pinch-hit
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Rojas, who pinch-hit for Alex Freeland in the bottom of the seventh and homered to center, was more measured as he crossed the plate without any antics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Alex Call, who pinch-hit for Ward in the fifth, also drove in two runs with a single to shallow center left field.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
By the time the inning ended, a pair of Los Angeles relievers had let nine runs cross the plate, punctuated by Addison Barger’s pinch-hit grand slam, the first in World Series history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025
For this series, he will likely be only a pinch-hit option off the bench.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025
He was called off the bench to pinch-hit with two outs in the ninth, two Dodgers on base after walks, and the enemy leading by one run.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
If Scott had thrown a scoreless inning and sent the game into the 10th, Roberts planned to have Ohtani pinch hit for Miguel Rojas, the third batter due up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Servais couldn’t call on Raleigh fast enough to pinch hit for backup catcher Seby Zavala.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024
He stayed in the game but was pinch hit for in the ninth..
From Washington Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
He was replaced on the mound by Tyler Anderson and Nolan Schanuel came in to pinch hit for him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
Affidavit, allegro, lee shore, and pinch hit are "technical," while vamp, savvy, bum hunch, and skiddoo are "slang."
From The Century Vocabulary Builder by Bachelor, Joseph M. (Joseph Morris)
Axl Rose even stepped in as a pinch-hitting lead vocalist in 2016.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2025
Openers Phil Salt and Will Jacks combined for 39, but both struggled to unleash their trademark bombastic pinch-hitting and they fell in quick succession, skying catches off the bowling of Jayden Seales.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2024
Occasionally it’s pinch-hitting for substance, mere showiness with nothing behind it.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2024
Wilson said he “absolutely” would use the bat in a pinch-hitting role.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 20, 2023
“Doc” Scanlon was pitching for Brooklyn, and, evidently intimidated by Sam’s pinch-hitting reputation or something, suddenly became wild and gave the Giant batter three balls.
From Pitching in a Pinch or, Baseball from the Inside by Mathewson, Christy
