Advances
Flies
Flies noun - Theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains.
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Additionally, most of the captured railway network has yet to be repaired and converted to European standard-gauge, and the horses are dropping like flies and literally cannot sustain any further advancesÂ…
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Sacrifice Bunts don't count, as the batter-runner usually isn't trying to get on base when they bunt, but Sacrifice Flies (when the ball is caught by an outfielder, but a runner on base advances) do count as plate appearances.
Source: Useful Notes / Baseball
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