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sac fly

American  
[sak flahy] / ˈsæk ˈflaɪ /

noun

Baseball Informal.

  1. sacrifice fly.

    The only run allowed by Red Sox pitching came on Carter’s sac fly in the seventh inning.

Etymology

Origin of sac fly

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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A sac fly from Kendle in the fourth and a run-scoring groundout by Woody Hadeen pushed the Irvine advantage to 6-2.

From Seattle Times

Cal Raleigh put Seattle up 1-0 with a sac fly to deep left field.

From Seattle Times

Victor Caratini scored Singleton from third with a deep sac fly to make it 3-2.

From Seattle Times

Raleigh had to settle for a sac fly and a 1-0 lead.

From Seattle Times

When the seventh ended, they trailed 5-4 after Ryne Stanek gave up a sac fly for a run and served up a three-run homer to CJ Abrams.

From Seattle Times

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