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
After Max Muncy reached base on a force out at second and was moved over to third on a single from Hernández, Alex Call delivered a pinch-hit, two-run single to right field.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
Is it on par with Kirk Gibson’s pinch-hit, walk-off home run in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series?
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
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
The Mariners did not have a left-handed hitter available on the bench to pinch hit in that situation.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
Servais couldn’t call on Raleigh fast enough to pinch hit for backup catcher Seby Zavala.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024
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
"Well, put a watch mark on your arm, sailor, and put it there pronto, or you'll be needing an understudy to pinch hit for you."
From Biltmore Oswald The Diary of a Hapless Recruit by Dick Dorgan
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
Heyward was reduced to a pinch-hitting role when Mookie Betts moved from shortstop back to right field upon returning from a left-hand fracture on Aug. 12.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2024
Occasionally it’s pinch-hitting for substance, mere showiness with nothing behind it.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2024
Thomson had few pinch-hitting options for Rojas, so he let the light-hitting center fielder take his cuts and promptly fall to 3 for 22 in the NLCS.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 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 Christy Mathewson
