sacrifice hit; sacrifice bunt or fly
Baseball term covering both sacrifice bunts and sacrifice flies. Often used in statistics and play-by-play.
He hit a sacrifice to advance the runner.
He advanced the runner to second with a sacrifice hit.
The sacrifice hit led to the team's victory.
He laid down a successful sacrifice hit in the ninth inning to tie the game.
Compound of 犠 (sacrifice) and 打 (hit), formed within baseball terminology.