pinch-hitter

• “Manager Jim Tracy instead sent pinch-hitter Ryan Doumit to the plate, and as a light rain began to fall, Cox sprang from the dugout and shuffled toward the mound, his artificial knees seeming to creak with each step.”

  Simon & Schuster: In the Time of Bobby Cox

• “Sabathia had answered the call; and would do so in the sixth, when he got pinch-hitter Ben Francisco flied out to end the sixth with a runner on second.”

  Simon & Schuster: One Season

• “But when pinch-hitter Eric Hinske lined a two-run homer off Sergio Romo in the eighth, the Braves suddenly had the lead.”

  The Huffington Post: Brooks Conrad Errors Doom Braves In Crucial Playoff Game

• “He walked pinch-hitter Matt Stairs (FSY) with one out.”

  Rockies top shaky Hamels 5-4, tie NL Division Series vs. Phils

• “Rookie LHP Antonio Bastardo (FSY) struck out Colorado pinch-hitter Jason Giambi (FSY) to leave the bases loaded in the eighth.”

  Rockies top shaky Hamels 5-4, tie NL Division Series vs. Phils

• “Harper entered the game in the bottom of the fifth, as a pinch-hitter for Jayson Werth, who went 0 for 1 with a walk in a strikeout in his Nationals debut.”

  The Washington Post: Bryce Harper records his first hit during Nationals spring training

• “La Russa got a pinch hit from Allen Craig on a favorable matchup, and he later forced Washington to send up rusty pinch-hitter Esteban German, who hadn't batted in nearly a month, with the game on the line.”

  The Wall Street Journal: These Guys Just Can't Stop Meddling

• “Harris, 32, is the most experienced rightfielder of the trio, but even he has appeared in only 45 games there and has spent most of his 10-year career as a pinch-hitter and utility player.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Duda an Enticing Option for Mets

• “Stairs has been pigeon-holed as a pinch-hitter, but the Nationals are confident that, in a bind, he could play the field.”

  The Washington Post: A look at the Nationals' many bench possibilities

• “On Rivera's first pitch, pinch-hitter Russell Branyan drilled a three-run homer to right field.”

  The Wall Street Journal: The Yankees Can't Hide Their Wrinkles

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