pinch-hit
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Max Muncy led the bottom of the ninth with a single, and Tommy Edman moved him over with a pinch-hit sacrifice bunt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
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
Roberts left open the possibility of a pinch-hit appearance Thursday with the game on the line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 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
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
Alejandro Kirk pinch hit for him in the seventh.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 2, 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
He has made one pinch hit appearance since getting hurt a week ago.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 24, 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)
Lacking any consistent command, Banda walked his first batter on five pitches before falling behind again to pinch-hitting righty Dane Myers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 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
DeWine set the next meeting for Wednesday afternoon, then he came down with COVID-19 — precluding him from pinch-hitting as chair while Senate President Matt Huffman and House Speaker Jason Stephens came to some agreement.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 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
