How to Use pinch hitter in a Sentence

pinch hitter

noun

• Martínez, as a pinch hitter in the ninth, had one of them.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2023
• Boone did turn to him as a pinch hitter in the ninth. ...
  — Ronald Blum, courant.com, 9 May 2021
• He was lifted for a pinch hitter in the top of the second.
  — Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic, 31 May 2022
• In a 5-5 game, John Schreiber walked pinch hitter Aaron Hicks.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Sep. 2022
• Steele came out for a pinch hitter in the fifth, and Ian Happ smoked a two-run home run to give the Cubs a 3-2 lead.
  — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 19 Sep. 2021
• The Braves used pitcher Max Fried as a pinch hitter in the fifth inning.
  — David Brandt, ajc, 21 Sep. 2021
• Bird drew a two-out walk in the fifth but Lopez struck out pinch hitter Katelyn Howard to end the frame.
  — oregonlive, 7 May 2023
• He was pulled for a pinch hitter in the seventh inning with that cramp.
  — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2022
• Treinen got the final out of the seventh and picked off pinch hitter Travis Blankenhorn to end the eighth.
  — Larry Fleisher, courant.com, 14 Aug. 2021
• Taveras did appear as a pinch hitter with two outs in the ninth Monday.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 5 Apr. 2021
• Dail came in and struck out pinch hitter Candace Yingling for the one-out save.
  — James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2022
• After striking out in a big spot in Game 1, the rookie pinch hitter smashed a walkoff homer in the Game 2.
  — Phil Miller, Star Tribune, 19 July 2021
• He was removed for a pinch hitter when his spot in the order came up in the fifth inning.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 27 May 2022
• Then head coach Billy O'Conner called for a pinch hitter.
  — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 31 May 2022
• In the second game of the season, Kita went to the plate as a pinch hitter for her first career at-bat.
  — Dave Melton, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2023
• Rondon homered with two outs in the sixth — all three of his home runs this year have come as a pinch hitter.
  — Warren Mayes, ajc, 29 Sep. 2021
• Gurriel exited in the top of the eighth due to a knee injury, and Mancini was placed in the game as a pinch hitter.
  — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 6 Nov. 2022
• Marte came in as a pinch hitter in Wednesday’s game and drew a walk in his appearance.
  — The Arizona Republic, 15 June 2023
• He was lifted for a pinch hitter in the eighth with Boston trailing, 7-0.
  — Mike Fitzpatrick, courant.com, 18 July 2021
• In the seventh, Yoan Lopez struck out pinch hitter Josh Bell swinging with the tying run on base and two outs.
  — Jose M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2021
• He was lifted for a pinch hitter in the fifth, having thrown 78 pitches.
  — Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Sep. 2021
• Perhaps a pitcher might again be used as a pinch hitter.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Nov. 2021
• Anderson entered the game in the bottom of the eighth as a pinch hitter and is batting just .198 on the season.
  — Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal, 25 May 2022
• Madej scored on a groundout by pinch hitter Eric Grintz, which moved Frick to third base.
  — Bob Holt, Arkansas Online, 13 June 2022
• Mantiply gave up a soft infield hit to pinch hitter Darin Ruf.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2022
• Yandy Diaz doubled in the eighth as a pinch hitter for the Astros, his first major league hit.
  — Dick Scanlon, Chron, 20 Sep. 2022
• Smith came up as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the seventh inning and singled, his first hit in the majors since June 26.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 23 Sep. 2022
• Urias was removed from the game for a pinch hitter, prompting Roberts to call on Joe Kelly to pitch the bottom half of the inning.
  — Dylan Hernández Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2021
• Then pinch hitter Drew Brutcher, hitting No. 8, smashed a game-tying two-run homer to stun the crowd.
  — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 12 June 2021
• White also robbed pinch hitter Andrés Giménez of extra bases with a catch against the center field wall in the ninth.
  — Joe Noga, cleveland, 7 June 2022

Last Updated: 28 May 2024