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sacrifice fly

[sak-ruh-fahys flahy] / ˈsæk rəˌfaɪs ˈflaɪ /
NOUN
caught baseball but someone scores
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Mookie Betts matched him, then Miguel Rojas stayed back on a changeup and sent it to deep right field for a sacrifice fly.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

Hernández made it to third on Edman’s sacrifice fly.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

Lauer relied on soft contact to throw a scoreless fourth inning, but he ran into some trouble in the fifth, with back-to-back singles, a sacrifice fly, a disengagement violation and PitchCom issues.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

Urbon capped a four-run rally in the top of the fifth with a sacrifice fly.

From Los Angeles Times May 31, 2026

It was a sacrifice fly and moved the runners to second and third with only one out.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson



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