in the sixth, the turnaround came complete in the eighth, when the Dodgers loaded the bases against Yankees reliever Tommy Kahnle, then got sac flies from Lux and Betts off closer Luke Weaver.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Ryan Morik, Fox News, 31 Oct. 2024
But New York hit back, Jesse Winker tying the game with a two-run triple against his old team, before a sac fly from Starling Marte gave the Mets the lead.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
Rookie Brooks Lee’s sac fly later in the second got the Twins within a run.
—Dan Hayes, The Athletic, 4 July 2024
And though the Yankees briefly led again on a Giancarlo Stanton sacrifice fly in the sixth, the turnaround came complete in the eighth, when the Dodgers loaded the bases against Yankees reliever Tommy Kahnle, then got sac flies from Lux and Betts off closer Luke Weaver.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Sac fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sac%20fly. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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