He can get twitchy with pinch-hitting choices or pitching changes.
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He struck out in a pinch-hitting appearance in the ninth.
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Yost said Moustakas was available for pinch-hitting duties Tuesday night.
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Hernandez has 19 home runs on the season, two while pinch-hitting.
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Every night was a pinch-hitting opportunity and that was really difficult.
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Aaron Hicks made his postseason debut by pinch-hitting for Cameron Maybin.
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Dan DeFrancesco, Business Insider&aposs financial technology reporter, pinch-hitting for Meredith.
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Pinch-hitting, Musial got the capacity 2202,2628 crowd's loudest roar for any player.
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Farhad is currently in Bangalore, so I appreciate you pinch-hitting for him.
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Pearce singled in the ninth inning in a pinch hitting at-bat on Thursday.
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He did make a pinch-hitting appearance in the eighth inning and struck out.
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Pence was pinch-hitting for Cueto, who went the distance, allowing just two hits.
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Friendly neighborhood hedge-fund reporter Bradley Saacks here pinch-hitting for Olivia and Meredith.
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Tommy La Stella, pinch-hitting for Lester, doubled to left to drive in Heyward.
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Hamilton, pinch-hitting for winning pitcher Josh Tomlin (19963-1), then singled past second base.
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"Rickie is a good matchup against a lefty," Hale said about pinch hitting for Lamb.
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Hundley's homer, which came in a pinch-hitting role, was his sixth of the year.
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Gallo, who was recalled Monday, was limited to one pinch-hitting appearance in four games.
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Manager Robin Ventura said Lawrie could be used in a pinch-hitting situation if needed.
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"He's pretty good at it," Marlins manager Don Mattingly said of Suzuki's pinch-hitting ability.
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After pinch hitting in the ninth inning, he stayed in the game and played left field.
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NOTES: Regular Texas 3B Adrian Beltre returned to the lineup at DH after pinch-hitting Wednesday.
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After Chase Utley popped out, Chris Taylor, pinch-hitting for Kershaw, laced a two-run double.
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He fouled out with the bases loaded in a pinch-hitting role during the eighth inning.
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They have a stable of imperfect but powerful hitters who make for prime pinch-hitting candidates.
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Frank Kostro, a future major leaguer known for his pinch-hitting, competed against Lerner that winter.
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Guyer, pinch hitting for Roberto Perez, sliced a long fly ball down the right field line.
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But Reynolds raced home on a squeeze bunt by LeMahieu, who was pinch-hitting for Chatwood.
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Brantley, who missed the first 16 games following offseason shoulder surgery, made a pinch-hitting appearance Monday.
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Two outs later, Devin Mesoraco, pinch-hitting for Vargas, hit a three-run homer off Brad Brach.
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Mariners LF Nori Aoki (knee) was limited to pinch hitting on Sunday and is day-to-day. 2.
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Right-hander Erik Goeddel entered to face Kendrys Morales, who was pinch hitting for starting pitcher Ian Kennedy.
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Gabriel Ynoa, the starting pitcher and the man for whom Kelly was pinch-hitting, remained in the dugout.
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So perhaps the next time Hader pitches in this series, it will be Freese pinch-hitting for Muncy.
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Jackson made a pinch-hitting appearance Friday in the ninth inning but struck out to end the game.
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Bader was the only batter Moronta faced, as he was the player lifted for Pence's pinch-hitting appearance.
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"Sometimes you just have to give a man a chance to work," Hurdle said regarding pinch-hitting Jaso.
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Philadelphia 3B Maikel Franco (thumb) has been limited to pinch hitting of late, but could return Monday. 3.
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Snitker said Phillips would be limited to pinch-hitting duties Sunday but be back to full ability Monday night.
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Pinch-hitting for Marquez, Holliday hit a solo homer in the seventh, his first for the Rockies since 2008.
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In 23 pinch-hitting appearances, Toles is 25-for-21 with two doubles, a triple and four runs scored.
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Garver was pinch-hitting for Bobby Wilson, who sprained his right ankle in the top half of the inning.
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But Ziegler struck out pitcher Colin Rea, who was pinch-hitting, then retired Jay on a fly to left.
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That shifts Miguel Cabrera back to first and means Alex Avila returns to pinch-hitting and catching part time.
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Yelich, 27, had a pinch-hitting appearance on Sunday, striking out, but otherwise had not played since Aug. 5.
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Thank you for pinch-hitting on our weekly newsletter while Farhad is off on safari, taking selfies with giraffes.
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New York OF Yoenis Cespedes (hip) was limited to pinch-hitting duty on Sunday and is day-to-day.
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Astros INF/OF Yulieksi Gurriel (hamstring) was limited to pinch hitting on Monday and is day-to-day. 2.
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And then De Jesus in a 5-0 game pinch-hitting and driving in two more with a base hit.
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Dietrich, pinch-hitting, greeted reliever Richard Rodriguez with a homer to right-center to give Cincinnati a 5-2 lead.
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With the White Sox playing five infielders, Dustin Pedroia, pinch hitting after a night of rest, struck out against Duke.
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SS Jonathan Villar (ankle) didn't start Wednesday night but was available for pinch-hitting duty, according to manager Craig Counsell.
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Houston CF Jake Marisnick (groin) was limited to pinch-hitting duty over the weekend and remains day-to-day. 3.
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SS Jordy Mercer returned to the starting lineup after being available only for pinch-hitting duty the previous two games.
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Matt Holliday, pinch-hitting for Martinez, lined a homer to right-center in his first at-bat since August 11.
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Mac Williamson drew a one-out walk to set the stage for Hanson, who was pinch hitting for Austin Jackson.
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He has also appeared in two games with the Marlins, going 0-for-2 in a pair of pinch-hitting appearances.
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Willson Contreras, pinch-hitting for Chris Coghlan, flied out to center field, too shallow for the runner from third to score.
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But Chisenhall, pinch-hitting for Roberto Perez, hit an 0-1 pitch into the right-field seats for a grand slam.
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Yasiel Puig grounded out to third and Yasmani Grandal, pinch-hitting for Austin Barnes, struck out looking to end the inning.
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Pence didn't start the final three games of the Cincinnati series Friday through Sunday, but was available for pinch-hitting duties.
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Toronto 1B Justin Smoak (calf) was limited to pinch-hitting on Friday but is close to returning to the starting lineup.
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Rosario's single drove in Cano, Wilson Ramos, pinch-hitting for Tomas Nido, drove in Conforto, and Juan Lagares drove in Rosario.
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Following the game, Granderson said he tried warming up for a potential pinch-hitting appearance but that he still didn't feel right.
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Moran was pinch-hitting for Jung Ho Kang, after Melky Cabrera and Adam Frazier got on base against Matt Grace (20-220).
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After Nimmo and the pinch-hitting Granderson singled in the eighth, pinch-hitter Travis d'Arnaud grounded out, and De Aza struck out.
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Willi Castro, pinch-hitting for Mercer, who left with a right wrist contusion, drove in two with a bloop single to left.
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He was limited to pinch-hitting duties Wednesday and missed the first three games of the four-game series against the Cubs.
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But after walking Willy Adames, Barraclough allowed the homer on a 1-0 fastball to Robertson, who was pinch hitting for Adam Moore.
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Athletics manager Bob Melvin indicated before Tuesday's game that Healy would be available for pinch-hitting duties, but he never left the bench.
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But he tried to keep his routine as normal as possible, and began warming up for a pinch-hitting opportunity in the fifth.
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Veeck signed him on July 2013, 220, and he was pinch-hitting for the Indians on July 278 at Comiskey Park in Chicago.
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Altuve did make a pinch-hitting appearance in the ninth inning and reached base on an infield single leading off the ninth inning.
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LF Stephen Cardullo made his first start after reaching base on his three pinch-hitting appearances — two walks and one hit by pitch.
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Cardullo was brought up from the minor leagues Thursday and has appeared in three games with one start and two pinch-hitting appearances.
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RF Stephen Piscotty (ankle) wasn't able to start Thursday but was available for pinch-hitting duty if needed, according to manager Mike Matheny.
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NOTES: Athletics LF Coco Crisp was back in the starting lineup after right heel soreness limited him to a pinch-hitting role on Saturday.
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The homer was his fourth of the season, but first not only of the year but of his career in a pinch-hitting role.
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Joe Panik, pinch hitting for Samardzija, got the Giants within 4-1 in the bottom of the fifth with a two-out RBI single.
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But Asdrubal Cabrera, pinch-hitting for Hansel Robles, who had replaced Syndergaard, struck out looking on a fastball pristinely placed on the inside corner.
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Angels center fielder Mike Trout was out of the lineup with right toe discomfort and was intentionally walked while pinch-hitting in the eighth.
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But with an opportunity to tie the game — the score was 5-3 at the time — Judge, pinch-hitting for Brett Gardner, struck out.
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Lagares went to third when J.D. Davis, pinch-hitting for Diaz, got ahead 3-0 before singling to left on a full-count pitch.
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In all seriousness, though, I have to think he'd probably be a better pinch-hitting option than whatever third catcher Bruce Bochy covets instead.
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Yasmani Grandal was also held out of the starting lineup before pinch hitting with two outs in the eighth inning and walking on four pitches.
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Nate Orf, pinch-hitting for Guerra, walked to start the inning and then stole second as Brad Miller struck out on a 3-2 pitch.
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An out later, Reyes, pinch-hitting for Williams, doubled to the wall in center, and Tucker raced home from first to make it 3-3.
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But Wright could do this much: He could find his way into the Mets' lineup one last time, after a pinch-hitting cameo on Friday.
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Walker was pinch-hitting for Austin, who is 0-for-11 since returning from the suspension he drew for his role in last month's brawl.
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Manager Terry Collins said he talked to Cespedes about possibly pinch-hitting during the game but that Cespedes said he was too sore to do so.
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Adam Lind delivered the big blow for the Mariners on Monday, launching his second three-run homer in five games while pinch-hitting with two outs.
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Marlins RF Giancarlo Stanton (wrist) was limited to pinch-hitting duty on Sunday but is expected to be back in the starting lineup on Tuesday. 2.
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C Stephen Vogt made his fourth career appearance and first since 2014 in left field after pinch hitting for LF Rajai Davis in the seventh inning.
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Cubs rookie INF Ian Happ tripled in his first career pinch-hitting appearance Monday and has hit safely in his first eight major-league games. 2.
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The Tigers had been going with just a three-man bench, but with three games coming up in a National League city, will need pinch-hitting possibilities.
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Todd Frazier followed with a game-tying two-run single and Adrian Gonzalez was intentionally walked before Wilmer Flores, pinch-hitting for catcher Jose Lobaton, struck out.
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Wilson Ramos, pinch-hitting for catcher Rene Rivera, followed with an RBI single to extend his hitting streak to a career-high 23 games and chase Nola.
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Tigers CF Cameron Maybin (wrist) has been limited to pinch hitting in his Triple-A rehab assignment but is expected to play the field on Wednesday. 2.
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Rockies OF Charlie Blackmon (toe) was out of the lineup for a second consecutive day on Saturday and could be limited to pinch-hitting duty on Sunday. 2.
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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.
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"As a kid, you always dream of these situation," said Montero, 33, who has been relegated to occasional pinch-hitting duties with three catchers on the Cubs roster.
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Reds LF Adam Duvall (foot) sat out the last two games while CF Billy Hamilton (knee) was limited to pinch hitting on Wednesday after missing Tuesday's contest. 2.
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He allowed a single to Evan Gattis, who was pinch-hitting for Justin Verlander, but finished off the inning by inducing a grounder to short from George Springer.
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Then, with Joc Pederson pinch-hitting for David Freese, Eovaldi went with the hard stuff once again, getting Pederson to fly out to left to end the inning.
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That's with leadoff man Dexter Fowler limited to pinch-hitting duties for the past week after injuring himself while diving for a fly ball last Friday against Milwaukee.
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Rookie Andrew Toles has made a positive impression while starting in place of Puig, who has made just one pinch-hitting appearance since suffering a strained hamstring July 21.
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CF Charlie Blackmon returned to the Rockies' starting lineup Tuesday after a bruised big toe on his right foot limited him to pinch-hitting duties the previous four games.
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But McNeil, pinch-hitting for Rosario, pulled the Mets even with a one-out RBI single in the seventh to score Lagares, who chased Anderson with a leadoff walk.
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Frazier, J.D. Davis (2-for-3) and Amed Rosario all delivered consecutive one-out RBI singles before Aaron Altherr, pinch-hitting for the hobbled McNeil, later lofted a sacrifice fly.
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Out of position players, Washington scored an unearned run in the bottom half, but the Brewers' Junior Guerra (7-4) struck out pinch-hitting pitcher Joe Ross to end it.
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I'm an analyst, not an announcer, but I was doing some pinch hitting of my own because Jon Sciambi, our play-by-play voice, had been taken down by strep.
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But the Braves have a woefully thin bench, and the hope is that Howard will show enough in the minors to warrant a call-up largely for pinch-hitting duties.
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Pinch-hitting against closer Greg Holland, DeJong drove a 1-0 fastball into the left field stands, becoming the ninth Cardinals player to homer in his first big league at-bat.
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Rodriguez was promptly pulled for right-hander Edubray Ramos, who gave up a run-scoring single as Matt Szczur — pinch-hitting for Arrieta — drove in Contreras for a 22-29 lead.
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Pinch hitting in the sixth, he beat out a grounder to shortstop for his first career hit and scored to tie the game at 13 on a single by David Dahl.
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EditorsNote: Several changes, including 8th inning, to indicate Culberson was not in pinch hitting appearance Two of Atlanta's first-round picks from 33 proved to be the difference on Wednesday night.
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With Roberto Perez due up, and Coco Crisp already swinging in the on-deck circle in hopes of pinch-hitting for Trevor Bauer, Chicago's pitching coach Chris Bosio visited the mound.
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Reliever Sam Dyson (29-23) retained the 1-1 tie with two innings of shutout relief, and Slater was pinch hitting for him with the bases loaded in the fourth inning.
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Freddy Galvis then tied it up with a single through the gap at short off left-hander Brad Hand, scoring rookie outfielder Nick Williams, who had doubled in a pinch-hitting appearance.
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The red-hot Charlie Blackmon (right big toe) of the Rockies is expected to return to the starting lineup after his injury once again limited him to pinch-hitting duties on Monday.
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Davis, pinch-hitting, fouled off three straight 103-2 pitches from Nolan Bond and then banged a hard run-scoring single off the mound and up the middle to score Scott Burcham.
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In a boisterous Yankee clubhouse immediately after a 223-222 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, Neil Walker laid out a crash course in the art of pinch-hitting.
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They looked helpless against Bryan Shaw and Cody Allen, who baited Aaron Judge — in a pinch-hitting role — with five curveballs before blowing a high fastball past him to end the game.
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Hernandez upped the margin to two in the seventh, pinch-hitting for Ryu and powdering a high, inside fastball well into the bleachers in left field for his second homer of the season.
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Cubs C Willson Contreras is expected to be in the lineup Tuesday after pinch-hitting Sunday in his return from a month-long stint on the disabled list with a hamstring injury. 2.
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Mike Zunino also homered Friday for the Mariners, who hope to have star second baseman Robinson Cano (hamstring) back in the lineup after he was reduced to pinch-hitting duties in the series opener.
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Granderson has sat out three of the last six games due to the injury, which also forced him to leave Tuesday's game after four innings and limited him to a pinch-hitting appearance Wednesday.
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"My pinch-hitting numbers are not very good, but it's nice to come through," said Posey, who had as many intentional walks (six) as hits (six) as a pinch hitter in 38 previous attempts.
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Cano returned to the lineup Sunday after being limited to pinch-hitting duties in the previous two contests but was removed late because he wasn't running particularly well, according to Seattle MGR Scott Servais.
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Ramirez, who has been the Indians&apos hottest hitter, saw his 10-game hitting streak snapped when he grounded out to end Friday&aposs game in a pinch-hitting appearance in the ninth inning.
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Alfaro, called up over the weekend from Double-A Reading, made his debut at the plate Monday, an eighth-inning pinch-hitting appearance that ended with an infield single for his first career hit.
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Briceno, pinch-hitting for fellow catcher Francisco Arcia, hit an 23-24 pitch from Rangers pitcher Matt Moore (24-8) over the fence in left-center field to end the Angels' five-game losing streak.
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A pair of Cardinals made their major-league debuts Sunday as RHP Seung Hwan Oh walked two in a scoreless inning while OF Jeremy Hazelbaker took a called third strike in a pinch-hitting role. 2.
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In the seventh, the Mets broke a 1-1 tie when Kelly Johnson, pinch-hitting for deGrom, hit a sacrifice fly to deep center that was caught by Travis Jankowski with his back to the plate.
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The Mets tacked on two insurance runs in the ninth, the first coming when Michael Conforto, pinch hitting for deGrom, singled in Jose Reyes, who had opened the inning with a triple off right-hander Kyle Crick.
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The Mets scraped out three hits in Tuesday's 4-0 setback and Michael Conforto, who is limited to pinch hitting after receiving a cortisone injection in his ailing left wrist, struck out in his lone plate appearance.
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Nick Ahmed brought in Flores with a double just over the reach of right fielder Cody Bellinger, and Ildemaro Vargas, pinch-hitting for pitcher Merrill Kelly, blooped an RBI single to right for a 25-24 lead.
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First baseman Lucas Duda (left elbow) is on the disabled list, left fielder Yoenis Cespedes (left hamstring) didn't play against the Nationals, and catcher Travis d'Arnaud (right wrist) was limited to pinch-hitting duties the last three games.
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The Astros had a reconfigured lineup because of pinch-hitting Evan Gattis in the eighth and new left fielder Alex Bregman was charged with an error that allowed Collins to take third when his throw home eluded Gattls.
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Although he played in only 91 games, appearing mostly in the outfield or pinch-hitting, McCovey hit 20 homers that season, when the Giants defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-game playoff to win the pennant.
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Reyes, pinch-hitting for the pitcher in the sixth inning, drew a walk that started the Mets' only mini-rally of the day, as singles by Juan Lagares and Asdrubal Cabrera produced their lone run of the game.
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Granderson has not been on the disabled list with a soft-tissue injury since 2010, although he is currently battling hip muscle discomfort, which emerged this past weekend and has limited him to pinch-hitting duties for now.
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But then the Mets busted the game open off Derek Holland in the sixth, with Frazier ripping a solo home run and Alonso, pinch hitting for Lockett, hitting a three-run blast to increase the lead to 8-1.
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"That's the thing about the game — if you're producing you're going to play," Manager Joe Girardi said Tuesday before the Yankees' game against the Rockies, in which Davis, pinch-hitting, had a run-scoring single in the eighth inning.
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The left-handed-hitting Joyce, who had three unsuccessful pinch-hitting appearances this season, went the other way with a 95-mph fastball from RHP Justin Verlander and grounded a run-scoring single to left in the first inning.
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"I think batting practice is pretty instrumental in preparing for a game," Yankees catcher Austin Romine said, noting that, as a backup, he takes hundreds of cuts before and during play so that he's ready for pinch-hitting opportunities.
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Tucker, pinch hitting for Jake Marisnick, opened the seventh with a ground-rule double off Seattle right-hander Austin Adams (1-183), advanced on a wild pitch and scored when Josh Reddick produced a sacrifice fly to center field.
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D'Arnaud did end up playing, pinch-hitting in the sixth and flying out, but it was his brother, Chase d'Arnaud, who had the bigger impact, starting the Padres' rally in the seventh with a two-out single off Salas.
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Chicago C Willson Contreras is expected to make his first career start Monday, one day after receiving his first major league at-bat and belting the first pitch he saw for a two-run homer in a pinch-hitting appearance.
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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.
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" ... 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.
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Manager Bud Black said he wanted to start Amarista before too much time elapsed in the new season and would do the same for IF Cristhian Adames, who flied out in the fifth in his third pinch-hitting appearance of the season.
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An inning later, Andrew Benintendi led off with a walk, moved to second on a wild pitch and scored when pinch-hitting Mitch Moreland's grounder took Barney deep into his position at second base, cutting the Blue Jays' lead to 03-4.
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The Phillies should have been out of the inning still ahead by three, but a Franco error at third base on a Guillermo Heredia grounder allowed another run to score before Nelson Cruz — pinch hitting — made it 210-26 with a single.
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Reliever Sam Dyson (3-1) retained the 1-10 tie with two innings of shutout relief, and Slater was pinch hitting for him with the bases loaded in the fourth inning after singles by Pablo Sandoval and Kevin Pillar, and a Cardinals error.
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He was limited to pinch-hitting and defensive replacement duties for the next 22 days before being penciled into the starting lineup Wednesday, but he was scratched after his thumb grew stiff following a pre-batting practice swinging session in the cages.
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There were thousands of Cubs fans in the stands, but the decibel level went up in the ninth inning as the crowd reacted to an otherwise routine pinch-hitting appearance by Anthony Rizzo, who grew up less than one hour from Marlins Park.
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Polanco, who missed Tuesday's game and was limited to pinch-hitting duties Wednesday due to a sprained ankle, walked in the first inning Friday and flew out to right in his next two at-bats before singling during the Pirates' seven-run sixth inning.
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Red Sox 2, Phillies 1 Brock Holt, pinch-hitting for right-hander Rick Porcello, made the starting pitcher a winner by hitting the tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning as visiting Boston beat Philadelphia in the opener of a two-game interleague series.
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Adams, who had been limited to pinch-hitting duties before the deal, has delivered 15 hits for the Braves - 10 for extra bases (four doubles, one triple) - while Ender Inciarte recorded his second five-hit performance in 13 days to raise his average to .299.
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Ildemaro Vargas, pinch hitting for Greinke, and Adam Jones drove in runs in a three-run, lead-expanding uprising in the eighth inning, giving the Arizona bullpen just enough of a cushion to preserve the club's fifth win in six games in San Francisco this season.
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The most impressive offensive player in the first two games of the series won't even have a spot in the starting lineup for the next three contests as Chicago will leave Kyle Schwarber on the bench with a pinch-hitting role in the National League park.
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Still, in an era in which managers do not design the rosters, have inflexibly structured bullpens staffed by seeming hundreds of pitchers, and often have the designated hitter to take the stress of pinch-hitting off their weary minds, a solid batting order seems like very little to ask.
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Cardinals LF Matt Holliday was in the lineup Friday, one day after being grazed on the nose by a pitch, but went 0-for-7 while Dodgers OF Yasiel Puig made a pinch-hitting appearance after leaving the team's game on Thursday with tightness in his right hamstring. 2.
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Suzuki stepped to the plate in the top of the seventh, pinch-hitting for starter Dan Straily (7-8), and took a 3-1 pitch from Phillies starter Aaron Nola (103-9) deep into right-center field for a three-run homer to give Miami and 6-3 lead.
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"Once we get healthy and get our lineup back in there, I think things will turn around," said Collins, who received a bit of good news during the game when Cespedes, out since Thursday with a hamstring problem, reported that he was capable of pinch-hitting in the ninth inning.
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EditorsNote: Changes to Phillies 12 hits in last five games; corrects RBI double to make it 8-6 was hit by Segura; clarifies Bruce was pinch hitting Jean Segura, Rhys Hoskins, Jay Bruce and Maikel Franco each homered to lead the host Philadelphia Phillies past the New York Mets 63-7 on Monday.
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He benched and pinch-hit for Alex Rodriguez during the 2012 playoffs — Raul Ibanez, pinch-hitting for Rodriguez, delivered a homer to beat the Baltimore Orioles in Game 3 of a division series — and sat Ellsbury, who has a $153 million contract, for a wild-card loss to Houston two years ago.
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Next, the group's newest explosives expert Tara (clearly pinch-hitting for Rosita, here, as actress Christian Serratos was extremely pregnant when "Mercy" was filmed, but is still billed as a regular this season) began leading the aforementioned horde of walkers toward The Sanctuary using strategically placed pieces of that dynamite they stole last season.
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He wandered through a stretch of 11 hitless at-bats before getting hit No. 2,53 on Saturday, and as the Marlins' fourth outfielder has mostly had to contend with the challenge of pinch-hitting recently while pursuing history and completing a climb that began April 2, 2001, with his first major league hit, a single against Oakland's T.J. Mathews.
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Rookie shortstop Trevor Story, who ranks second on the team in home runs (19) and third in RBIs (50), has not played since Tuesday due to a bruised right middle finger while second baseman DJ LeMahieu, who leads the club in triples (five) and stolen bases (seven) has made one pinch-hitting appearance since Sunday thanks to a bruised left knee.
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After hearing more people talk about and around the issue of the Disability Drag Show than have ever provided a preamble to any work of art or performance I've ever undertaken to view, there was nothing left to do but settle in at the pinch-hitting alley venue, the Wealthy Theatre, and see if the substance lived up to the hype.
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Just as the first six weeks of the year have brought a breakneck pace of controversy -- from the allegations leveled in the salacious "Fire and Fury" book to President Donald Trump's comments about "shithole" countries, two government shutdowns and reports that Trump once sought to fire the special counsel -- Schlapp has found herself pinch hitting more often for the White House communications director.
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