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pinch-hit (American)

to do something for someone because they are suddenly unable to do it (often + for ) He was pinch-hitting for one of the regular TV sportscasters, and was a great success.

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Baldelli has more pinch hits than the rest of the Sox combined. Baldelli steps in, but Sox still fall; Outfielder makes return from DL by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) Mota passed Smokey Burgess on the all-time pinch hitting list with his 146th career pinch hit on September 29, 1979. About MLB Pinch Hitters by Steven Vannoy And Craig Ross / Sports and fitness community He had 49 pinch hits during his four seasons with the club, including eight home runs. DODGERS: SAENZ IS AMONG THREE RELEASED by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)			pillar pillar of strength pillow talk pilot pilot into pilot out of pilot through pin pin against pin back pin back ears pin beneath pin down pin ears back pin faith on pin hopes on pin money pin on pin to pin under pin up on pinch pinch back pinch for pinch from pinch hit pinch off pinch-hit pinch-hit for pine pine after pine away pink pink-collar pins and needles pint pip pipe pipe away pipe down pipe dream pipe into some place pipe up pipeline piper piping hot pipped pique pique curiosity piss piss off			Pinch (disambiguation) Pinch (plasma physics) Pinch (plasma physics) Pinch a loaf Pinch a loaf Pinch a loaf pinch and scrape pinch back pinch back or off pinch bar pinch bar Pinch batting Pinch batting pinch biopsy Pinch Bottom Open Mouth Pinch bug Pinch bug Pinch bug pinch effect pinch effect pinch for pinch from pinch graft pinch graft pinch graft pinch graft pinch graft pinch grasp pinch grip Pinch harmonic pinch hit pinch hitter pinch hitter pinch hitter Pinch hitter (baseball) Pinch hitter (baseball) Pinch hitting Pinch hitting pinch meter pinch off pinch pass pinch pennies pinch pennies pinch pennies pinch pennies pinch point pinch point pinch points pinch points pinch resistor Pinch Roller Pinch run pinch runner Pinch runner (baseball) Pinch running pinch technique pinch the pennies pinch the pennies pinch the pennies pinch the pennies pinch trimming

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pinch-hit (redirected from pinch hit)

pinch-hit
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