Sentences with phrase «pinch hitter»

Don Drysdale and Don Newcombe, sometimes used as pinch hitters by the Dodgers, share the National League single - season home run record (seven) for pitchers.

He was one of the top pinch hitters in baseball, hitting.356 /.396 /.644 in 48 plate appearances, tied for first in MLB with four pinch - hit home runs and second with 13 RBI.

Once Flowers returns, I can see the Braves keeping Perez and using Suzuki / Flowers as the primary pinch hitter.

And in the 2 — 1 win on Saturday that sent the Rockies to their first NLCS, they won with a little bit of everything, giving up only three hits (none off the three relievers who got the final eight outs), getting a game - winning single from a little - used pinch hitter (Jeff Baker) and playing flawless defense (their underrated hallmark, particularly up the middle) throughout.

When New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi decided to bench star third baseman Alex Rodriguez in the 9th inning of a playoff game this season, he chose to replace one of the all - time greatest hitters in MLB history with Raul Ibanez, an aging pinch hitter.

But what if you could find a way to turn some of those penny - pinchers into pinch hitters?

Your bookkeeper, CPA, or even your spouse all are great pinch hitters when it comes to running payroll.

Clark walked, and after pinch hitter Mike Jorgensen struck out, Terry Pendleton singled in Herr to put the Cardinals ahead 7 - 6.

He's the kind of player a manager would love to have on an American League team, where pinch hitters aren't deployed two or three times a game to take the pitcher's spot in the lineup, but rather can be used to get a runner home from third with fewer than two outs.

There was a scary moment on Thursday night in Anaheim, when home plate umpire Paul Emmel had to leave the game after getting hit in the head on a backswing by Angels pinch hitter Jefry Marte.

I don't want to become known as a 24 - year - old pinch hitter.»

Los Angeles kept pace with the leaders, thanks in part to Pinch Hitter Steve Garvey, whose bases - loaded triple beat Philadelphia 8 - 6.

In the ninth, he gave up hits to pinch hitter Ryan Flaherty and McLouth before being replaced by closer Tom Wilhelmsen.

Pinch hitter Lew Ford hit a smash, but Triunfil gloved it for the second out and Omar Quintanilla lined out to second to end the threat.

John helped himself with a three - run double off a 29 - ounce bat he borrowed from Pinch Hitter Manny Mota's 12 - year - old son Andres.

To keep Jackson, who figured to be nothing more than a glorified pinch hitter and bona fide gate attraction, the Sox released Shawn Abner and demoted Michael Huff and Warren Newson, all of them reserve outfielders who play good defense, can steal, bunt and advance runners — valuable late - inning skills, none of which Jackson provides.

After his auspicious debut, he was surrounded by numerous reporters, but so were the winning pitcher, John, Shortstop Bucky Dent, who had a three - run homer, and Pinch Hitter Bobby Murcer, who belted a grand slam.

The insatiable hunger of managers for LOOGYs has led some to rely on players whose ability to get lefthanders out is more theoretical than practical — or, at least, is mitigated by the LOOGYs» ineffectiveness against righthanded batters, often pinch hitters, that they sometimes must face.

We typically need several pinch hitters a game.

Valencia would be a good pinch hitter and even if they say they aren't going to, a good platoon with Moose.

At least Morales has some power to make him a viable pinch hitter.

Frozen and canned (BPA - free cans, please) plants are the ultimate pinch hitter; when you have bags of frozen broccoli, edamame, peas, and even kale in your freezer, plus cans of lentils, black beans, and chickpeas in your pantry, putting together healthy work - week meals is actually quick and easy (even though I'm sure that's what the 12 - ingredient meatless meatloaf recipe brags about too).

Even pinch hitter Maya Rudolph can not squeeze blood from a stone as the best friend with little to do but sneak off to boink her husband in odd places, though she looks very funny in her Midwestern mom hair.

Recovering from the debacle that was last week's Emma Stone hosted episode, «Saturday Night Live» brings in pinch hitter Jon Hamm to host the Halloween episode.

Variety and THR name Ron Howard as a possible pinch hitter while THR also adds The Rocketeer and Jumanji director Joe Johnston and Kasdan himself.

Which pinch hitter is our best bet with the bases loaded in the seventh inning?

Pinch hitters don't come cheap

Also Maxwell and Valencia are better options as pinch hitters.

I guess I mean he's not your primary pinch hitter, but he's a bat you run out there in the middle innings when your pitcher comes up.

So Alyssa was my pinch hitter and after it doubled, she split it in two, formed two ovals, let it rest and put it in the oven.

Last season he had personal major league lows in home runs and RBIs, and at one point in September he got so fed up that he refused to enter a game as a pinch hitter.

The DH may or may not go to the bench to be available as a pinch hitter in this proposal.

But even as a backup infielder and pinch hitter, Van Slyke is a good bet to contribute — quotes, that is.

Kubek will spend time there and even 42 - year - old Enos Slaughter, primarily a pinch hitter these days, may have to answer the call to arms.

Thought to be suffering from a mere strain in spring training, Griffey went 0 for 12 as a pinch hitter in April, and then was placed on the DL after tweaking the hamstring while grounding out on April 28.

He wouldn't be a liability as a pinch hitter.

Get me a pinch hitter.

Ruth's entire major league experience for 1914 was five games, four as a pitcher (he won two) and one as a pinch hitter (he faced Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators and struck out).

He can definitely pick up some spot starts here or there and be a nice threat as a pinch hitter.

Might as well just keep Coco and make him a coach / pinch hitter / announcer.

«If I have to become strictly a pinch hitter next year, I can make that adjustment,» he says.

My guess is Bautista would come in essentially to be strictly a pinch hitter.

Imagine Chip and Joe debating about whether or not to use the designated thrower as a pinch hitter too early in the game and burn him before a potential retaliation throw.

Gibson made 34 starts in 1968: He finished 28 of them and was lifted for a pinch hitter in the other six, which means he was never removed from the mound all season.

Saving a pinch hitter in case the game went even longer?

The graph below displays the number of dedicated pinch hitters — defined as hitters with at least 75 PA in a season who made at least half of those PA as pinch hitters — per team grouped by decade, going back to 1953, when Baseball Prospectus's complete pinch - hit splits start.

So I have some performance anxiety about being this month's pinch hitter.