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- v. present participle of pinch-hit.
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“The rally began when Harris. pinch-hitting for Capuano, singled.”
The Wall Street Journal: Mets Hit When It Counts to Topple Pirates
“Then Craig strikes out, meaning the Cards pinch-hitting hero in Game One, and almost hero in Game Two, is just 1-6 when starting in the field.”
The Guardian: Texas Rangers 4 St. Louis Cardinals 0 - as it happened!
“And in 2009 it was Greg Norton, another pinch-hitting specialist who flopped.”
“Matt Stairs, with his experience and pinch-hitting prowess, brings an element neither player possesses, and he couldn't have a spot if both Ankiel and Bernadina make the team.”
The Washington Post: Is Roger Bernadina a lock to make the Nationals?
“He embraces what he does: "It's nice to have to concentrate really, really tough on that one at-bat," Stairs said of pinch-hitting hitting.”
“Mets pitcher Jon Niese, pinch-hitting for Igarashi 2-1 in the bottom of the 11th, almost outdid Badenhop, driving a two-out triple to left-center field.”
The Wall Street Journal: Marlins Reliever Beats Mets With 11th-Inning RBI
“Burton's flawless pinch-hitting performances are evidence that he is up to the job.”
“The next, Willie Harris was pinch-hitting for him in the second inning.”
“Girardi said he didn't consider pinch-hitting for Cervelli, whose longball was just the second of his career.”
The Wall Street Journal: Jeter to the Rangers and Skeptics: Take That
“It's kind of a rush when you're pinch-hitting," Hairston said.”
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