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"pinch-hit" Definitions
  1. [intransitive] (in baseball) to hit the ball for another player
  2. [intransitive] pinch-hit (for somebody) (North American English, informal) to do something for somebody else who is suddenly unable to do it

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Joseph pinch-hit homer leads Phillies over Rockies DENVER — The Philadelphia Phillies went 22 games without a pinch-hit home run this season.
Chisenhall was announced to pinch hit in the ninth, but Francona then pinch hit for him when the Orioles brought in LHP Zach Britton.
Thursday's blast was the first pinch-hit homer by a pitcher since the Reds' Micah Owings — who pinch-hit fairly often — connected in 2009.
PH Josh Rutledge hit a pinch-hit, RBI double in the eighth inning off Astros RHP Ken Giles, marking his second consecutive pinch-hit double.
Holt has five extra-base hits in 14 pinch-hit appearances this season, including his second game-winning pinch-hit home run of the season Tuesday.
The Diamondbacks were out of position players when Mathis pinch-hit in the eighth inning, forcing them to use pitchers to pinch-run and pinch-hit in the 10th.
Braun was available to pinch hit Saturday, but did not.
It was his first pinch hit of any kind since 2014.
Moustakas did pinch hit in the eighth inning and struck out.
Joyce leads the majors with 10 pinch-hit RBIs this season.
He did not play, though he was available to pinch hit.
Beltran pinch-hit and made the last out of the game.
He had a pinch-hit single for the Brewers on Monday.
Pollock pinch-hit in the eighth and stayed in the game.
He pinch-hit in the Monday and Tuesday games in Washington.
It was also the first pinch-hit homer of his career.
His other pinch-hit homer came July 25, 2015, at Seattle.
It was his first pinch hit in 10 chances this season.
Chase Utley then drew a pinch-hit walk against Pedro Strop.
It was the Cubs first pinch hit homer of the season.
Schebler pinch-hit in the sixth inning Saturday and grounded out.
He didn't pinch-hit all weekend, as his leg wasn't ready.
OF Brandon Snyder hit a solo pinch-hit homer on Friday.
OF Andrew Toles had a pinch-hit double in the fifth.
Ehire Adrianza pinch-hit for Buxton in the bottom of the inning.
Gerardo Parra pinch-hit for Corbin in the bottom of the frame.
Yonder Alsono had a pinch hit, two-run double in the sixth.
But manager Kevin Cash pinch hit for him in the fifth inning.
Tommy La Stella led off with a pinch-hit, ground-rule double.
Still, Uribe did not start but did pinch-hit in the ninth.
He had pinch-hit in each of the Marlins' previous 10 games.
The struggling center fielder did pinch hit, grounding into a force out.
He did pinch hit in the ninth on Sunday and struck out.
One out later, Chris Iannetta's pinch-hit double sent Desmond to third.
INSIDE PITCH Carlos Beltran pinch-hit in the seventh inning and walked.
McMahon pinch-hit for Hampson and homered to left to tie it.
Let him bat or pinch hit for him with two men on?
That drive, by Rudy Reyes, was followed by a pinch-hit double.
The eventual Rookie of the Year never did pinch-hit that night.
Then, in the seventh inning, he pinch-hit for shortstop Amed Rosario.
"I can't wait to get my first pinch-hit," Alonso told Callaway.
Reyes said he was not concerned and could pinch-hit if needed.
Castellanos pinch-hit in the eighth inning and stayed in the game.
Lamb has four career pinch-hit homers, two off Perdomo (22-23).
It was Granderson's eighth career pinch-hit homer and fourth this season.
Aguilar hammered his fourth career pinch-hit homer leading off the sixth.
Sierra then singled and scored from first on Yadiel Rivera's pinch-hit double.
He was able to pinch hit in the 10th inning and grounded out.
Joe Maddon then pinch hit pitcher Hector Rondon with another pitcher in Lester.
The pinch-hit homer was the first of the 27-year-old's career.
He pinch hit in the ninth inning, striking out to end the game.
Leclerc struck out Nick Ahmed before Dyson pinch hit for John Ryan Murphy.
Alford went 0-for-2 and was pinch-hit for in the seventh.
Manager Terry Collins wanted Cespedes to pinch-hit, but could not find him.
La Stella failed to get on base when he pinch-hit on Friday.
He pinch hit in the ninth inning of Saturday' night's game, grounding out.
It also was his team-record fourth pinch-hit home run this season.
OF Jeff Francoeur had a pinch-hit single to tie the game Thursday.
He might be a pinch-hit option if he can swing the bat.
Then, with one out, Ruiz pinch-hit and delivered the go-ahead single.
Andrew Knapp drew a pinch-hit, bases-loaded walk later in the sixth.
Smith later struck out during a pinch-hit appearance in the seventh inning.
Smoak pinch-hit in the seventh inning but didn't remain in the game.
Gonzalez has a 18-game hitting streak after getting a pinch hit Thursday.
He was restricted to one pinch-hit appearance in the next two games.
Lamb has four career pinch-hit homers, two off Luis Perdomo (2-4).
He hit a pinch-hit homer Saturday, his second homer of the year.
Sanchez pinch-hit during the eighth-inning rally on Wednesday and struck out.
Cole Tucker opened the bottom of the seventh with a pinch-hit single.
Cabrera tied it with a pinch-hit single, and John Brebbia replaced Miller.
PITCHER'S PINCH-HIT HOMER LIFTS REDS Relief pitcher Michael Lorenzen connected for a pinch-hit homer that put Cincinnati ahead and the Reds overcame a rough major league debut by Rookie Davis to beat the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, 24-228.
He leads the American League in pinch-hit home runs (2) and RBIs (7).
Moran followed with a pinch-hit homer, his third, for a 6-2 lead.
Rosell Herrera belted his second pinch-hit homer of the season for the Marlins.
It was the shortstop's 218th home run and first career pinch-hit home run.
Fuentes' two-run pinch-hit homer made it 8-2 in the fifth inning.
OF Matt Joyce had a two-run, pinch-hit single on Wednesday against Miami.
It was the second pinch hit home run of his career — both this season.
The Giants have two hits in 36 pinch-hit at-bats since Sept. 1.
He had a pinch-hit two-run double Saturday for his first career hit.
But he pinch-hit Tuesday night after running during the Padres pre-game drills.
"The pinch hit by Willson was very, very big," Cubs manager Joe Maddon said.
Peraza's pinch-hit home run in the sixth trimmed Colorado's lead to 10-9.
He had pinch-hit appearances on Thursday and Friday and struck out both times.
"I approach things the same way whether I start or pinch-hit," Barnes said.
RHP Adam Wainwright was delighted that he got to pinch-hit in the 12th.
Yelich had three hits and Ben Gamel hit a pinch-hit homer for Milwaukee.
Brad Miller led off the ninth with a pinch-hit single off Brett Cecil.
Lind now has three pinch-hit homers this season and eight in his career.
It was scored by Greg Garcia, who had doubled in a pinch-hit appearance.
Yelich had three hits, and Ben Gamel hit a pinch-hit homer for Milwaukee.
It was St. Louis's 15th pinch-hit homer of the season, an MLB record.
Former Met Dilson Herrera added insurance with a pinch-hit homer in the ninth.
Romine pinch-hit for Ackley in the ninth and hit a solo home run.
It was just the second pinch-hit homer of his lengthy major league career.
Washington had used a pitcher, Joe Ross, earlier in the game to pinch-hit.
Outfielder Brandon Nimmo, who was almost traded for Bruce, notched a pinch-hit single.
OF David Peralta pinch hit in the seventh inning on Monday against the Mets.
Cespedes pinch-hit in the seventh inning Tuesday and had a run-scoring single.
Andrew Knapp came in to pinch hit for Davis and struck out, as well.
Peter O'Brien pinch-hit for Segura with a 1-1 count and struck out.
McKay hit a pinch-hit homer in the ninth, the first of his career.
OF Lonnie Chisenhall's pinch-hit single in the seventh inning drove in a run.
Harper's pinch-hit solo shot pulled the Phillies within 6-5 in the seventh.
Joc Pederson pinch-hit for Austin Barnes and grounded out to short and while that move did not work out, Max Muncy pinch-hit for Brian Dozier and singled to right and then moved to second on a single by Justin Turner.
Brandon Dixon's two-run pinch-hit homer — his first career pinch-hit blast — put the Tigers ahead 3-2 in the sixth, but Ramos hit a two-run homer with two outs in the sixth to give the Mets a 4-3 lead.
Shohei Ohtani pinch-hit for Skaggs and singled to load the bases with one out.
When right-handed hitting Nick Hundley came up to pinch hit, Bochy brought in Nathan.
It was Jaso's fourth home run and second pinch-hit home run of the season.
Russell pinch hit for the second day in a row, grounding out in the seventh.
McGehee was brought up Saturday and had one pinch-hit appearance in a blowout loss.
The 21-year-old was pinch-hit for by Charlie Culberson in the third inning.
He was 230-for-33 with a popup in an eighth-inning pinch-hit role.
Martinez pinch hit in the ninth and tagged a three-run homer to right field.
Marlins OF Ichiro Suzuki recorded his club-record 25th pinch-hit of the season Wednesday.
He left Saturday's game with a bruised left quadriceps and pinch-hit Sunday and Monday.
It also marked San Diego's first pinch-hit walk-off grand slam in franchise history.
Vogt added another pinch-hit homer off Pivetta, and the Giants climbed within 4-2.
Winker's long ball off Felix Pena was the first pinch-hit homer of his career.
It was the Yankees' only hit until Dustin Ackley's pinch-hit single in the sixth.
He did get a pinch-hit RBI single Tuesday as the Tigers won, 5-4.
Howie Kendrick led off with a pinch-hit single and scored on Trea Turner's double.
C Salvador Perez, who is sidelined with a bruised thigh, could pinch hit this weekend.
He drove in Domingo Leyba, who led off the inning with a pinch-hit walk.
Wilmer Flores provided some insurance with a pinch-hit run-scoring single in the seventh.
Trent Grisham pinch-hit for him, entering with a 1-2 count and striking out.
Logan Morrison had a pinch-hit solo homer, his first long ball with the Phillies.
The Dodgers' Gavin Lux and Joc Pederson slugged pinch-hit solo homers in the eighth.
Dodgers rookie Gavin Lux and Joc Pederson slugged pinch-hit solo homers in the eighth.
Cervelli was well enough to pinch-hit in the ninth inning, and he grounded out.
It was his third pinch-hit homer of the year and fourth of his career.
Baltimore added a two-run pinch-hit homer from Mark Trumbo in the fifth inning.
Harrison Bader then walked and Carpenter's pinch-hit RBI double increased it to 4-1.
Ryan Goins hit a pinch-hit, two-out double in the ninth but was left stranded.
Sandoval had a pinch-hit double in the sixth and scored on a Brandon Belt single.
With two outs in the seventh, Russell pinch-hit and lined his second homer to left.
Uribe was not in the starting lineup but came on to pinch-hit in the ninth.
"Hopefully, it'll loosen up by the time the game comes around and he can pinch-hit."
He pinch-hit a double in the eighth inning of Detroit's 12-0 win over Cleveland.
Adrian Gonzalez struck the key blow, a three-run pinch-hit double to tie it up.
Manager Torey Lovullo said Goldschmidt would have been able to pinch hit late in the game.
Gordon was pinch-hit for in the seventh inning, leaving with tightness in his right groin.
Jed Lowrie's pinch-hit, two-out RBI double cut the lead to one in the seventh.
Lucroy pulled Chicago within 5-2 in the fifth with a pinch-hit, ground-rule double.
Watson walked Reddick leading off the seventh, Evan Gattis pinch hit for Verlander and Maeda relieved.
Chicago cut the deficit to 22-4 on Smith's pinch-hit home run in the sixth.
"Probably not," manager A.J. Hinch answered when asked if Gomez could pinch-hit or pinch-run.
Ozzie Albies singled home a run and scored on a pinch-hit triple by Charlie Culberson.
Turner added a two-run, pinch-hit homer in the eighth for a 6-2 edge.
It was the first pinch-hit homer for Flowers and broke Atlanta's six-game losing streak.
Gray was lifted after a pinch-hit single by Nelson Cruz put runners on the corners.
Sean Rodriguez's pinch-hit RBI double in the sixth gave the Pirates a 21-20 cushion.
Rickie Weeks then pinch-hit for Greinke and doubled to put runners on second and third.
C Tom Murphy was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque, pinch hit in the sixth and singled.
Almora notched his ninth homer of the season and his first career pinch-hit home run.
He did pinch hit in the ninth inning and struck out, lowering his average to .265.
Descalso led off the seventh inning with a pinch-hit home run off RHP Joe Blanton.
Lorenzo Cain delivered a pinch-hit double leading off the eighth for the Brewers' other hit.
White Sox manager Rick Renteria said Frazier would have been available to pinch hit if needed.
Sean Rodriguez hit a pinch-hit homer, his second, and Rhys Hoskins doubled home a run.
Rodriguez has become such an afterthought that he had only one pinch-hit in that span.
Marte has had only three pinch-hit at-bats over the past 2234 224/277 weeks.
Kyle Farmer also had two hits and Jose Peraza blasted a pinch-hit two-run homer.
Phillips went 1-for-2 on Monday before being pinch-hit for in the seventh inning.
A pinch-hit home run by Moreland brought them within one run in the seventh inning.
When Voit came up to pinch-hit in the seventh inning, he received a standing ovation.
Jeurys Familia allowed one run in the ninth on a pinch-hit single by Martin Prado.
Anderson scored when Ichiro Suzuki lobbed a two-out, pinch-hit single softly into left field.
As a result, Collins said, Cespedes was not available even to pinch-hit in the nightcap.
Chisenhall, whose other pinch-hit homer this year was a grand slam on April 14, is batting .
He did not play Friday and then had a two-run pinch-hit double on Saturday night.
He pinch-hit in the ninth inning Wednesday at Atlanta and struck out to end the game.
Carrera's game-winning blast off Boxberger (3-1) was the second pinch-hit homer of his career.
Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki delivered a pinch-hit double Thursday to move within two hits of 3,203.
The walk-off win was the Rockies' fourth this season and second straight on a pinch hit.
LF Kyle Schwarber hit his first pinch-hit home run in the sixth inning Sunday against Colorado.
He slugged his first career pinch-hit home run to left field for a 4-1 lead.
He pinch-hit on Saturday against Washington and was retired on a grounder in the eighth inning.
"You lose track of the inning sometimes (in the tunnel when preparing to pinch-hit)," Robinson said.
"He's your guy," Hurdle said of Joyce, who leads the NL in pinch-hit RBIs with 13.
It was the first pinch-hit homer of a Suzuki career that includes more than 3,000 hits.
Spangenberg followed with a pinch-hit solo homer, his third, to right to make it 6-2.
OF Starling Marte, who is battling a sore left foot, pinch hit for the second consecutive game.
If Gillaspie had failed to plate a run, the Giants would have pinch-hit for their pitcher.
Osuna smacked a 420-foot, pinch-hit homer, his second, to extend the lead to 5-2.
I've told him over and over, as his career goes on, he won't be pinch hit for.
His pinch-hit homer was his second this second this season to tie or take the lead.
It also was the last time a Blue Jays player had hit a pinch-hit home run.
He also hit a home run in his major league debut on Sunday, a pinch-hit blast.
He also didn't start May 7 and June 11 but did pinch-hit on the latter date.
The big change the show made this fall was to bring in Mr. Baldwin to pinch-hit.
The Marlins pinch-hit for him in the bottom of the seventh, and no injury was announced.
Sandoval pinch hit in the eighth inning and flied out to right, hearing a smattering of boos.
Andrew Toles started the rally earlier in the inning with a pinch-hit single off Mike Montgomery.
Garrett Hampson delivered a sacrifice fly and Mark Reynolds followed with a two-run, pinch-hit homer.
Harrelson, the Gothams' manager, then made the ​surprising choice of the veteran Kirk Gibson to pinch-hit.
Ender Inciarte led off with a double and scored on a pinch-hit double by Brandon Snyder.
Yoenis Cespedes tried to get loose to pinch-hit, but his leg did not respond well enough.
He also gave up a pinch-hit single to Mahtook in the seventh that tied the game.
He was available to pinch-hit Sunday and expects to return to the lineup Monday at Oakland.
All three runs scored on Diamondbacks Rey Fuentes' first career pinch-hit home run in the seventh inning.
The Reds hit five slams in June, including a pinch-hit slam by pitcher Michael Lorenzen on Saturday.
Pitcher Zack Greinke pinch-ran for Pollock, and hurler Patrick Corbin pinch-hit for Wilhelmsen, Arizona's sixth pitcher.
Jays eliminate Rays on Carrera's pinch-hit homer TORONTO — Ezequiel Carrera has not been called upon much lately.
Brock Holt then came through with a pinch-hit RBI single, however, to knot the score, 3-3.
Lowrie had a pinch-hit double in the seventh before he was replaced by a pinch runner Sunday.
Miami also got a pinch-hit solo homer in the eighth as Neil Walker made his Marlins' debut.
Chad Girodo allowed a pinch-hit home run to Austin Romine in the ninth for the final margin.
Lagares then raced home on a pinch-hit double by Luis Guillorme, and the Mets led 2-1.
Matt Wieters had a pinch-hit two-run single and has seven RBIs in the last four games.
DeJong was going to pinch-hit in the eighth, but the inning ended when he was on deck.
San Diego manager Andy Green said Myers was available to pinch-hit but the right time didn't materialize.
Drew's shot was, in addition, Washington's eighth pinch-hit homer this season, matching a Nationals single-season record.
Stairsplayed the role of a pinch-hit specialist for the 2010 Padres, a team that narrowly missedthe postseason.
Strasburg (1-0) allowed two runs and six hits in seven innings before Lind pinch-hit for him.
Utley delivered a pinch-hit single for the second consecutive night and scored on a double from Grandal.
St. Louis extended its lead to 4-1 on Luke Voit's pinch-hit, solo homer in the seventh.
AJ Reed's pinch-hit, three-run homer in the ninth off Wily Peralta drew the Sox within two.
Phillip Ervin hit a pinch-hit solo homer in the eighth to cut the lead to 2-1.
But Leclerc walked three more batters, and Danny Valencia's pinch-hit, two-run single tied it 22017-23.
Lamb pinch hit Friday night, fanning on a 101 mph fastball from Trevor Rosenthal to end the game.
Franco did pinch-hit for the second day in a row and got a single in the ninth.
He pinch-hit and flew out to center field, taking over in center the rest of the night.
Lamb pinch-hit in the eighth, delivered a run-scoring single and played third base in the ninth.
Why did Roberts pinch-hit for Hill in the top of the sixth with a 383-1 lead?
RF Carlos Beltran was not in the lineup but pinch hit in the struck out in the ninth.
"I am going to say he is available to pinch-hit," manager Pete Mackanin said before Friday's game.
Right-handed hitting Yoenis Cespedes, who had been nursing a leg injury, pinch hit against the lefty Finnegan.
Strawberry is one of five MLB players to hit two pinch-hit grand slams in the same season.
Chris Iannetta then came up to pinch hit and hit a hard grounder to the hole at second.
Kelly Johnson, acquired this month from the Braves, smashed a pinch-hit home run in the 11th inning.
Alonso pinch hit in the eighth inning of a 3-1 loss to the Braves on Friday night.
Flores was pinch-hit for in the ninth when Detroit had closer RHP Francisco Rodriguez in the game.
Kemp's status will be determined before the game on Sunday, but he has been available to pinch hit.
Rodriguez was in the on-deck circle to pinch-hit, but he was called back to the dugout.
Braves second baseman Brandon Phillips lined a pinch-hit single Sunday, extending his hitting streak to 13 games.
"I wasn't bringing in a left-hander to let them pinch-hit him," Gardenhire said, referring to Stanton.
Ichiro Suzuki had a pinch-hit single for his 217th interleague hit, breaking Derek Jeter's major league record.
Anibal Sanchez held the Cardinals hitless until Jose Martinez's pinch-hit single with two outs in the eighth.
Since the initial injury, Cespedes has started four of the Mets' six games and pinch-hit in another.
Ohtani said there was a possibility that he could have pinch-hit in Saturday's game against the Yankees.
Ramos pinch-hit for Rivera and drew a leadoff walk in the ninth to begin the Mets' rally.
Vogelbach pinch hit for DH Nelson Cruz in the ninth inning and reached base on a fielder's choice.
Chris Iannetta then came up to pinch-hit and hit a hard grounder to the hole at second.
Eduardo Nunez opened the contest up in the seventh inning with a pinch-hit, three-run home run.
Christian Walker's pinch-hit two-run homer to center tied the game at 3 in the sixth inning.
He hit a three-run, pinch-hit homer in the seventh that gave the Phillies the lead in their 5-3 win Friday and became the first Phillies rookie to hit a pinch-hit, game-winning home run in the seventh inning or later since Mike Rogodzinski on June 25, 1973.
His four pinch-hit doubles lead the American League this season and are a franchise record for a rookie.
Abreu was available to pinch hit, but manager Robin Ventura hoped to give him a full day of rest.
He pinch-hit and fanned against Stephen Strasburg in the seventh on Saturday for the 23th strikeout by Strasburg.
Matt Joyce accounted for the Pirates' scoring with a two-run pinch-hit home run in the seventh inning.
Alejandro De Aza hit a two-run double three batters before Kelly Johnson hit a pinch-hit grand slam.
Will he still be available to enter the game to pinch-hit if the outcome rests in the balance?
New York made it 8-0 in the eighth on a two-run pinch-hit single by Brandon Nimmo.
It was Moore's first homer of the season and his first pinch-hit long ball since May 13, 4.903.
The struggling center fielder did pinch hit, grounding into a forceout to end the top of the seventh inning.
He came on to pinch-hit in the ninth inning of Sunday's game and popped out to third base.
But manager Pete Mackanin allowed him to pinch-hit, and he contributed a double to a four-run inning.
INF Daniel Descalso was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list, pinch hit in the eighth and grounded out.
"I've always said, if you don't like not playing or you don't like getting pinch-hit for," Gardner said.
Ryan Braun pinch-hit for Chacin and hit into a double play, scoring Gamel for a 1-0 lead.
As a result, manager Terry Collins had to use pitcher Steven Matz to pinch-hit in the sixth inning.
Teammate Melky Cabrera pinch hit for him in the fourth inning and finished 0-for-2 with a walk.
Cespedes, on the other hand, felt sore on Saturday and was not available even to pinch-hit, Collins said.
SS Nick Ahmed was not in the lineup but pinch hit in the seventh and stayed in the game.
It's just a shame he will be relegated to pinch hit duty for these next three games at home.
He suffered the injury running hard down the line after coming in to pinch hit Wednesday night in Seattle.
The Mets took the lead with a four-run eighth, punctuated by Kelly Johnson's pinch-hit run-scoring double.
With two outs, Cody Bellinger pinch-hit for Chris Taylor and flied out to right to end the inning.
The Astros scored three runs in the eighth on a three-run, pinch-hit home run by Yordan Alvarez.
The burst featured homers by Adam Eaton and Wilmer Difo, and a three-run, pinch-hit double by Harper.
He pinch-hit three of the next four games, and returned to the starting lineup last Friday in Milwaukee.
OF Ichiro Suzuki came in to pinch-hit in the eighth inning and singled for his 2,999th career hit.
Andres Blanco followed with a pinch-hit, ground-rule double that brought home Rupp to tie it, 20203-2.
St. Louis 1B Matt Adams drilled a pinch-hit homer on Tuesday, extending the club's single-season record to 16.
Besides giving him 10 pinch-hit RBIs this season, which leads the am major leagues, it also gave Joyce confidence.
He stayed in the game defensively but was pinch-hit for in his at-bat in the next half-inning.
Cleveland OF Michael Brantley (sprained right ankle) could be available to pinch hit on Wednesday, manager Terry Francona said. 3.
Joba Chamberlain, the fifth Cleveland pitcher, gave up a ninth-inning run on a pinch-hit double by A.J. Pierzynski.
It was Minnesota's second pinch hit homer this year; catcher Jason Castro also hit one on April 25.79 against Detroit.
He left Friday's game ankle tightness, but was available to pinch-hit if needed Saturday, according to manager Mike Matheny.
He was able to pinch-hit in the eighth inning Sunday, and he grounded out against Yankees LHP Andrew Miller.
Murphy pinch-hit in the sixth and remained in the game, then started the nightcap and went 0-for-3.
INF Phil Gosselin singled and scored in the seventh inning, his major league-high ninth pinch hit of the season.
Puig pinch-hit Friday night in the 13th inning, fouling out with a man at second for the third out.
RF Jason Heyward came of the bench to pinch hit and drove in C Willson Contreras in the seventh inning.
GM Neal Huntington indicated that Polanco might have been able to pinch-hit Sunday and will be re-evaluated Monday.
He is less likely to start in Kansas City but would be available to pinch-hit in a key spot.
Lane Thomas capped the scoring with a pinch-hit home run, his second of the season, leading off the ninth.
Like any number of elements of Mitchell's career, even his pinch-hit single during that rally had a curious twist.
On the latter date, Arenado did pinch hit, so Thursday was just second game in which Areando did not play.
Heisey had hit a pinch-hit homer in that epic seventh inning to put the Nationals back in the game.
Suzuki, two hits away from 24,13 for his career, ended the series 21-for-22 in three pinch-hit appearances.
The Braves tacked on a third run in the eighth on Ryan Flaherty's pinch-hit single with the bases loaded.
They nearly fell three back on Wednesday, before a ninth-inning, pinch-hit homer by Hyun Soo Kim in Toronto.
It was a club record ninth pinch-hit homer of the year for the Nationals, with three coming from Drew.
Maeda hit Jeff McNeil with a pitch before Nimmo's second career pinch-hit homer went over the right-field wall.
Christian Walker's pinch-hit two-run homer to center for Arizona tied the score at 143 in the sixth inning.
Johan Camargo added his fourth pinch-hit homer this season, and Dansby Swanson went 2-for-4 for the Braves.
Hazelbaker's home run was St. Louis' 14th pinch-hit homer of the season, tying the single-season major league record.
Ehire Adrianza had a pinch-hit single in the eighth to drive in Hunter Pence to make it 6-0.
OF Bryce Harper, who had a pinch-hit homer in the ninth Sunday, was back in the starting lineup Tuesday.
Cespedes (quad) will not play in Tuesday's All-Star Game but could be available to pinch hit on Sunday. 2.
But Baker needed to pinch-hit for Scherzer in the sixth inning Tuesday night with his team trailing 2-0.
However, after singles by Starlin Castro and J.B. Shuck, Justin Bour hit his third pinch-hit homer of the season.
OF Andrew Toles started the Dodgers' winning rally against the Giants with a pinch-hit, leadoff single in the ninth.
He worked a pinch-hit walk in the ninth and scored the tying run in the 5-4 comeback victory.
He became the first Brave with three pinch-hit homers in a season since Evan Gattis had four in 2013.
CF Odubel Herrera was not in the lineup but pinch hit in the ninth and flied out to deep center.
He did not play Friday, and then Saturday had a two-run, pinch-hit double in a 143-214 win.
Atlanta put the game away in the eighth when Dansby Swanson clubbed a two-run pinch-hit homer, his seventh.
The Cardinals, who came into the series 0-7513, showed plenty of moxie in rallying from an early 4-0 deficit in Friday's 7-4 victory, getting three pinch-hit homers – the first time ever a team has hit three pinch-hit homers in the same game – to earn their first victory of 2016.
Beltran left Saturday's game with a bruised left quadriceps but pinch-hit Sunday and was available to do so again Monday.
Middlebrooks became the first player in major league history to record a pinch-hit triple in both games of a doubleheader.
Jefry Marte grounded a pinch-hit single to left field three batters later to score Andrelton Simmons to conclude the rally.
Manager Robin Ventura said it is a better spot for him to pinch-hit for Sanchez, if needed, later in games.
He pinch-hit to lead off the eighth, prompting Dodgers manager Dave Roberts to relieve LHP Alex Wood after his warmups.
Jansen came on with one out in the eighth and gave up a two-out pinch-hit double to Clint Robinson.
It was the second pinch-hit homer of Sano's career and a major league-best 219th home run for the Twins.
Despite playing only part of the season in the majors, Toles' 23 pinch-hit at-bats rate second on the Dodgers.
Beltran left Saturday's game with a bruised left quadriceps but pinch hit Sunday and was available to do so again Monday.
He broke an 0-for-34 slide Thursday with a pinch-hit single that was his first hit since July 5.
Alex Avila also homered for the Tigers, and Cleveland's Lonnie Chisenhall belted a pinch-hit grand slam in the ninth inning.
The solo homer cut the Phillies' lead to 4-1 and was the third career pinch-hit home run for Belt.
Hunter Renfroe started the game-winning rally by hitting a two-out, pinch-hit double off right-handed reliever Drew Rucinski.
Twins 5, Tigers 4 Joe Mauer's three-run, pinch-hit homer highlighted a four-run seventh as Minnesota edged visiting Detroit.
Huckabee Sanders pinch hit for White House press secretary Sean Spicer, who was serving on Navy Reserve duty, Huckabee Sanders said.
Taylor ripped a one-out single into left field to score Chase Utley, who reached base on a pinch-hit double.
His day ended after giving up a two-run, pinch-hit home run to Miami's Justin Bour in the seventh inning.
Taylor Rogers replaced May and allowed a pinch-hit two-run homer by Chris Johnson before getting out of the inning.
Chris Johnson drove in the first run with a pinch-hit single, and then Dietrich drove in two with a double.
He pinch-hit in the pitcher's spot in the order in the seventh inning and laced a single to center field.
INF Rafael Ynoa, recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque before the game Tuesday, pinch-hit in the fifth inning and struck out.
If you have to pinch-hit for him, do it, because you've still got guys down there that are pretty good.
Morrison pinch-hit for Nola with one out in the fifth and blasted a two-run homer to spark the comeback.
Looking to avoid the sweep, they turned to Nido, their newest addition, for the pinch hit that put the game away.
New York's Gio Urshela smacked a two-run, pinch-hit homer in the ninth, his 20th long ball of the season.
The Tigers' Gio Urshela smacked a two-run, pinch-hit homer in the ninth, his 20th long ball of the season.
Pinch-hitter Ryan Raburn put the game away with a pinch-hit grand slam in the ninth off reliever Dario Alvarez.
Granderson said his hip felt well enough to test it before the game, and he told Collins he could pinch-hit.
The Mets added a pair of runs in the eighth on pinch-hit RBI singles by Dominic Smith and Wilson Ramos.
The Cubs led 8-7 entering the ninth thanks to a pinch-hit, two-run homer by Kemp in the seventh.
He hit a two-run, pinch-hit home run in the ninth inning Wednesday in a 21-22 win over Toronto.
Matt Wieters hit a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the seventh inning to give St. Louis a four-run cushion.
Caleb Joseph tied the game with a pinch-hit single in the bottom of the inning, following an Ahmed leadoff triple.
RHP Shane Greene took the loss after surrendering Hector Sanchez's two-run, pinch-hit homer in the eighth inning Saturday night.
He struck out in his first appearance for the Mets, a pinch-hit at-bat in a 5-4 loss Friday.
In the fifth inning Thursday, with the Indians clinging to a 5-4 lead, Chisenhall delivered a three-run, pinch-hit homer.
His pinch-hit game-tying homer Sunday night was only the latest evidence of that, but if you wanted more, he's slugging .
He retired 11 consecutive batters at one point, a run that was halted by David Bote's pinch-hit double in the seventh.
Cristhian Adames' pinch-hit double gave the Rockies a walk-off win against San Francisco in their last home game Sept. 7.
It was the second career pinch hit home run for Vargas, who was playing in just his 21th game of the season.
Tyler Collins delivered a pinch-hit RBI triple in the eighth and Romine followed with his second home run of the season.
Asdrubal Cabrera then smacked a pinch-hit homer to straightaway center field, his 13th, to give the Mets a 5-1 lead.
He gave up an RBI double in the second and a pinch-hit, two-run homer to John Jaso in the seventh.
OF Kyle Schwarber is not cleared to play the field, but is available to pinch hit during World Series games in Chicago.
This time Harper pinch-hit in the eighth and grounded out against Matz to end the frame in 2-23 Washington loss.
Nationals INF Stephen Drew's inside-the-park homer was the team's eighth pinch-hit shot - three more than it recorded in 2015.
Alex Dickerson's pinch-hit homer in the bottom of the eighth inning off Derek Law pulled the Padres to within 2-1.
"We like what we've seen from some of his pinch-hit at-bats," St. Louis manager Mike Matheny said before the game.
Grandal launched a shot off the wall in center field for a pinch-hit RBI double, and Gamel's single completed the scoring.
RHP Brandon McCarthy lasted only four innings Thursday before being pinch hit for after manager Dave Roberts discovered he had a blister.
Freese started at third base and Frazier, who'd been on a three-game rehab stint at Indianapolis, pinch hit in the seventh.
SS Trevor Story was given a planned day off, although he did pinch-hit in the seventh and singled home a run.
LF Ryan Braun, sidelined by tightness in his right side, was available to pinch-hit Monday but didn't get into the game.
PH Luis Valbuena had his first pinch hit of the season with an infield single beating the shift in the eighth inning.
Josh Naylor led off the eighth with the first pinch-hit homer of his career on the first pitch thrown by Strop.
Descalso entered the game in the eighth and hit his third career pinch hit home run and fourth homer of the season.
INF Munenori Kawasaki had a pinch-hit RBI double Tuesday as he returned to the Cubs' roster as a September call-up.
Gutierrez watched the first nine innings from the bench but was called upon to pinch hit for Seth Smith in the 213th.
The Pirates drew to within 7-5 in the eighth on Cabrera's pinch-hit two-run double and Cole Tucker's RBI single.
Segedin, who started in right field Thursday, was 0-for-2 before Chase Utley pinch-hit for him in the eighth inning.
Steve Pearce delivered a pinch hit to left for the first run and Kendrys Morales tied it with a liner to center.
The Padres' Manuel Margot prevented the shutout with a pinch-hit home run in the eighth inning, his seventh of the season.
Thompson was 0-for-10 so far in Triple-A through four games and struck out in a pinch hit appearance Wednesday.
While Syndergaard's real value is as a pitcher, Collins said he considered Syndegaard, Jacob deGrom and Steven Matz candidates to pinch-hit.
Gattis didn't start the game, but he came in to pinch-hit in the ninth and grounded out to end the game.
When Seattle later pinch-hit for Moore, first baseman Edwin Encarnacion moved to second base for the first time in his career.
With the Yankees trailing by 4-2 in the seventh inning, Rodriguez pinch-hit for Hicks with runners on first and second.
Houston 3B Alex Bregman (hamstring) delivered a game-tying pinch-hit single on Tuesday in his first at-bat since Sept. 14.
San Francisco got within 4-2 in the eighth when Sandoval blasted a towering pinch-hit homer to center off Edubray Ramos.
Collins pointed to switch-hitting Kelly's positional versatility and ability to pinch hit as the reason for including him on the roster.
Davis walked, and Francona faced a tough choice: Let the dominant Miller bat or pinch hit for him with two men on?
Moore had a pinch-hit single with two outs in the ninth off former teammate Treinen to tie the game at 3.
Gennett's third career pinch-hit homer gave him 25 long balls for the season, tying the career high he set last year.
Fernandez was the improbable hitting hero Friday with a pinch-hit double that scored the go-ahead runs in the 12th inning.
Culberson, a former Giant, went 0-for-2 before being lifted for Chase Utley, who pinch-hit for him in the sixth.
It was the first pinch-hit home run for Alvarez, and the first runs allowed in the majors by reliever Gabe Speier.
Hoskins, 25, later added his 12th double, and Jose Bautista had a pinch-hit R.B.I. double in the fifth off Jerry Blevins.
One night after knocking in six off the bench, Albert Almora Jr. had a two-run, pinch-hit double in the sixth.
Carlos Ruiz delivered a two-run, pinch-hit homer with one out in the fifth to cut the gap to 4-3.
He pinch-hit in the top of the sixth for pitcher Seth Lugo and lined to center against Washington starter Joe Ross.
He struck out Carlos Correa and Robinson Chirinos, but walked Aledmys Diaz, who had come in to pinch-hit for Kyle Tucker.
Bruce singled to center field, scoring T. J. Rivera, who had led off the inning with a pinch-hit single, from third.
But Kershaw retired 14 of the next 15 hitters he faced leading into Luis Torrens' pinch-hit single leading off the sixth.
He had a pinch-hit single in the seventh inning Monday to drive in a run against the Marlins and is batting .
He hit the last home run Kalas ever called, a pinch-hit game-winner in April 2261, the day before Kalas died.
He was available to pinch-hit Sunday, and he told Collins he expects to be ready for the Mets' next game, Tuesday.
Jose Martinez gave St. Louis a 4-1 lead with a three-run, pinch-hit homer in the fifth off Steven Matz.
NOTES: Astros SS Carlos Correa was available to pinch hit in Friday's game but remains day to day with a left ankle sprain.
Pittsburgh LF Gregory Polanco (leg) hasn't started the last four games, though he has pinch hit in each of the past two. 3.
Dominic Smith, serving as the Mets' 26th man, had New York's lone extra-base hit, a pinch-hit RBI double in the eighth.
With two outs, the Padres, who are down to four bench players, sent up pitcher Edwin Jackson to pinch-hit against Edwin Escobar.
Manager Terry Collins said Monday night that he didn't think Cespedes would start Tuesday but that he could be available to pinch-hit.
Reds 2B Hernan Iribarren is the first player with pinch-hit triples in consecutive games since Miami's Scott Cousins in September 2010 3.
Pirates 22, Reds 23 Pablo Reyes' pinch-hit RBI single in the ninth inning gave Pittsburgh a walk-off win over visiting Cincinnati.
Miami OF Ichiro Suzuki hit a pinch-hit sacrifice fly Thursday, remaining 12 hits shy of reaching 3,000 in his major-league career.
Cordero pinch-hit with two outs in the seventh inning and struck out swinging at 95 mph fastball in his major league debut.
C Buster Posey was held out of the lineup for precautionary reasons but was available to pinch-hit and, if need be, catch.
Bour sat out the final two games of the Diamondbacks' series and went hitless in a pinch-hit appearance against Philadelphia on Friday.
However, Wong did have a pinch-hit single off Watson, one of the top lefty relievers in the game, in the seventh inning.
INF Tyler Moore had a pinch-hit single in the eighth inning to collect his fifth hit off the bench on Friday night.
Marte didn&apost play in Game 2, wasn&apost in the lineup Wednesday but pinch-hit and lined out in the eighth inning.
Hanson's triple led off the seventh inning with the Giants leading 1-0 and prompted to the decision to pinch-hit for Bumgarner.
He drove in Gerardo Parra, who had delivered a pinch-hit single and gone to third on a bloop single by Adam Eaton.
Among the batters Montero retired was Mets RHP Jacob deGrom, who pinch-hit for LHP Antonio Bastardo in the bottom of the eighth.
He was available to pinch hit Monday, and will be back in the lineup on Tuesday, for the first time since June 14.
In the sixth, Colin Moran's pinch-hit RBI double off the wall in center made it 6-2 after Mercer's two-out single.
INF Pedro Alvarez hit a pinch-hit double in the eighth inning of the 3-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays Wednesday.
Miami OF Ichiro Suzuki collected a pinch-hit single Saturday, his first hit of the season and the 3,031st of his career. 2.
The ninth inning began with the Red Sox leading, 5-2, and Girardi said he never really contemplated using Rodriguez to pinch-hit.
Dozier suffered the injury earlier in the game and played through it, but couldn't continue and was pinch-hit for in the ninth.
LF Alex Gordon did not play Saturday after suffering a right groin strain Friday and was pinch hit for in the seventh inning.
Murphy pinch-hit for Mark Reynolds and greeted left-handed reliever Brad Wieck with the three-run double into the right-field corner.
Another regular host, Churchill Downs, has indicated a willingness to pinch-hit if a region more geographically friendly to the sport is preferred.
After Wilson Ramos delivered a pinch-hit single, Melancon ended the game by retiring pinch-hitter Joe Panik on a grounder to first.
Pirates RF Gregory Polanco was not in the starting lineup Friday due to left shoulder discomfort, but he drew a pinch-hit walk.
The pinch-hit homer was the fourth of Reynolds' career and his first since July 143, 2014, at Philadelphia while playing for Milwaukee.
The Yankees signed 1B Ike Davis, who registered a pinch-hit RBI single Tuesday and will be in the starting lineup Wednesday. 3.
"I was honestly trying to get back to pinch-hit for whatever situation, and they said it was a collapsed lung," Nimmo said.
He says on Page 214 that he pinch-hit in Game 222 of the 22003 World Series, which actually ended in five games.
"He's available to pinch-hit and I expect him as of right now to be in the lineup tomorrow," manager Dave Roberts said.
Padres 6, Reds 3 Hunter Renfroe hit a pinch-hit grand slam in the fifth inning to power San Diego past visiting Cincinnati.
Jose Martinez started the winning rally with a pinch-hit double off Mike Montgomery, who closed out Chicago's World Series championship in November.
It marked his third career pinch hit and Kemp improved to 22013-for-2280 in his last four at-bats as a pinch hitter.
Ji-Man Choi drove in two runs for the Rays, who also received their own pinch hit from a player scuffling at the plate.
Left-hander Boone Logan came on to face the left-handed-hitting Moreland, who pinch-hit in the eighth and stayed in the game.
Sano pinch hit later in the game and struck out for his ninth straight at-bat, but hit a single in the 14th inning.
"A total team effort," said first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, whose pinch-hit, two-run single gave the Mets the lead in the eighth inning.
Vargas certainly did that Friday against the Kansas City Royals, as his pinch-hit home run in the ninth inning completely turned the tide.
PH Chris Coghlan made his infield debut on Friday after a pinch-hit appearance and reaching base after he was hit by a pitch.
Jesus Aguilar, who had a pinch-hit home run Saturday, blasted two more to highlight the 8-4 victory against the Rockies on Sunday.
Holt, batting for Sandy Leon, hit his fourth homer of the season and has hit both of Boston's pinch-hit homers on the year.
Nationals OF Chris Heisey's third pinch-hit homer gave the Nationals six for the season — one more than the team had in 2015. 2.
With Bradford coming in from the bullpen, A's manager Bob Melvin sent left-handed hitting Matt Joyce up to pinch-hit for Trayce Thompson.
The Angels took a 23-0 lead in the second inning when Shohei Ohtani delivered a pinch-hit RBI single off countryman Kenta Maeda.
He was pinch hit for in the eighth inning after fouling a pitch off the shoelaces his right foot in the fifth inning Monday.
The Dodgers tied the score when Seager's sacrifice fly scored Van Slyke, who pinch hit for Maeda and reached first on Ahmed's throwing error.
Manager Scott Servais said that Lee was available to pinch-hit if necessary...Only two players in the Mariners' starting lineup were hitting above .
Boston OF Andrew Benintendi belted a pinch-hit solo homer in the series opener, giving him 15 RBIs in his last 16 games. 2.
He left Saturday's game with a bruised left quadriceps, the result of a play at the plate in the seventh, and pinch-hit Sunday.
He played on the powerplay and on the second line, and pinch-hit on the top line after a recent injury to Nicklas Backstrom.
Posey came on to pinch hit and lined a double to right to drive in two and give the Giants a 6-5 lead.
The Mets were short-handed in the series in Washington as outfielder Curtis Granderson (hip) was limited to pinch-hit appearances in both games.
C-1B Hector Sanchez hit a two-run, go-ahead, pinch-hit homer Saturday night just one day after returning from the disabled list.
During the regular season he had pinch-hit mainly against left-handed pitchers, and Calvin Schiraldi, Boston's right-handed closer, was on the mound.
C Manny Pina hit his first career home run Friday, a three-run, pinch-hit shot in the ninth off Reds reliever Keyvius Sampson.
That came one inning after Tyler Austin greeted Hader with a first-pitch, pinch-hit homer to draw the Giants even in the eighth.
Stephen Drew hit a pinch-hit homer off reliever Pedro Strop with one out in eighth to give the Nationals a 24-03 edge.
He has the endurance to throw 27 or more if the Astros can avoid a situation where they need to pinch-hit for him.
The Cubs scored one in the fourth on a pair of Bolanos-issued walks, a wild pitch and Ian Happ's pinch-hit sacrifice fly.
D'Arnaud pinch-hit in the ninth inning on Thursday, but Duda remained out of the lineup; Collins did not know when he might return.
Harper, held out of Tuesday's game — except to pinch-hit — due to a stomach bug, belted his three-run shot in the fifth inning.
Second baseman Dee Gordon didn't start because he twisted a hip trying to score Friday night, but he pinch hit in the ninth inning.
Stroman, who had a pinch-hit double in St. Louis in April, connected for his homer in the third inning off RHP Julio Teheran.
"I saw the opportunity to hit off a lefty," said Werth, who hit his sixth career grand slam and fourth career pinch-hit homer.
The Braves added on in the seventh when Preston Tucker belted his fourth homer of the season, a pinch-hit effort off reliever Randall Delgado.
Osuna followed with his major league-leading third pinch-hit homer, a first-pitch shot to right-center, to put Pittsburgh in front 2-1.
"I was just looking for a fastball early in the count," said DeJong, who was on deck to pinch hit when the eighth inning ended.
Melvin Upton Jr., obtained Tuesday in a trade with the Padres, pinch-hit for Smoak and forced Pillar at second with a grounder to first.
Kolten Wong followed with a two-run double and Dexter Fowler scored Wong with a pinch-hit broken-bat single to make it 6-4.
OF Yasiel Puig (hamstring) missed his seventh consecutive start, but pinch-hit in the seventh and then play RF. Puig hadn't played since July 22.
He may have simply left the game for matchup purposes; Gerardo Parra pinch hit for him against a right-handed reliever in the sixth inning.
Robbie Grossman hit a two-run, pinch-hit home run in the eighth inning against Toronto reliever Joe Biagini to tie the game at 2.
OF Travis Jankowski appeared seriously hurt Monday night when turned his right ankle while hitting the first-base bag on a pinch-hit, infield single.
SS Jonathan Villar (ankle) was held out of Wednesday night's lineup, although manager Craig Counsell said he was available for pinch-hit duty if needed.
White started 56 games for Houston before getting sent to Triple A. He delivered a pinch-hit two-run double in the eighth inning Friday.
RF Giancarlo Stanton (groin) was activated off the disabled list on Tuesday and got a pinch-hit single in his first appearance since Aug. 13.
Gerardo Parra drove in two runs with a pinch-hit single, and Gomes came all the way from first on a throwing error to score.
The left-center-field blast was the second career pinch-hit home run by Martinez, who had been sidelined due to a fractured right elbow.
Adam Lind hit his fourth pinch-hit homer of the year, and 12th long ball overall, later in the eighth for a 7-1 advantage.
C Jonathan Lucroy was given a day off on Friday but did pinch-hit in the eighth then remained in the game behind the plate.
St. Louis has registered 14 extra-base hits in the series and only one is a homer - Brandon Moss' pinch-hit blast on Wednesday. 2.
Bour's pinch-hit slam lifts Marlins over Diamondbacks PHOENIX — If Justin Bour has something on Tyler Clippard, he is not about to let it out.
Because of the extent of Wright's game preparation with his spinal stenosis, Collins did not think Wright would be available even to pinch-hit Saturday.
One night earlier, Aguilar launched a pinch-hit homer against All-Star closer Greg Holland to put Milwaukee ahead with two outs in the ninth.
Even the struggling outfielder Jay Bruce smashed a mammoth pinch-hit homer in the ninth to make the score 10-8, injecting even more drama.
Phillips (groin), who owns an 11-game hitting streak, was available to pinch-hit in the opener and could return to the lineup Saturday. 3.
Pirates 3B/1B David Freese, who belted a pinch-hit home run on Monday, is 10-for-24 in his last eight home games. 3.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, Marlins Manager Ozzie Guillen called for Greenberg, wearing No. 10, to pinch-hit and lead off the inning.
"I wouldn't mind getting him in there and getting him a pinch-hit at-bat when it makes sense in the Braves series," Callaway said.
Johan Camargo added his fourth pinch-hit homer this season to drive in two runs, and Dansby Swanson went 2-for-4 for the Braves.
Ervin hit a two-run homer in the third, and the former Mets prospect Dilson Herrera led off the ninth with a pinch-hit homer.
But when he came up to pinch-hit in the Yankees' first home World Series game in 12 years, he actually hit a home run.
In the eighth, Tucker had a pinch-hit triple to right with one out and scored on Newman's groundout, closing the gap to 4-1.
Canha's response called to mind a very different reaction years ago, when Manager Sparky Anderson pinch-hit for a batter before his first plate appearance.
But the crowd rose for a standing ovation when Astudillo pinch-hit in the eighth, then chanted his nickname after he singled through the middle.
Three singles, including a pinch-hit looper to center by Tommy La Stella, enabled the Cubs to put the tying run on base in the ninth.
Pablo Reyes' pinch-hit RBI single in the ninth inning Friday gave the Pittsburgh Pirates a 212-220 walk-off win over the visiting Cincinnati Reds.
It was the first pinch-hit homer of Joseph's career, his 211th since making his major league debut May 219 and capped a four-run seventh.
Tyler Naquin had an RBI single, Perez added a sacrifice fly, and rookie Oscar Mercado belted a pinch-hit homer with two outs in the ninth.
Lind's pinch-hit homer lifts Nationals past Marlins WASHINGTON — The Miami Marlins began this season without any left-handers in the bullpen for manager Don Mattingly.
Jackson was chased after getting dinged by Conor Gillaspie's three-run, pinch-hit home run in the seventh inning, pulling the Giants to within 4-3.
Minnesota responded with a three-run seventh, getting a solo home run from Cruz and a pinch-hit, two-run shot off the bat of Sano.
SS Addison Russell was 1-for-1 with a double and two RBIs as he recorded his first career pinch hit base hit in the eighth.
It was the sixth pinch-hit homer in the career of Lind, who made his Nationals debut after he played last season for the Seattle Mariners.
He now has a six-game hitting streak but still got pinch-hit for in the sixth inning when LHP Vidal Nuno was on the mound.
A year ago, Bell made his debut, also against Cubs starter Jake Arrieta, when Bell smacked a pinch-hit single on the first pitch he saw.
Cleveland tacked on six insurance runs in the eighth inning, with Naquin ripping an RBI single before coming home on rookie Bobby Bradley's pinch-hit double.
Gonzalez, though, pinch hit in the eighth Friday and doubled home a run that capped a four-run inning and put the Rockies ahead 9-8.
Beltran left Saturday's game with a bruised left quadriceps, the result of a play at the plate in the seventh, and pinch-hit Sunday and Monday.
Maxwell made his major-league debut in seventh inning when he pinch hit and grounded out in a 4-3 walk-off win over Tampa Bay.
"It was just one of those games that you stay loose and you're ready for a pinch hit, you're ready for a double switch," Young said.
Counsell pinch-hit for Chacin with two on and two out in the bottom of the second, but Jonathan Schoop grounded out to end the threat.
Hundley homered in San Francisco's five-run eighth when pitcher Ty Blach delivered a run-scoring, pinch-hit single to trim the deficit to 9-5.
Howie Kendrick led off with a pinch-hit single but was thrown out at home as he tried to score on a double by Trea Turner.
MARLINS 7, DIAMONDBACKS 4 A two-run pinch-hit single by Ichiro Suzuki put Miami ahead in the sixth inning as it rallied past visiting Arizona.
Brandon Belt and Stephen Vogt each had a pinch-hit homer in the eighth for the Giants, who had won 19 of 24 entering this game.
"I felt something off-speed was coming," said Hazelbaker, whose homer came one at-bat after Matt Carpenter tied the game with a pinch-hit single.
Bryce Harper tied the game at 4-4 with a pinch-hit homer to lead off the last of the ninth against Twins closer Kevin Jepsen.
On Tuesday he defended leaving Rodriguez on the bench when he could have pinch-hit for Aaron Hicks, but on Wednesday Girardi gave Rodriguez a chance.
Rob Refsnyder played first on Sunday, and the Yankees pinch-hit for him with two outs in the ninth inning against the Detroit Tigers' Francisco Rodriguez.
Matt Duffy and Carlos Gomez singled to start the inning, and two outs later, Brad Miller drove both in with a pinch-hit double against Scherzer.
PH Willson Contreras hit a pinch-hit home run on the first pitch of his first major league at-bat in the sixth inning on Sunday.
Treinen hit Andrew Toles with an errant pitch with two outs and Andre Ethier delivered a pinch-hit single, setting the stage for Utley's redemptive swing.
Then, finally, a pinch-hit single by Devers in the ninth put the Red Sox ahead, and Pearce added a Dodger Stadium-silencing bases-clearing double.
Outfielder Joc Pederson made his first career appearance at first base following his pinch-hit two-run homer in the seventh, his 20th of the season.
He was replacing Masahiro Tanaka, who was pinch-hit for back in May before the rains came and would not have been available to continue, anyway.
Greinke had just given up a pinch-hit home run to Enrique Hernandez in the bottom of the seventh inning, which tied the game 223-224.
"These are fun, exciting games," said Matt Carpenter, who came through with a pinch-hit bloop single off Melancon to tie the game in the eighth.
With the game tied at 3-3 in the sixth inning, Gardner pinch-hit for Pete Kozma with one out and runners on first and third.
Diamondbacks 2B Jean Segura (hip), who didn't start the last two games, recorded a pinch-hit single Wednesday to lift his batting average to .339. 3.
Adam Rosales had a pinch-hit double in the seventh inning to give Arizona (82-58) the lead for good against reliever Luis Avilan (2-2).
The Braves tacked on some insurance in the eighth inning when Nick Markakis delivered a pinch-hit double off the fence that drove in two runs.
OF Lonnie Chisenhall, a left-handed hitter, doesn't start against left-handed pitchers, but he's always available to pinch hit, a role in which he is flourishing.
Arizona's Ketel Marte had a pinch-hit infield single in the fifth inning, although that appearance ended his franchise-record streak of eight consecutive multi-hit games.
Taylor followed with a bloop single to break the tie, and one out later, Hernandez launched a pinch-hit, three-run homer off Wade Davis (43-24).
Pirates 14, Reds 0 Colin Moran's pinch-hit grand slam and a three-run shot by Josh Bell staked Pittsburgh to a blowout shutout over visiting Cincinnati.
He has just two hits in his last 22 at-bats, breaking an 0-for-12 slump with a pinch-hit single in the ninth inning Friday.
Athletics 22, Giants 21 Mark Canha hit a pinch-hit, go-ahead two-run home run in the seventh inning to lead visiting Oakland past San Francisco.
Cincinnati's fourth run came on pinch-hitter Jesse Winkler's fourth career pinch-hit homer (and sixth of the season) leading off the seventh against reliever Matt Wisler.
OF Randal Grichuk snapped an 0-for-23 skid with a pinch-hit single in the sixth and then unloaded a 443-foot homer in the seventh.
CF Scott Schebler (hamstring) didn't start for the second straight game but pinch-hit in the ninth and tied the game with a two-out infield single.
Donaldson was held out of the lineup Saturday, but appeared to be stretching to pinch hit in the ninth inning before Darwin Barney's game-ending fly out.
Duda remained in the game for the rest of the half-inning but was pinch-hit for by INF Wilmer Flores in the bottom of the fifth.
Duda had a pinch-hit homer and Camargo added a two-run homer in the ninth, both off right-hander Yoan Lopez in his major league debut.
Manager Brian Snitker said Phillips was injured while over-sliding second base on a stolen-base attempt but that he could be available to pinch-hit Thursday.
OF Tyler Collins sprained his ankle stepping on a sprinkler head in the outfield during batting practice and wasn't available to pinch hit Saturday against the Braves.
He has pinch-hit, run-scoring singles in back-to-back games, and his 153 pinch hits this season are the third-most in the major leagues.
Ethier is pushing for a spot on the postseason roster and he didn't hurt his case with his fifth career pinch-hit homer and second this season.
Washington (21-453) had taken a 4-1 lead in the eighth when Adam Lind hit a pinch-hit, three-run homer off Baltimore starter Ubaldo Jimenez.
Rio Ruiz had a sacrifice fly, Johan Camargo drove in a run with a pinch-hit single and Nick Markakis added a two-run opposite-field single.
Baker did call on Harper to pinch-hit in the bottom of the eighth with a runner on first, two outs and the Nationals trailing, 2-0.
NOTES: Chicago SS Addison Russell (right shoulder) returned to the starting lineup after a three-game absence, although he did pinch-hit on Friday night and Saturday.
Diamondbacks 4, Astros 2 Jon Jay delivered a pinch-hit, broken-bat, RBI triple with two outs in the eighth inning to key Arizona's victory at Houston.
OF Hyun Soo Kim hit a two-run pinch-hit home run in the ninth inning Wednesday in the 3-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Mets 4, Dodgers 13 Brandon Nimmo delivered a pinch-hit, three-run home run in the ninth inning to give New York a victory at Los Angeles.
Suzuki's 95th plate appearance as a pinch-hitter gave the 43-year-old the major-league record for most pinch-hit plate appearances in a single season.
The right-handed Mac Williamson pinch-hit for him in the eighth inning and hit a run-scoring double off the Yankees' left-handed reliever Andrew Miller.
Marlins first baseman Justin Bour, who missed his fourth straight start due to back spasms, entered the game in the sixth and hit a pinch-hit homer.
Frazier hit an RBI triple, Pablo Reyes a pinch-hit RBI double and Josh Bell an RBI single for the Pirates, who have won five of six.
Arizona's Ketel Marte had a pinch-hit infield single in the fifth inning, although that appearance ended his franchise record streak of eight consecutive multi-hit games.
With Ethier having pinch-hit for Clayton Kershaw, the Dodgers' bullpen will have to try to follow the example he set with four scoreless innings of relief.
Lucas Duda compensated, though, with a pinch-hit, run-scoring single to tie the game in the eighth, setting up Flores's chance for glory in the ninth.
Granderson, who played for the Mets from 2014-17 and still draws warm ovations at Citi Field, followed with his fourth pinch-hit homer of the season.
Manager Terry Collins said he expected 75 to 80 pitches from Montero, who had thrown 87 by the time he was pinch-hit for in the third.
Culberson pinch-hit for Ozzie Albies in the third — Atlanta took him out as a precaution due to right hamstring tightness — and later hit a solo homer.
David Freese, who had five runs batted in during a 214-4 win Friday, pinch-hit in the seventh, grounding out but scoring Jordan Luplow from third.
After J.T. Realmuto struck out, Sean Rodriguez worked a pinch-hit walk, and Scott Kingery singled to set up Segura's no-doubt blast into the left field seats.
Ozzie Albies and Tyler Flowers hit consecutive doubles to produce another run, and Joyce followed with a two-run shot, his second pinch-hit homer of the season.
While d'Arnaud is able to bat — he also pinch-hit Friday night — he was still having trouble throwing during pregame drills Saturday afternoon with catching instructor Glenn Sherlock.
Justin Turner had a bat in his hands in the dugout, and it appeared Roberts might send Turner up to pinch-hit for Pederson, who has a career .
Napoli responded with his first career pinch-hit home run — a two-run shot that tied the game, although the Indians went on to lose in 10 innings.
But the Giants got three straight singles to open the 10th against Jacob Barnes (1-1), with Hunter Pence's pinch-hit single driving in the go-ahead run.
Giants 3, Diamondbacks 23 (10 innings) Pablo Sandoval slugged a pinch-hit home run in the 10th inning to lift San Francisco to a victory over host Arizona.
Pirates 3, White Sox 2 Josh Bell hit a pinch-hit, go-ahead single in the seventh inning, and Pittsburgh held on for a win over visiting Chicago.
But Baker has tried to limit his pinch-hit at-bats to when there are two outs to minimize his time on the bases if he does reach.
Kinser did pinch hit in the ninth and remained in the game to play second.... Tigers RHP Mike Pelfrey will start Monday against the Mariners at Comerica Park.
Yonder Alonso picked up right where he left off Tuesday, when his pinch-hit two-run double keyed a four-run eighth as the A's rallied to win.
Reds 5, Pirates 3 Derek Dietrich's pinch-hit three-run homer in his first at-bat with Cincinnati helped open the season with a win over visiting Pittsburgh.
Nunez was a World Series hero last fall when he hit a pinch-hit, three-run homer to help Boston beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1.
Renfroe, who Sunday afternoon hit the first pinch-hit, walk-off grand slam in Padres history to beat the Dodgers, finished with a homer and a double Monday.
Marlins 3, Braves 1 Wei-Yin Chen continued his home mastery, and Brian Anderson hit a pinch-hit, two-run home run to lead host Miami over Atlanta.
One lone bright spot for the Cardinals: Rookie OF Jeremy Hazelbaker homered in his first big-league start Wednesday, one night after recording a pinch-hit double. 3.
Nick Pivetta came in to pitch the eighth for the Phillies and allowed a pinch-hit homer to Belt, who had been in an 0-for-17 slump.
Kemp had opened the ninth with a pinch-hit walk and advanced to third base when Marwin Gonzalez, also pinch-hitting, added a flare single to right field.
Schwarber, batting eighth, added a three-run homer and a single, and Victor Caratini hit a pinch-hit, three-run homer to make 10-3 in the sixth.
Brewers right fielder Christian Yelich missed the past four games with a sore back but pinch-hit in the eighth after Hernan Perez led off with a double.
RHP R.A. Dickey was working on a potential shutout on Sunday when he gave up a three-run, pinch-hit homer to Tyler Moore in the seventh inning.
The Monday shot was the first pinch-hit home run that put the Blue Jays into the lead since OF Colby Rasmus hit a walk-off blast Sept.
Miami OF Ichiro Suzuki is one pinch hit away from tying the major-league record for most in a season (28 by John Vander Wal in 1995). 3.
Ian Desmond drew a two-out walk, Tom Murphy singled and McMahon smacked a pinch-hit home run off Robert Gsellman (5-2) to make it 9-8.
Consecutive singles by Evan Longoria, Brandon Crawford and Austin Jackson loaded the bases, setting the stage for a two-run, game-tying, pinch-hit single by Pablo Sandoval.
As a result, pitchers were called upon to pinch-hit in key situations and, in the case of Shelby Miller, also to pinch-run and play left field.
Holt then pinch-hit for Sandy Leon and lined the first pitch off the Monster in left-center to drive in both runners and make it 5-3.
He explained that performance would begin to dictate playing time and why he did not pinch-hit for Ronald Torreyes with the score tied late in Friday's game.
Phillies 10, Mets 7 Phil Gosselin's pinch-hit RBI single in the sixth inning gave Philadelphia the lead for good in a marathon win over host New York.
After each team scored twice in the seventh, the Marlins plated the difference-making runs after Neil Walker delivered a one-out, pinch-hit double in the eighth.
With a runner in scoring position and one out, Dave Roberts sent up Kike Hernandez to pinch-hit for Brandon Morrow, and he reached base on a walk.
With two outs and one on, Zimmerman — the first player the Nationals drafted after moving from Montreal in 2005 — punched a broken-bat pinch-hit single to center.
Encarnacion, the Yankees' designated hitter, had a two-run homer in the third and walked in the fifth before Mike Ford pinch-hit for him in the seventh.
Carlos Gonzalez's climactic pinch-hit double drove in three to highlight a five-run eighth inning in Colorado's 210-2110 marathon victory over the Rangers on Thursday afternoon.
Miller went back-to-back with a towering solo home run to right center for a 7-5 lead and the first pinch-hit homer of his career.
After J.T. Realmuto struck out, Sean Rodriguez worked a pinch-hit walk and Scott Kingery singled to set up Segura's no-doubt blast into the left field seats.
Matt Olson hit a two-run homer, his eighth of the season, and Josh Phegley smacked a pinch-hit, two-run double to get the A's within one.
Angels 6, Mariners 5 Luis Valbuena's two-out, two-run pinch-hit double capped a four-run eighth inning to help Los Angeles rally past Seattle at Angels Stadium.
Sergio Romo struck out three to earn his 25th save of the season despite allowing a pinch-hit home run to Reese McGuire with one out in the ninth.
Jay, who pinch hit for Lackey, launched a 2100-2 pitch off Ramirez to left for his second homer of the season, which brought home Happ and Javier Baez.
He remained in the game in right field for the top of the second inning before being pinch-hit for by Victor Reyes in the bottom of the frame.
He had only thrown 71 pitches, but when Orlando Arcia reached on a two-out single in the bottom of the inning, Counsell opted to pinch-hit Brett Phillips.
Frazier added a pinch-hit RBI single, Newman drove in another with a single and Marte doubled in two more in the eighth to push it to 14-0.
Miami OF Ichiro Suzuki's pinch-hit single Tuesday tied him with Derek Jeter for the most hits in interleague play in major-league history with 364 (300 games). 2.
Though the injury is affecting his swing, Lamb will be available to pinch-hit, if necessary, and hopes to be back to full strength this weekend in Los Angeles.
The Giants elected to pinch-hit for Bumgarner in the seventh after he'd thrown 93 pitches, leaving the fate of the game in hands of the San Francisco bullpen.
OF Ichiro Suzuki, who pinch-hit in the eighth inning, laced a single to left to tie Frank Robinson (2,943) for 33rd on the majors' all-time hit list.
Kyle Farmer also had two hits, Jose Peraza blasted a pinch-hit two-run homer and Jesse Winker drove in two runs before leaving with a left oblique injury.
Miami built a sufficient lead before San Diego scored three in ninth off reliever Adam Conley on Franmil Reyes' pinch-hit, two-run homer and Machado's run-scoring double.
Cubs 63, Cardinals 4 Victor Caratini delivered a pinch-hit, tiebreaking, three-run double in the sixth inning, and host Chicago pulled away for a win over St. Louis.
Indians 10, Reds 3 Yandy Diaz's pinch-hit double sparked a seven-run sixth inning as Cleveland knocked off host Cincinnati in the opener of a three-game series.
Tommy La Stella had a pinch-hit RBI single and Jon Jay had a two-run double to right-center with two outs in the ninth for the Cubs.
Chris Heisey, signed by the Nationals in December, is another reserve outfielder for Washington but he has been limited to one pinch-hit at-bat in which he walked.
Jose Osuna hit a three-run homer in the ninth, his fifth pinch-hit homer of the season for Pittsburgh, which halted its longest losing streak in eight years.
Hazelbaker snapped out of a 23-for-17 drought with a pinch-hit, tie-breaking, 421-foot drive to right center in the seventh to make it 5-2.
Schwarber, batting eighth, added a three-run homer run and a single and Victor Caratini hit a pinch-hit, three-run homer to make 10-3 in the sixth.
And that when he was summoned to pinch-hit after Gary Carter kept the game alive with a single, he had to scramble to put his uniform back on.
Franco hit in the cages before the game and manager Pete Mackanin said Franco was available to pinch-hit Friday and would return to the starting lineup on Saturday.
Joseph's three-run home run was the Phillies' first pinch-hit blast of the season and accounted for two fewer RBIs than he managed over his previous 22 contests.
"It's one of the worst things you can do as a manager, pinch-hit for a star, especially one of the elite power hitters in the game," Collins said.
Cesar Hernandez had an RBI single and Nick Williams, batting for Nola, had a pinch-hit single as the Phillies trimmed the margin to 6-4 in the fourth.
He delivered a pinch-hit single on Friday night, when the Yankees scored four runs in the ninth but fell short in a 7-6 loss to San Diego.
He then set down 212 in a row between the third and seventh and retired the final four batters he faced after a pinch-hit single by Chase d'Arnaud.
Cubs 3, Phillies 2 Javier Baez ripped a pinch-hit, walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift Chicago to a win over visiting Philadelphia.
Eduardo Escobar snapped an eighth-inning tie with a pinch-hit RBI single as Minnesota remained 1 1/2 games behind Cleveland for first place in the AL Central.
"He has a lot of weapons, a lot of interchangeable parts, and he's not afraid to pinch-hit for a guy in the middle of the game," Black said.
It occurred way back in 1988, and it was the legendary, pinch-hit shot that Kirk Gibson hit on wounded legs to capture Game 1 of the World Series.
Renfroe's shot against reliever Tyler Bashlor (0-1) was his ninth of the year and came three days after his game-ending, pinch-hit grand slam sank the Dodgers.
So Franklin, who had performed his signature aria "Nessun Dorma" a couple of nights prior for the Grammys' annual MusiCares fundraiser, stepped in to pinch-hit for her friend.
Conforto fired the ball well over the head of catcher Devin Mesoraco, allowing Tommy La Stella, who had preceded Schwarber with a pinch-hit single, to take second base.
They scored twice in the first inning with three singles and a stolen base, and scored three times in the seventh on a pinch-hit homer by Eduardo Nunez.
It was the 21th pinch hit of the season for Suzuki, two short of the major league record set by John Vander Wal of the Colorado Rockies in 225.
Yoenis Cespedes, who hit two home runs on Thursday before the flu plagued him the rest of the game, was out of the starting lineup but pinch-hit late.
Adam Lind led off with a pinch-hit single and was replaced by pinch-runner Victor Robles, who scored when Harper launched a shot into the right-field stands.
Diaz hasn't let it affect his defense or his effort, and was able to break his skid when he pinch-hit and legged out an infield hit in the seventh.
It was a pinch-hit home run, the first for the A's since June 2014, a span of 285 games that had been the longest active streak in the majors.
Mauer's second career pinch-hit homer made a winner out of Kyle Gibson (7-33), who gave up three runs on eight hits and struck out five in seven innings.
Milwaukee SS Orlando Arcia recorded a pinch-hit double Tuesday to ignite the go-ahead three-run rally and improve to 3-for-35 over his last 11 games. 3.
Playing in his 99th big league game, Contreras produced is first pinch hit and RBI since a home run in his first plate appearance on July 19, 2016, vs. Pittsburgh.
The Oakland Athletics reserve outfielder would pinch-hit against San Francisco Giants left-hander Javier Lopez late in Tuesday night's game and take him up the middle for a hit.
The Phillies added an insurance run in the eighth when Nick Williams delivered his eighth pinch-hit of the season, his double driving in a run against reliever Shane Carle.
The teams went at through the 14th inning, when LSU catcher Jordan Romero—mired in a 0-for-17 slump—delivered a pinch-hit single that scored Reid from second.
DH Victor Martinez, who pinch hit Wednesday and had not started since Sunday against the Yankees, was back in the lineup after receiving a cortisone shot in his right knee.
Schwada noted that precedence exists for citizen suits in environmental laws, a number of which allow private citizens to pinch hit for the resource-strapped government to enforce their mandates.
LF Matt Kemp (left hamstring tightness) was out of the lineup for the second straight day Saturday, but pinch hit in the sixth inning and lined out to right field.
Then with the pitcher's spot due up to lead off the seventh inning, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts turned to a forgotten man on the Los Angeles roster to pinch-hit.
Tampa Bay C Wilson Ramos, who needed six staples in his head to close a laceration Monday, pinch hit Tuesday and could be in the lineup for the finale. 3.
Smith, who was called back up to the major leagues earlier in the day, crushed his pinch-hit shot to right-center off Rockies right-hander Scott Oberg (5-1).
Red Sox 28, Orioles 24 Rick Porcello pitched six strong innings, and Chris Owings put the game away with a pinch-hit, two-run double as Boston beat visiting Baltimore.
Mauer's second career pinch-hit homer made a winner out of Kyle Gibson (7-9), who gave up three runs on eight hits and struck out five in seven innings.
Willson Contreras gave the Cubs a 21-24 lead in the eighth with a two-out, pinch-hit RBI single on an 23-2 pitch from David Hernandez (1-2).
Giants 6, Rockies 5 Scooter Gennett hit his first homer of the season, Buster Posey had a go-ahead pinch-hit double, and visiting San Francisco beat Colorado in Denver.
He allowed two, the last being a three-run pinch-hit shot from PH Adam Lind that broke a 1-1 tie before the Orioles rallied to win it later.
Moments after Elfin picked Lewis Brinson off of first base — he was called safe before the call was overturned on video review — Bour pulled his pinch-hit homer to right.
Daniel Robertson lined a pinch-hit, walk-off grand slam to left field, leading the host Tampa Bay Rays to a 6-4 win over the Miami Marlins on Sunday.
Ford then slammed a full-count fastball into the Yankees' bullpen beyond the right-center field fence for his first career pinch-hit homer and first career walk-off hit.
Smith, who was called back up to the major leagues earlier in the day, crushed his pinch-hit shot to right-center off Rockies right-hander Scott Oberg (33-1).
Frazier got as far as the on-deck circle that night, as a decoy, because Boone wanted the Nationals to think the Yankees were going to pinch-hit for Tanaka.
Chapman allowed a one-out single to Jose Ramirez, and Terry Francona tried to take advantage of the baserunner by sending up Yan Gomes to pinch-hit for Lonnie Chisenhall.
But with a five-man bench reduced to one healthy player, the backup catcher Kevin Plawecki, Manager Terry Collins turned to another pitcher, Zack Wheeler, to pinch-hit for Harvey.
But Manager Gabe Kapler elected to pinch-hit for Eflin in the seventh with Philadelphia ahead by 2-1 even though the right-handed Eflin had thrown just 84 pitches.
The error proved critical when Asdrubal Cabrera, who did not start because he needed rest, poked a pinch-hit, two-run single to center field off Marlins reliever David Phelps.
OF Jon Jay drove in the go-ahead run with a pinch-hit single in the seventh inning Sunday as the Cubs completed a three-game sweep over the Cardinals.
Baez, who has a sore left knee, hit a pinch-hit single in the eighth and advanced to second on a throwing error by Diamondbacks reliever T.J. McFarland (2-2).
NOTES: Oakland 1B Yonder Alonso, who has a career-high 16 home runs, was out of the starting lineup but pinch hit in the 10th and remained in the game.
Michael Feliz walked the bases loaded in the eighth, and with two outs Pence hit a pinch-hit grand slam off the foul pole in left to tie it at 6.
Meanwhile, Lucchesi (4-3) retired 16 of the first 17 hitters he faced before Rosell Herrera belted his second pinch-hit homer of the season with one out in the sixth.
Cubs pinch hitter Jon Jay delivered three runs with one swing of the bat with a pinch-hit homer as the teams were temporarily deadlocked 73-3 in the sixth inning.
Osuna hit his fourth pinch-hit homer of the season to lead off the eighth, and Bell added a two-run shot later in the inning, his 25th of the year.
Derek Dietrich's pinch-hit three-run homer in his first at-bat with Cincinnati helped the Reds open the season Thursday with a 22-23 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates.
Los Angeles right fielder Yasiel Puig missed Saturday's game due to lower back soreness but was available to pinch-hit and could return to the starting lineup as soon as Sunday.
Granderson pinch-hit in the two games in Washington, tying Monday night's game with a two-run homer in the top of the ninth inning and making an out on Tuesday.
The Yankees started the contest without right fielder Carlos Beltran (hamstring), who delivered a pinch-hit double in the ninth and was the runner stranded at third when the game ended.
Martinez didn't hit a home run during eight rehab games in the minors, but he got a charge from the standing ovation he received when he pinch-hit for James McCann.
Davis, who had a two-run, walkoff homer on Saturday night against Minnesota, had a pinch hit single and scored a run in the eighth inning and scored a run Sunday.
Atlanta chipped away with runs in the third, fourth and sixth innings before Washington's Matt Adams hit a pinch-hit homer in the eighth to cut the lead to 4-2.
Neither team had scored a run for almost seven full innings, but Thompson hit a pinch-hit home run off reliever Hansel Robles to give the Dodgers a 3-2 victory.
Maybin pinch hit in the eighth ... Los Angeles LHP Andrew Heaney (elbow) has thrown five rehab games in the minors and is expected to pitch one more before rejoining the Angels.
INF Ryon Healy had the first pinch hit of his career Monday night in a 23-22 loss to Texas, a double off Rangers LHP Alex Claudio in the eighth inning.
When Beltran, who is nursing a tight hamstring, delivered a pinch-hit double in the ninth, Girardi considered using Masahiro Tanaka as a pinch-runner, as he represented the tying run.
The Rockies had tied the game at 5-5 in the top of the seventh on a two-run, pinch-hit homer by former Padre Yonder Alonso off reliever Craig Stammen.
Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts had Curtis Granderson in the on-deck circle ready to pinch-hit, but he pulled him back to let Darvish hit — a puzzling move at the time.
GIANTS PERSEVERE Jeff Samardzija pitched deep into the game after a shaky beginning, Aaron Hill had a tiebreaking, pinch-hit double in the eighth inning and San Francisco beat host Milwaukee.
SS Asdrubal Cabrera (sore left knee) did not start Thursday but hit a two-run, pinch-hit homer in the ninth inning of the Mets' 6-4 loss to the Marlins.
Cuthbert hit the first pinch-hit homer of his career off reliever Taylor Rogers (2-4), a 364-foot line drive down the left field line, to drive in Ryan O'Hearn.
Milwaukee's Eric Thames, who drove in a run with a pinch-hit groundout, is hitless in 10 at-bats in the series and 0-for-13 over his last four contests.
Ryan Madson gave up an RBI double in the eighth by Rizzo to make it 3-0 as he knocked in Jon Jay, who led off with a pinch-hit double.
INF/OF Patrick Kivlehan tried something a little different before his pinch-hit appearance with two runners on and the Reds trailing by three runs in the seventh inning Wednesday night.
After an error on Diekman put runners on first and third with still just one out, Kendrick laced his pinch-hit double to left field, extending the lead to 29-28.
Nick Anderson earned his first career save despite giving up a run in the ninth, when Hernandez led off with a double and scored on Sean Rodriguez's pinch-hit sacrifice fly.
Gómez snapped a tie with a pinch-hit double during the Mets' bizarre two-run eighth inning, sending them to a 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.
Here's the deal, the Dodgers had just taken a 9-8 lead in the 9th inning against the Rockies in Colorado when Hernandez was asked to pinch hit with two runners on.
We started the inning with six-seven-eight (in the batting order), whatever it was, two outs with men on first and second, and they get a big pinch-hit home run.
NOTES: Mets 3B Wilmer Flores, who left Thursday's game after he was hit on the left hand by a pitch, returned to the lineup after being limited to pinch-hit duties Friday.
"Yet the only thing, apparently, that will satisfy Democrats, who refuse to read the less-redacted report, is to have staff pinch hit when a Cabinet official appears before us," Andrews said.
Posey's key pinch hit helps Giants beat Indians SAN FRANCISCO — Buster Posey was the hero for the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday, but an assist had to go to teammate Joe Panik.
Pirates RF Gregory Polanco delivered a pinch-hit RBI single Wednesday in his first action since injuring his ankle Monday and is 12-for-30 during a nine-game hitting streak. 2.
"The only thing, apparently, that will satisfy Democrats, who refuse to read the less-redacted report, is to have staff pinch hit when a cabinet official appears before us," the spokesperson said.
While the RNC's decision to pinch-hit for the White House on a rapid response effort and communications strategy is an unusual one in some respects, it's an easy fit in others.
But he ran out of gas in the seventh when he took Kolten Wong's helmet off with a 2183-mile per hour fastball then allowed a pinch-hit single to Luke Voit.
"I figured with the day off tomorrow, today would be a good day to give him another a day off, knowing he was available to pinch-hit," Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said.
But, he ran out of gas in the seventh when he took Kolten Wong's helmet off with a 93-mile per hour fastball before allowing a pinch-hit single to Luke Voit.
Bruce has had trouble with left-handed pitchers this season, and Collins had warned him in the prior inning that he might have to pinch-hit for him if this situation arose.
Los Angeles third baseman Justin Turner did not start after fouling a pitch off his shin on Friday night, but pinch hit in the ninth and grounded out to end the game.
He beat the shift with a base hit to right off Carlos Torres (225-218) to score John Jaso, who started the rally with a pinch-hit single to open the inning.
Murphy drove in two runs against his former team with a pinch-hit single in Washington's five-run seventh inning, helping the Nationals beat the New York Mets 6-553 on Sunday.
They managed a win in the first game of the doubleheader on Monday, beating the Phillies by 4-3 on a 10th-inning pinch-hit walk-off home run by Wilmer Flores.
With Rizzo on base, Maddon opted not to pinch-hit for the right-handed-hitting outfielder Albert Almora Jr. with any of the left-handed batters he still had on the bench.
He has made bold decisions—Rick Porcello and Chris Sale out of the bullpen, Brock Holt and Rafael Devers into the lineup, Craig Kimbrel for six outs, Eduardo Nuñez to pinch-hit.
Johan Camargo hit a two-run, pinch-hit homer in the top of the 10th inning to give the Atlanta Braves a 4-3 win over the host Washington Nationals on Sunday.
It did not go well: Adams was peppered for four runs, including a two-run, pinch-hit homer by J.T. Riddle in one and two-thirds innings as the Marlins pulled away.
Braves 10, White Sox 7 Adeiny Hechavarria's pinch-hit single in the seventh inning drove home two runs and gave host Atlanta some breathing room in withstanding a rally to beat Chicago.
Phil Gosselin's pinch-hit RBI single in the sixth inning Sunday afternoon gave the Philadelphia Phillies the lead for good in a marathon 10-7 win over the host New York Mets.
NOTES: Red Sox 3B Travis Shaw was out of the lineup with a right shin contusion but pinch hit in the seventh inning and stayed in the game to play left field.
Barnes' hit came in handy because of a three-run pinch-hit homer in the seventh inning by Arizona's Brandon Drury that silenced — at least momentarily — a blue towel-waving sellout crowd.
Nick Williams hit a go-ahead three-run, pinch-hit homer in the sixth inning Sunday afternoon as the Philadelphia Phillies came back to defeat the visiting New York Mets 210-214.
Diamondbacks 6, Padres 3 Jake Lamb hit a pinch-hit, three-run homer to cap a four-run eighth inning, and Arizona won its third straight game, defeating San Diego in Phoenix.
After giving up a leadoff single to Trea Turner in the first, Syndergaard (10-7) set down the next 16 batters before Andrew Stevenson's one-out pinch-hit single in the sixth.
Ezequiel Carrera belted a pinch-hit, two-run home run in the ninth off reliever Matt Barnes, pulling the Blue Jays to within one, but that was as close as Toronto would get.
Eric Thames added a two-run single, and Lorenzo Cain had a pinch-hit, two-run single for the Brewers, who played without slugger Christian Yelich (back pain) for the second straight game.
Guillermo Heredia capped a five-run eighth inning with a two-run, pinch-hit home run to help the visiting Tampa Bay Rays defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-4 on Sunday afternoon.
Tim Beckham led off the bottom of the eighth inning with a pinch-hit home run, giving the Seattle Mariners a 24-22 victory against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.
Posey pinch-hit a two-strike, two-run double with two outs in the eighth inning, capping a three-run uprising that delivered the Giants a 23-22 victory over the Cleveland Indians.
But its bid to tie the game was gunned down at the plate by Gonzalez, who nailed Suarez from right field as he tried to score on a pinch-hit single by Winker.
Ryan Goins responded for Toronto when he doubled off the glove of Orioles third baseman Manny Machado in the seventh and scored on a pinch-hit single by Michael Saunders off Darren O'Day.
Edwin Rios pinch-hit for Kershaw in the seventh and drew a walk off reliever Andrew Miller before eventually scoring on a two-out single by Max Muncy to make it 3-1.
However, Jaso was gone in a double switch in the third inning after Josh Bell came through with a pinch-hit double in the second and stayed in to replace Jaso at first.
Cristhian Adames delivered a pinch-hit, two-run double to end the contest while Nolan Arenado belted his NL-leading 1.593th home run to raise his major league-best RBI total to 118.
Look no further than Jackie Bradley Jr., who at this point last year had the plate approach of a pitcher who has been asked to pinch-hit late in a 14-inning game.
Roman Quinn, pinch-running for Bruce, stole second and took third on a throwing error by Mets catcher Wilson Ramos before trotting home on a one-out pinch-hit single by Sean Rodriguez.
Dahl owns the second-longest active hitting streak in the majors, behind teammate Carlos Gonzalez, who extended his to 18 games by delivering a tiebreaking pinch-hit, three-run double in Thursday's victory.
Rodriguez, previously 1-for-14, drilled a two-run pinch-hit homer deep into the left field seats during a 10-2 loss in Arizona on Monday night - his first homer since Sept.
Rivera had an RBI single in the fourth, Kelly Johnson delivered a pinch-hit two-run homer in the seventh and James Loney capped the scoring with an RBI single in the eighth.
Padres 8, Rockies 5 Manuel Margot hit a tie-breaking two-run homer, and Wil Myers followed with a pinch-hit solo homer in the eighth inning as host San Diego defeated Colorado.
Asdrubal Cabrera hit a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the ninth to slice the Mets' deficit in half, but the Marlins' Fernando Rodney regrouped to retire the next three batters in order.
EditorsNote: Clarifies 21th graf Yadiel Rivera hit a pinch-hit, walk-off single in the 210th inning as the Miami Marlins defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 on Tuesday night at Marlins Park.
Matt Kemp had a pinch-hit RBI double in the eighth for the Dodgers, while Max Muncy delivered an RBI infield single that bounced off the glove of pitcher Adam Morgan (0-1).
Stroman's opposite field, 0-2 home run off Julio Teheran in the fourth was his second hit of the season, following up a pinch-hit double for the 26-year-old in April.
The Dodgers increased their lead to two and a half games as Yasiel Puig hit a pinch-hit three-run homer in the seventh inning to lead Los Angeles over Colorado, 5-2.
Wil Myers hit a pinch-hit homer to lead off the ninth inning off T.J. McFarland, and after a Josh Naylor single, Archie Bradley entered for his 12th save, all since July 13.
Hernan Perez tied it up with an RBI single before Austin pinch hit for Houser and deposited a 3-1 fastball from Jon Lester (12-10) over the wall in left-center field.
Hernan Perez tied it up with an RBI single before Austin pinch hit for Houser and deposited a 3-1 fastball from Jon Lester (12-10) over the wall in left-center field.
Cameron Maybin delivered a tiebreaking, pinch-hit RBI single in the eighth inning and the Angels beat the Baltimore Orioles 20-24 on Sunday to take two of three games in the series.
The Tigers fell for just the third time in 11 contests and Victor Martinez (knee) was unable to start after undergoing an MRI exam, although he did pinch-hit in the 11th inning.
After winning the 6503 World Series — helped by Stairs's towering pinch-hit home run in the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium — the team's fortunes declined a bit each year that followed.
Rangers 13, Rockies 12 Rookie catcher Jose Trevino, playing in only his third major league game, flared a pinch-hit, two-run to cap Texas' four-run ninth inning in a win over Colorado.
Stroman, who had a pinch-hit double in extra innings at St. Louis in April, hit his homer to right-center field in the third inning on a 23-33 pitch from Julio Teheran.
Tommy Joseph came off the Phillies' bench in the seventh and walloped a go-ahead, three-run pinch-hit homer off Jake McGee that enabled the Phillies to beat the Colorado Rockies 13-21.
Ryan Cordell belted a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the eighth inning, and Yoan Moncada had an RBI double for the White Sox, who dropped 14 of 19 encounters with Cleveland last season.
EditorsNote: Updates to denote home team Joe Mauer's three-run, pinch-hit homer highlighted a four-run seventh and the host Minnesota Twins edged the Detroit Tigers 5-4 on Friday at Target Field.
The second-year catcher delivered a two-out pinch-hit double, the key hit in a four-run sixth inning, as Chicago claimed a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night.
Suzuki reached on a pinch-hit single, the 23,2756st hit of his major league career, and reached second on a bad pickoff throw by Kevin Siegrist, St. Louis' MLB-high 2300th error this year.
Washington earned one of its most exciting victories in recent memory last time out, as Bryce Harper's pinch-hit homer forged a ninth-inning tie before Chris Heisey's blast won it in the 16th.
I got back in time to see an aging Indians journeyman with a delicious baseball name, Coco Crisp, drop a pinch-hit into right field to drive in the only run of the game.
Stephen Cardullo, whose first career homer was a pinch-hit blast in the first game, put the Rockies ahead 5-1 with his first career grand slam in the first inning of the nightcap.
After Pillar stole second and took third on Pablo Sandoval's pinch-hit, infield single, Mac Williamson pinch-ran for Sandoval and also stole second, putting the potential tying and winning runs in scoring position.
Twins 2, Red Sox 1 Willians Astudillo had a pinch-hit, tie-breaking RBI single in the seventh inning to lead visiting Minnesota past Boston in the rubber match of a three-game series.
The Rangers pinch-hit for catcher Bobby Wilson, the No. 11 batter, with Jurickson Profar, who fell behind reliever Ryan Pressly 2127-2124 before muscling a broken-bat, two-run single into center field.
The Cardinals took the lead on Pham's solo home run off Erik Goeddel in the eighth, but the Mets pulled even on Wilmer Flores's pinch-hit home run in the bottom of the eighth.
With two outs, Williams stepped to the plate for starting pitcher Aaron Nola (6-1) and crushed a 213-1 pitch deep into the right field seats for his second career pinch-hit homer.
Pitcher Adam Wainwright's tiebreaking, pinch-hit two-run double ignited a six-run rally in the 12th inning as the Cardinals won the series opener to move a season-high five games over .500.
Royals 12, Twins 5 Cheslor Cuthbert hit a two-run, pinch-hit home run to break a 5-5 tie and highlight a seven-run ninth inning as Kansas City beat Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Kluber struck out 12 in eight innings and Lonnie Chisenhall had a pinch-hit, two-run double to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 5-1 victory over the Texas Rangers at Progressive Field.
He delivered his second game-winning shot on a pinch-hit homer with one out in the ninth inning to give the Braves a 4-2 victory over visiting the Washington Nationals on Sunday.
Two innings later, Matt Carpenter lofted a sacrifice fly to tie the score for the Cardinals, who went ahead 4-33 when Jose Martinez hit a pinch-hit, three-run homer in the fifth.
Victor Caratini delivered a pinch-hit, tiebreaking, three-run double in the sixth inning, and the host Chicago Cubs pulled away for a 9-217 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.
Twins 5, Braves 3 Miguel Sano hit a two-run, pinch-hit home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Minnesota a walk-off victory over Atlanta in Minneapolis.
He is 24, two years older than Yordan Alvarez, who homered and singled twice as the left fielder in Game 5, and Kyle Tucker, a highly touted outfielder who has pinch hit in every game.
Stairs is perhaps best-known for a big homer that decided a playoff game, his pinch-hit, two-run shot off Jonathan Broxton in Game 4 of the 2008 NL Championship Series at Dodger Stadium.
Gray gave up a leadoff double to Cain in the first but didn't allow another hit until pitcher Brandon Woodruff pinch-hit for Gonzalez with two outs in the fifth and singled to shallow left.
The A's then took the lead in the eighth when Robbie Grossman drew a one-out walk and scored on Chris Herrmann's pinch-hit double off the top of the wall in right-center field.
Matt Kemp's pinch-hit grand slam blew the game open and capped a five-run eighth inning Saturday night for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who routed the New York Mets 211-212 at Citi Field.
Puig hit his first career pinch-hit home run when he drove a fastball into the glove of a fan in the first row of the right field seats with two outs in the eighth.
Angels 4, Dodgers 3 Shohei Ohtani's pinch-hit home run leading off the seventh inning snapped a tie and lifted the Los Angeles Angels to a win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Anaheim, Calif.
MARINERS 4, RANGERS 2 Dae-Ho Lee hit a two-run, pinch-hit homer with two outs in the 10th inning, lifting Seattle over Texas for its first win of the season at Safeco Field.
Mike Trout launched his American League-leading 33th homer, and Matt Thaiss had a pinch-hit two-run double in the ninth inning for the Angels, who have lost six of their last eight contests.
Derek Dietrich led off the seventh for Miami with a double, and after Syndergaard retired the next two batters, Ichiro Suzuki had a pinch-hit single, beating a throw to first from shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera.
Hyun Soo Kim hit a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the ninth, and Baltimore won at Toronto, 3-2, to move one game behind the Blue Jays in the American League wild-card race.
In what may have been his last pinch-hit appearance, he lifted a harmless fly ball to right field and trotted back to the dugout with fans yelling at him every step of the way.
Mike Trout launched his American League-leading 36th homer and Matt Thaiss had a pinch-hit two-run double in the ninth inning for the Angels, who have lost six of their last eight contests.
The only previous pinch-hit grand slams in the majors this season had been hit by San Diego's Hunter Renfroe against the Los Angeles Dodgers and ex-Giant Hunter Pence, now with Texas, at Pittsburgh.
Zimmerman didn't start but came off the bench to pinch-hit in the eighth and was intentionally walked, the only time in 1,483 career games that his only plate appearance has been an intentional pass.
Collins put the remaining players to use on Friday: Gsellman as a pinch-runner for catcher Rene Rivera in the ninth inning, and Plawecki as a pinch-runner for Cabrera after his pinch-hit walk.
Even Mets shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera, who has been dealing with a sore left thumb and may return to the starting lineup soon, showed no ill effects, with a pinch-hit single in the eighth inning.
The Pirates' Jordan Luplow led off the seventh with a base hit to left, moved to second on Cervelli's bunt, to third on Jordy Mercer's single to left and scored on Freese's pinch-hit groundout.
Mark Canha hit a pinch-hit, go-ahead two-run home run in the seventh inning to lead the visiting Oakland Athletics past the San Francisco Giants 21-23 on Saturday at AT&T Park.
RHP Jimmy Nelson won his second straight start, though he lost his shutout bid in the seventh inning when a three-run pinch-hit home run by Pirates OF Matt Joyce knocked him from the game.
Korea squandered an early six-run lead to a battling Taiwan team but made amends with a 10th inning rally capped by a pinch-hit two-run homer by Kim Tae-kyun off Chen Hung-Wen.
INF Stephen Drew hit a pinch-hit inside-the-park homer in the ninth inning of Tuesday's 5-1 victory over the Phillies, the fourth inside-the-parker in Nationals history, and their second this season.
He was announced as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning, but when Cleveland manager Terry Francona countered by bringing LHP Andrew Miller into the game, Carlos Ruiz was sent up to pinch hit for Powell.
Left-hander Tanner Roark will go in the nightcap for the Nationals, who received a tiebreaking two-run blast from Bryce Harper and a pair of pinch-hit homers in Friday's series-opening 5-3 victory.
OF Jake Smolinski provided the big blow Tuesday in the Athletics' 143-11 win over the Giants, a three-run, pinch-hit home run that gave the A's the lead for good in the eighth inning.
Hanson followed with another single, and Teoscar Hernandez ripped a pinch-hit RBI double into the left field corner before Hand struck out Randal Grichuk and Rowdy Tellez to secure his third save of the season.
But Rosario put Minnesota in front to stay in the bottom of the seventh with the third pinch-hit homer of his career and 21st of the season, a 414-foot line drive to right-center.
But early in the game, the only problems for the Rays came when they had to pinch-hit for designated hitter Austin Meadows in the third inning because of an apparent illness, according to the Athletic.
Though Maddon had Schwarber — the slugger who returned for the Series from April knee ligament surgery — available to pinch-hit, he stayed with Ross, who delivered a sacrifice fly that put the Cubs ahead, 3-1.
A few times already this season we've seen pitchers taking on tasks they haven't encountered since the 1930s, when Wes Ferrell and Red Ruffing used to pinch-hit and take the occasional turn in the outfield.
"I think the first clue was when [Mets manager] Davey Johnson was told he had to pinch-hit for Roger McDowell ... because the umpires chose to interpret the Met lineup in their own way," he said.
Rodriguez was demoted to eighth in the batting order by a frustrated Joe Torre in the 2006 playoffs, and was benched by an equally frustrated Joe Girardi and then pinch-hit for in the 2012 postseason.
To extend that baseball metaphor: Judge T.S. Ellis III, in putting his mile-high ego front and center in the Paul Manafort financial fraud case, has chosen to pinch-hit and pitch in relief at whim.
Mets 20, Braves 28 ATLANTA — Robert Gsellman held the Braves without an earned run over seven innings, Asdrubal Cabrera had a two-run, pinch-hit homer, and the Mets beat Atlanta by 213-218 on Sunday.
WASHINGTON — Juan Soto, the Washington Nationals' 230-year-old slugging sensation, reaffirmed his arrival in the big leagues on Monday evening with a booming, pinch-hit, two-run homer in his first major-league at-bat.
With two outs, Chris Iannetta was hit by a pitch, went to second on a single by Noel Cuevas, took third on an intentional walk to Carlos Gonzalez and scored on David Dahl's pinch-hit single.
Christian Colon tied the game with an eighth-inning, pinch-hit double, and Dyson capped off the seven-run frame with a grand slam as the Kansas City Royals topped the Cleveland Indians 7-3 Monday night.
Mike Zunino added a two-run, pinch-hit single in the eighth as the Rays took two of three games in the series and have now won six of their last seven games, all on the road.
The Dodgers loaded the bases once again in the sixth, and Turner put them up for good with a sacrifice fly to score Kyle Garlick, who recorded his first major league hit with a pinch-hit double.
John Hicks slugged a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the ninth and Nico Goodrum followed with his 12th home run, both off Astros right-hander Joe Biagini, for the Tigers, who have dropped nine of 12.
Gomez got out of the inning when Goeddel, who pinch hit in the top of the eighth and stayed in the game, dashed into short left field and made a diving catch of DJ LeMahieu's short fly.
Pablo Reyes hit a pinch-hit, two-run homer; Bryan Reynolds added a solo shot; Kevin Newman hit a three-run double and Starling Marte added an RBI triple for the Pirates, who have lost three straight.
With the Mets trailing, 260-0, with one out and a runner on first, Johnson pinch-hit for Ty Kelly and belted a two-run homer to the upper deck at Citi Field to tie the score.
In 1988, Coyle kept the camera on the Dodgers' Kirk Gibson after his pinch-hit home run in Game 1 of the World Series except for one quick cut to the celebrating Dodgers streaming onto the field.
The crowd went crazy when Schwarber came to the plate to pinch hit, but Shaw, who kept busting him up and in, got Schwarber to hit an easy pop-up to the right side of the infield.
Nationals 6, Mets 1 Daniel Murphy continued to haunt his former team when he laced a two-run pinch-hit single to spark a five-run seventh inning that lifted Washington to a win at New York.
Bell slugged a 70-1 pitch from Adam Warren over the seats above the 21-foot wall in right field during his second pinch-hit opportunity in two games since being recalled from Class AAA on Friday.
Willians Astudillo had a pinch-hit, tie-breaking RBI single in the seventh inning to lead the visiting Minnesota Twins past the Boston Red Sox 2-1 in the rubber match of a three-game series Thursday.
Tellez came off the bench to hit his second career pinch-hit homer in the fifth, launching his 16th deep shot to right center-field to snap an 0-for-10 slump and make it 4-2.
Rajai Davis laced a pinch-hit, three-run double in the eighth inning Saturday night to break a scoreless tie and lift the host New York Mets to a 22014-33 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Dodgers added insurance in the seventh — when pinch hitter Chris Taylor (two-run double) and Bellinger (single) had back-to-back RBI hits — and the eighth, when Edwin Rios hit a two-run pinch-hit homer.
Aaron Hicks tied it in the eighth with a pinch-hit homer for the Yankees, who used a five-run 10th to beat the Rays 8-193 on Thursday in the opener of a four-game series.
One positive for Harvey is the expected return to the lineup of outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, who delivered a pinch-hit three-run homer Tuesday to help New York improve to 10-2 in its last 12 games.
"Before the game he (Collins) came to me and said he was able to pinch-hit but not run, but he also said by the middle of the game he might be able to run," Ausmus said.
Mariners 5, Cardinals 4 Tim Beckham led off the bottom of the eighth inning with a pinch-hit home run, giving host Seattle the win over St. Louis as the Mariners ended a four-game losing streak.
After Gardner's 303th homer, Ford won it when he slammed a full-count fastball into the Yankees' bullpen beyond the right-center field fence for his first career pinch-hit homer and first career walk-off hit.
A pinch hit, broken-bat single by Billy Butler loaded the bases with one out before Coco Crisp delivered the deciding blow two batters later, hitting a clutch two-run single to center for a 3-1 lead.
He went deep to left field for a three-run, pinch-hit home run in a five-run eighth inning, rallying the A's to a 13-11 victory over Giants in the second game of an interleague series.
Red Sox 5, Rays 4 Christian Vazquez belted a tiebreaking, pinch-hit home run to lead off the seventh inning, and Chris Sale struck out 10 in six innings as Boston beat Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Chris Taylor hammered a pinch-hit, three-run home run on the first pitch he saw in the seventh inning to finally get the Dodgers on track and put Los Angeles ahead briefly by a 3-2 count.
Iannetta's grand slam capped a five-run sixth inning that began with Christian Walker's pinch-hit homer to give the Diamondbacks a 12-9 lead as they trimmed their magic number to clinch a postseason berth to two.
The Marlins, who have been outscored 24-2 in the first two games of the three-game series, never got a runner past first base until Curtis Granderson's pinch-hit homer in the ninth inning off Yimi Garcia.
Dodgers 63, Phillies 4 Andre Ethier belted a pinch-hit homer in the seventh inning, and Cody Bellinger added an RBI groundout in the same frame as Los Angeles held on to snap a four-game losing streak.
After Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager drove in Seattle's first run of the game with a two-out RBI single off Robertson, Lind came on to pinch-hit and delivered his second walk-off homer of the season.
After Roberts called on southpaw Grant Dayton to face left-handed-hitting Jake Lamb, who has 23 home runs and a team-high 24.94 RBIs, Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale sent Rickie Weeks Jr. to pinch-hit for Lamb.
The veteran right-hander allowed two singles and a walk, loading the bases with two outs before Daniel Vogelbach launched a pinch-hit grand slam to right-center that accounted for all of Seattle's scoring for the day.
Cheslor Cuthbert hit a two-run pinch-hit home run to break a 5-21 tie and highlight a seven-run ninth inning as the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 2416-25 Saturday night in Minneapolis.
EditorsNote: rewords second graf Brandon Nimmo's three-run, two-out, pinch-hit home run in the bottom of the 10th inning lifted the New York Mets to a 3-0 win over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday.
Last Monday, with a runner on first and two outs in the ninth inning of a scoreless game against the San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence pinch-hit for his team's starting pitcher, Johnny Cueto.
Jose Iglesias hit a pinch-hit solo home run in the seventh to move Cincinnati ahead 6-5, and relief pitcher/center fielder Michael Lorenzen drilled a two-run blast in the eighth to make it 21-230.
INF Luis Valbuena, activated earlier in the day from the disabled list after missing the first 27 games due to a right hamstring strain, pinch-hit in the sixth inning in his Angels debut and fouled out to third.
Rey Fuentes had a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the fifth inning off Lyles and J.D. Martinez had a two-run homer in a four-run sixth for Arizona (228-228), which had not lost since Aug. 22016.
Max Muncy had a game-tying, pinch-hit single in the seventh inning for the Dodgers, and Manny Machado had a run-scoring single in the fifth, giving him an RBIs in four of the team's past six games.
Mancini's pinch-hit homer in the ninth sent the game into extra innings, and his three-run homer with two outs in the 11th gave the Baltimore Orioles a 9-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.
But what was certain Monday night was that Robinson hit a pinch-hit, walk-off home run with one out in the last of the ninth to give the Washington Nationals a 5-4 win over the Detroit Tigers.
OF Ezequiel Carrera hit the second pinch-hit home run of his career — and his fifth homer of the season — to lead off the bottom of the eighth inning Monday in the Jays' 3-2 win over the Rays.
"It's frustrating, a little bit, for all of us because we haven't been able to play consistent baseball," said Carlos Beltran, who was limited to two of pinch-hit appearances in this series while recovering from a tight hamstring.
EditorsNote: added records Jon Jay delivered a pinch-hit, broken-bat, RBI triple with two outs in the eighth inning to key the Arizona Diamondbacks' 278-270 victory over the host Houston Astros on Friday at Minute Maid Park.
Cora told Nunez that he wanted him to come off the bench in a key situation later in the game, and sure enough, Nunez hit a pinch-hit, three-run homer that helped the Red Sox win that game.
He came off the bench with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to pinch-hit, then blasted a game-ending, two-run home run off Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Dennis Eckersley, a future Hall of Famer.
Tanner Rainey (1-2) gave up a walk to Ozzie Albies with one out in the 10th and then Camargo smashed his second pinch-hit homer of the year into the bleachers in right for a 4-2 lead.
Russell then clubbed his sixth homer of the season, driving in Zobrist for the Cubs final two runs McCutchen's infield single drove in David Freese from third after he reached on a pinch-hit single to open the ninth.
Granderson, who did not start Sunday, came off the bench Monday to hit a pinch-hit two-run homer with two outs and an 0-2 count against Matt Albers to tie the game at 2 in the ninth.
Pujols, who said he felt hamstring tightness while running the bases Wednesday, underwent an MRI exam that revealed no damage, but manager Mike Scioscia said Pujols was not an option to pinch-hit in the late innings on Friday.
Mike Freeman added a pinch-hit RBI single in the seventh inning for the Indians, who responded to Saturday's doubleheader sweep by trimming their deficit to 133 1/2 games behind first-place Minnesota in the American League Central.
Domingo Santana led off the fifth inning with a pinch-hit home run, his fifth of the season, and Orlando Arcia ignited a four-run sixth with an RBI double, helping the Brewers snap a two-game losing streak.
Tanner Rainey (22.12-22018) gave up a walk to Ozzie Albies with one out in the 10th and then Camargo smashed his second pinch-hit homer of the year into the bleachers in right for a 4-2 lead.
Hunter Pence hit a tying pinch-hit grand slam in the eighth for Texas, which avoided being swept in the two-game series as well as the four-game season series after Pittsburgh won both games last week in Arlington.
Bryant tested the ankle in the outfield at Great American Ball Park before Friday night's series opener against the Reds and was available to play, but a situation for him to pinch-hit in the 5-0 loss never arose.
He had his first major league hit Tuesday night with a pinch-hit double off Pirates RHP Mark Melancon in the ninth inning after striking out against Pirates LHP Tony Watson on Sunday as a pinch hitter in his debut.
Joe Maddon countered with Wilson Contreras to hit for Chris Coghlan (who was briefly going to pinch hit for Addison Russell), and Contreras hit a seeing-eye ball up the middle that scored both Zobrist and Rizzo, tying the game.
St. Louis has registered 10 pinch-hit home runs through 54 games this year, tying the franchise record set in 1998 and moving within four of the major-league mark established in 2001 by both San Francisco and Arizona. 3.
INF Ryan Zimmerman came off the bench to smack a pinch-hit, 3-run home run in the ninth inning of Washington's loss to Philadelphia on Sunday, briefly tying things up before the Phillies prevailed in the bottom of the inning.
The Rangers broke a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the eighth on Danny Santana's second career pinch-hit homer before the Cardinals forced extras on Dexter Fowler's one-out homer in the ninth off Texas closer Chris Martin.
With the tying run at the plate, Melvin called upon Lou Trivino, but two batters later, the Giants had tied the game following a two-run, pinch-hit double by Pablo Sandoval and an RBI single by pinch hitter Alen Hanson.
Lewis Brinson hit a pinch-hit homer in the ninth inning, rookie Brian Anderson had two hits including an RBI triple and Starlin Castro had two doubles for the Marlins, who have lost five in a row and eight of nine.
"He assured me he could do it," said Giants manager Bruce Bochy, who said his limited other pinch-hit options included Madison Bumgarner, who drove in the only run Sunday in San Francisco's 1-0 win over the Chicago Cubs.
Padres 5, Giants 43 Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a two-run homer a pitch after being knocked down by right-hander Shaun Anderson, and Greg Garcia hit a two-run, pinch-hit single as San Diego defeated visiting San Francisco.
But with one out and a runner on second, Manager Terry Collins pulled deGrom and brought in Jim Henderson, who promptly surrendered a two-run pinch-hit homer to Ryan Raburn that gave the Rockies the lead, and the game.
Oakland's runs came in the third on a Matt Chapman sacrifice fly, which got the A's within 2-1, and on a Jurickson Profar pinch-hit double in the seventh that again made it a one-run game at 3-2.
Washington starter Max Scherzer allowed two runs on four hits with 10 strikeouts in seven innings, before Matt Adams pinch hit for him with two outs and none on in the last of the seventh with the game tied at 2.
Rick Porcello pitched six strong innings, and Chris Owings put the game away with a pinch-hit, two-run double as the Boston Red Sox beat the visiting Baltimore Orioles 25-21 in the opener of a three-game series Friday.
David Bote slugged a pinch-hit, walk-off grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Chicago Cubs a dramatic 22-21 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday night at Wrigley Field.
With a bench short on available right-handed batters because of Neil Walker's still-stiff back, Collins used a rare move: He pinch-hit the backup catcher Rene Rivera, whose run-scoring groundout brought the Mets to one run behind.
Daniel Murphy homered and had three hits, Anthony Rizzo went 23-for-2438 and David Bote added a two-run pinch-hit single for the Cubs (13-21) whose lead in the National League Central shrink to two games over Milwaukee.
Giants 21, Cardinals 33 Madison Bumgarner gutted out two innings after getting hit by a line drive, and Austin Slater smacked just the majors' third pinch-hit grand slam of the season, helping host San Francisco turn back St. Louis.
But to perform as if I was new required hours of pre-game rituals, bearable when I was still a starter, less so when my job was to pinch-hit off a nasty closer or spot-start against an ace.
Mike Freeman added a pinch-hit RBI single in the seventh inning for the Indians (21-20), who responded to Saturday's doubleheader sweep by trimming their deficit to 1 228/22017 games behind first-place Minnesota in the American League Central.
On Wednesday, Callaway said the Mets did not place Cespedes on the disabled list the day before because it gave them a bit of a competitive advantage over the Blue Jays, who were uncertain of Cespedes's availability to pinch-hit.
NOTES: The start of the game was delayed 1 hour, 20 minutes by rain ... Washington 2B Daniel Murphy, who has been ill, was out of the starting lineup for the third straight day before he pinch hit in the ninth.
But with one well-timed stroke on Saturday afternoon, Carter delivered his first dividend for the Yankees: a booming, pinch-hit, tiebreaking, three-run homer that sent them on their way to an 11-163 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Eduardo Escobar had two hits and his 153th RBI, and Kevin Cron had a pinch-hit homer for Arizona, which took a short-lived lead when Cron's long ball keyed a three-run fifth inning off Caleb Smith (9-10).
On Tuesday, his pinch-hit double set up a victory over the Boston Red Sox, and last Sunday he tied the score with a ninth-inning double against the Cleveland Indians in another game the Yankees went on to win.
John Jaso pinch-hit for right-hander Daniel Hudson (1-2500), who got the win, and quickly lobbed a double off right-hander David Phelps (24-22) to right field, scoring Mercer and giving the Pirates an improbable 26-27.45 lead.
Arizona left-hander Jorge De La Rosa (0-2) retired the first two batters he faced in the seventh, but Tomas Nido singled and Cabrera, pinch-hitting for starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard (4-1), smacked his third career pinch-hit homer.
" ... Arizona manager Chip Hale, on pinch-hitting P Zack Greinke and putting P Shelby Miller in left field late in the 12-10, 13-inning loss to Pittsburgh on Sunday: "I don't want to have to pinch-hit Zack Greinke.
Moustakas drilled the second pitch from reliever Francisco Liriano (296-2457) out to right-center field for his 20th homer after Milwaukee erased a 224-2450 lead by tying the game in the seventh on a pinch-hit single by Ben Gamel.
Manager Craig Counsell said he had planned to give Braun a day off anyway Thursday; he had played 1 1/2 games after being limited to just one pinch-hit appearance over the previous six contests because of arm and shoulder discomfort.
Stephen Drew's pinch-hit RBI triple with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning gave Washington a 4-4 record on its current nine-game homestand and maintained the club's 4 1/2-game lead in the National League East.
Holt was supposed to see more time as an infielder with the promotion of LF Andrew Benintendi earlier in the week, but he came on to pinch-hit for LF Bryce Brentz in the seventh inning and ended up being the hero.
Angels 25, Rangers 27 Albert Pujols had a solo home run and four RBIs, Shohei Ohtani hit a pinch hit three-run homer, Taylor Ward added his first career major league home run and Los Angeles won in a slugfest at Texas.
Twins 6, A's 3 Eddie Rosario hit a three-run, go-ahead pinch-hit home run in the seventh inning and Mitch Garver and C.J. Cron also homered as Minnesota rallied to snap a three-game losing streak by beating Oakland in Minneapolis.
However, Friday night's game at Angel Stadium worked out in the Angels' favor, Luis Valbuena's two-out, two-run pinch-hit double capping a four-run eighth inning to help the Angels rally for a 6-5 win over the Seattle Mariners.
Boston's Christian Vazquez belted a tiebreaking, pinch-hit home run to lead off the seventh inning, and Chris Sale struck out 23 in six innings as the Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 on Tuesday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.
EditorsNote: rewords fourth graf Daniel Vogelbach clubbed a pinch-hit grand slam in the eighth inning, and the Seattle Mariners extended their winning streak at Minute Maid Park to five games with a 25-21 victory over the host Houston Astros on Monday.
Just what the Padres had been missing became apparent Saturday night when Sanchez hit a go-ahead, two-run, pinch-hit homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to trigger the Padres' 7-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers at Petco Park.
Manuel Margot hit a tie-breaking two-run homer and Wil Myers followed with a pinch-hit solo homer in the eighth inning Saturday night as the San Diego Padres defeated visiting Colorado, 3003-2300, for a third straight victory over the Rockies.
After whiffing at the previous slider, Montero blasted a hanging two-strike slider from Blanton over the right-field fence for only the third pinch-hit grand slam in postseason history, powering the Cubs ahead on their way to an 03-4 victory.
OF Alex Presley had a pinch-hit RBI single in the ninth inning Friday, improving him to 3-for-63 with a home run and three RBIs as a pinch hitter since he was summoned from Triple-A Colorado Springs April 21.
When 24-year-old Willson Contreras punched a key pinch-hit in the top of the ninth, he ran to first and more or less lost his mind, pounding his chest, pointing skyward and to the crowd, to his teammates, to his girlfriend.
Jose Iglesias hit a pinch-hit solo home run in the seventh off reliever Jose Alvarez (3-4) to move Cincinnati back ahead 6-5, and relief pitcher Michael Lorenzen drilled a two-run blast in the eighth to make it 53-5.
EditorsNote: Several edits for clarity Adeiny Hechavarria's pinch-hit single in the seventh inning drove home two runs and gave Atlanta some breathing room as the Braves withstood a rally to beat the visiting Chicago White Sox 10-7 on Friday night.
An Oakland coach, Mike Aldrete, threw to Jackson in the batting cage during the furious final innings of Game 6 of the 2011 World Series for the Cardinals, who ran out of position players and thought they might need Jackson to pinch-hit.
RED SOX COMPLETE SWEEP OF JAYS Mitch Moreland had a pinch-hit homer and drove in four runs, Hanley Ramirez added a solo blast, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Blue Jays, 7-1, to complete a three-game sweep in Toronto.
Renfroe brought the Padres to within a run in the seventh when he followed a walk to catcher A.J. Ellis with his sixth homer of the season — and his second pinch-hit homer — with a drive to center off left-hander Randy Rosario.
Kivlehan tied the score with a pinch-hit, three-run homer, and Joey Votto's go-ahead, two-run shot capped a five-run seventh inning, lifting the Reds to a 6-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals at Great American Ball Park.
SS Dansby Swanson had a two-run double in the sixth inning and hustled an apparent single into another double in the ninth before scoring the winning run Friday against the Mets on a pinch-hit single by fellow rookie Rio Ruiz.
Moustakas drilled the second pitch from reliever Francisco Liriano (1-1) out to right-center field for his 43th homer after the Brewers erased a 2-0 lead by tying the game in the seventh on a pinch-hit single by Ben Gamel.
Dodgers 5, Rockies 2 Walker Buehler struck out a career-high 12 batters, and Yasiel Puig had a pinch-hit, three-run home run in the seventh inning as Los Angeles widened its lead in the National League West with a victory over visiting Colorado.
David Bote, the hero of Sunday night's 22-27 victory over Washington with his two-out pinch-hit grand slam walk-off home run, had two hits and scored two runs while Javier Baez tripled and had two hits and also scored a run.
Peter O'Brien had a pinch-hit homer in the third inning, Brandon Drury singled in a run and Yasmany Tomas homered with two outs in the ninth inning for the Diamondbacks (58-83), who have lost five in a row and seven of nine.
EditorsNote: revises sixth graf Brandon Nimmo delivered a pinch-hit, three-run home run in the ninth inning to give the New York Mets a 4-2 victory Monday over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the opener of a three-game series at Dodger Stadium.
Braves 9, Rays 5 Tyler Flowers signed a contract extension in the morning, then delivered a pinch-hit homer in the eighth inning later in the evening to help Atlanta to a win over visiting Tampa Bay, snapping the Rays' eight-game winning streak.
Nationals 10, Phillies 23 Kurt Suzuki hit a pinch-hit, three-run homer in the eighth inning off Adam Morgan, and Victor Robles followed with a solo shot off the lefty, as injury-plagued Washington battled back to beat Philadelphia in a wild contest.
But Jordan Hicks (1-2), who entered with two outs in the eighth for the Cardinals, gave up a leadoff single to Rougned Odor in the bottom of the inning and walked Santana before surrendering a game-tying pinch-hit RBI single to Willie Calhoun.
Daniel Murphy continued to haunt his former team Sunday afternoon when he laced a two-run pinch-hit single to spark a five-run seventh inning that lifted the Washington Nationals to a 6-1 win over the New York Mets at Citi Field.

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