sac fly

noun

ˈsak-ˈflī 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Philly clawed back a run on a Trea Turner sac fly in the 8th, and Braves manager Walt Weiss, instead of turning to closer Raisel Iglesias, brought in superstar starter Chris Sale to close it out. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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

Word History

Etymology

sac short for sacrifice entry 1

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sac fly

• apply
• awry
• belie
• bely
• bigeye
• bonsai
• buckeye
• comply
• coxae
• decry
• defy
• deny