In
baseball, a batted ball is considered a
sacrifice fly (denoted by
SF) if the following four criteria are met:
- There are fewer than two outs.
- The ball is hit to the outfield.
- The runner is out, either caught or put out at first base, or would have been out except for an error.
- A run scores
(see Rule 10 of Major League Baseball)
See also: baseball statistics