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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Their nine sacrifice bunts, with a 75% conversion rate, and six bunt hits were tops or tied in the majors and included several squeeze bunts that scored runs and led to wins. —
Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026 Muncy's fly to left field scored Jacob Wilson, who began the inning as the automatic runner at second base and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Denzel Clarke. —CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026 Romo moved to third on a sacrifice bunt and with one out and runners on first and third, Zhang struck out the next two batters to get out of the inning. —Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026 Matt McLain attempted to lay down a sacrifice bunt, but Roupp ended up recording a strikeout after McLain bunted his first two attempts foul. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026 The Cardinals had back-to-back walks to start off the bottom of the fourth with both runners advancing on a sacrifice bunt by Addison Tischer. —Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026 Tatis’ idea Stammen said the sacrifice bunt laid down by Tatis at the start of the 12th inning, which got Cronenworth to third base before the two intentional walks, was not called from the dugout. —Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026 But after the Rockies put together their big inning off the combination of Houston pitchers Cody Bolton (making his first career start) and Ryan Weiss — a frame that also featured three walks and a sacrifice bunt — the Colorado bullpen ensured the Astros weren’t able to fully rally. —Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026 Blake Perkins’ sacrifice bunt put both men in scoring position, and Bello’s fifth walk of the night filled the diamond. —Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
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Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026 Muncy's fly to left field scored Jacob Wilson, who began the inning as the automatic runner at second base and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Denzel Clarke. —CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026 Romo moved to third on a sacrifice bunt and with one out and runners on first and third, Zhang struck out the next two batters to get out of the inning. —Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026 Matt McLain attempted to lay down a sacrifice bunt, but Roupp ended up recording a strikeout after McLain bunted his first two attempts foul. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026 The Cardinals had back-to-back walks to start off the bottom of the fourth with both runners advancing on a sacrifice bunt by Addison Tischer. —Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026 Tatis’ idea Stammen said the sacrifice bunt laid down by Tatis at the start of the 12th inning, which got Cronenworth to third base before the two intentional walks, was not called from the dugout. —Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026 But after the Rockies put together their big inning off the combination of Houston pitchers Cody Bolton (making his first career start) and Ryan Weiss — a frame that also featured three walks and a sacrifice bunt — the Colorado bullpen ensured the Astros weren’t able to fully rally. —Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026 Blake Perkins’ sacrifice bunt put both men in scoring position, and Bello’s fifth walk of the night filled the diamond. —Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
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