We asked Johnson to pinch-hit in the ninth inning when the game was on the line.

The coach sent him in for a pinch hit in the ninth inning, and his single turned the game around.

He was pinch-hitting in the ninth inning when the game turned around.

When the starters struggled, the manager relied on pinch hits to spark the rally.

Late in the ninth inning, the veteran pinch hits for the injured catcher and drives a game-winning single.

In the ninth inning, when the starter tired, the veteran bench player pinch-hits and delivers a game-winning single.