sacrifice bunt
noun
variants
or less commonly sacrifice hit
plural sacrifice bunts also sacrifice hits
: a bunt in baseball that allows a runner to advance one base while the batter is put out
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After nine innings had been completed and a runner was automatically placed on second base, a sacrifice bunt by Tyler Wade and sacrifice fly by Iglesias got Jake Cronenworth home with the game’s only run.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
The next runs came in the seventh inning, when the Cubs could have scored more but the Phillies worked their way out of a jam, though Pete Crow-Armstrong's RBI sacrifice bunt brought home the fourth and final run.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
Even Tommy Edman, who didn’t have a hit, contributed with a sacrifice bunt that scored a run.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
Daugherty, who was 2-for-4, opened that frame with a double to right-center and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by junior outfielder Lilly Clark.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2025
Christian Yelich and Rhys Hoskins both singled and advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Isaac Collins.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 18 May 2025
Sweet led off with a walk and went to second on a sacrifice bunt by Randall, setting the stage for Brunette.
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2025
Eli White singled to start the Braves’ ninth, advanced on Allen’s sacrifice bunt and scored on Verdugo’s game-ending hit up the middle.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Moro led off the Dana Hills half of the seventh with a single, moved to second base on a sacrifice bunt by Brad Lewis and scored from second when See pulled a high fastball to left field to end the game.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
The next runs came in the seventh inning, when the Cubs could have scored more but the Phillies worked their way out of a jam, though Pete Crow-Armstrong's RBI sacrifice bunt brought home the fourth and final run.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
Even Tommy Edman, who didn’t have a hit, contributed with a sacrifice bunt that scored a run.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
Daugherty, who was 2-for-4, opened that frame with a double to right-center and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by junior outfielder Lilly Clark.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2025
Christian Yelich and Rhys Hoskins both singled and advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Isaac Collins.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 18 May 2025
Sweet led off with a walk and went to second on a sacrifice bunt by Randall, setting the stage for Brunette.
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2025
Eli White singled to start the Braves’ ninth, advanced on Allen’s sacrifice bunt and scored on Verdugo’s game-ending hit up the middle.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Moro led off the Dana Hills half of the seventh with a single, moved to second base on a sacrifice bunt by Brad Lewis and scored from second when See pulled a high fastball to left field to end the game.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Sacrifice bunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacrifice%20bunt. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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