sac fly

noun

ˈsak-ˈflī How to pronounce sac fly (audio)
plural sac flies
baseball, informal
: sacrifice fly
The Cardinals ended the scoring on Lonnie Smith's bases-loaded sac fly in the eighth.—Jim Kaplan

Examples of sac fly in a Sentence

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The Padres took a 4-3 lead in the top of the 11th when Manny Machado, the runner placed at second, advanced to third on a wild pitch by reliever Tyler Wells and scored on a sac fly by Ty France. — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2026 García, the automatic runner, scored easily on McMahon's sac fly to deep right field on a full-count pitch as the Yankees improved to 5-42 when trailing through eight innings. — CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026 Gabriel Moreno started the scoring in the third with a sac fly. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 Camilo Doval, no longer trusted in close games, then hit Pages, allowed a sac fly to Freeman and walked Mookie Betts before a brutal eighth ended with a Muncy groundout. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for sac fly

Word History

Etymology

sac short for sacrifice entry 1

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sac fly was in 1928

Rhymes for sac fly

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“Sac fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sac%20fly. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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