サヨナラ勝(が)ち

さよならがち
noun
walk-off win; game-ending win by the home team
sports
1. walk-off win; a win scored by the home team in the last at-bat
In baseball, a victory in which the home team scores the winning run in the bottom of the final (or extra) inning, ending the game instantly. サヨナラ ('goodbye') marks the abrupt end of play.
延長(えんちょう)でサヨナラ勝(が)ちした。
They won on a walk-off in extra innings.
九回裏(きゅうかいうら)のヒットでサヨナラ勝(が)ちを決(き)めた。
They sealed a walk-off win with a hit in the bottom of the ninth.
満塁(まんるい)ホームランで劇的(げきてき)なサヨナラ勝(が)ちを飾(かざ)った。
They capped it off with a dramatic walk-off win on a grand slam.

A baseball term. The home team wins the instant it scores the go-ahead run in its final turn at bat, so the game ends without the opponent batting again.

Common collocations

  • サヨナラ勝(が)ちする: to win on a walk-off
  • サヨナラホームラン: walk-off home run
  • サヨナラ負(ま)け: a walk-off loss (from the losing side's view)

Related words

  • サヨナラ負(ま)け: walk-off loss — the same play seen from the team that gives it up
general
Added 2026.7.20 3:17 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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