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After the Braves mustered a single run in the first inning Friday, the Rays tied the score with a sacrifice fly in the third inning and took the lead on Danny Jansen’s two-run homer in the fourth inning on a first-pitch sinker that Elder left over the plate and up.
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David O'Brien, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Bellinger then scored on a Paul Goldschmidt sacrifice fly, putting the Yankees up, 2-0.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
Once in extra innings the Blue Jays took a 3-2 lead on a sacrifice fly by George Springer, but the Red Sox answered with an RBI single by Duran to tie the game again.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
Brandon Nimmo scored Juan Soto with a sacrifice fly to make it 2-0.
—Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2025
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David O'Brien, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Bellinger then scored on a Paul Goldschmidt sacrifice fly, putting the Yankees up, 2-0.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
Once in extra innings the Blue Jays took a 3-2 lead on a sacrifice fly by George Springer, but the Red Sox answered with an RBI single by Duran to tie the game again.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
Brandon Nimmo scored Juan Soto with a sacrifice fly to make it 2-0.
—Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Sacrifice fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacrifice%20fly. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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