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
• He was pulled in favor of pinch hitter Joey Rickard in the bottom of the fifth.
  — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2019
• Braun did see action as a pinch hitter in the ninth and was called out on strikes to end the game.
  — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 July 2018
• 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
• Both entered the game as pinch hitters in the fifth inning.
  — Randy McRoberts, baltimoresun.com, 22 Aug. 2019
• The top White Sox draft pick of 2016 made his major-league debut as a pinch hitter in the top of the ninth.
  — Tim Bannon, chicagotribune.com, 19 June 2019
• 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
• For Carrie, the answer is a fur coat and a pinch hitter on her arm.
  — Gabriella Paiella, The Cut, 6 June 2018
• Lindor entered the game as a pinch hitter in fifth and went 0-for-2.
  — Paul Hoynes, oregonlive, 9 July 2019
• Springer struck out as a pinch hitter with two on to end the seventh and stayed in the game to play center field.
  — courant.com, 30 May 2018
• 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
• The fatty tissue in the middle and ends of your largest bones gives rise to the body’s best pinch hitters: stem cells.
  — Popular Science, 4 Feb. 2020
• Taveras did appear as a pinch hitter with two outs in the ninth Monday.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 5 Apr. 2021
• Cronin came on, struck out Tyler Malone and got pinch hitter Steven Kwan to fly out.
  — Eric Olson, chicagotribune.com, 27 June 2018
• 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
• Freshman pinch hitter Isaiah Gomez slammed a two-run homer in the fourth to push the lead to a commanding 4-0.
  — Terry Monahan, sandiegouniontribune.com, 29 May 2018
• All nine starters plus Max Kepler, who entered late as a pinch hitter, drove in at least one run in the win.
  — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 12 June 2024
• The Rockies tried a squeeze play with Garrett Hampson, but the pinch hitter couldn’t lay down the bunt and Hilliard was tagged out at home.
  — Joe Nguyen, The Denver Post, 24 May 2020
• Over Kansas City’s last five games, he’s played both right and left field, second base and entered as a pinch hitter.
  — Kevin Flaherty, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2024

Last Updated: 27 Sep 2024