Word: pinching
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Pirate catcher Ott beat out an infield hit with two out to start the winning rally. He moved to 2nd when Phil Garner walked. Sanguillen then banged the game-winning and series-tying hit, while pinch-hitting for winning pitcher Don Robinson...
...second night in a row the Pirate relief corps held the Birds scoreless after starter Bert Blyleven departed for a pinch hitter in the 7th with the score tied...
...Pirates added 2 more tallies in the 6th as Doug DeCinces committed 2 costly errors. His first boot allowed Steve Nicosia to reach first and load the bases with two out. Garner then shot an inside fastball to left for 2 runs. DeCinces fumbled Lee Lacy's pinch-hit grounder to reload the bases, but Moreno flied to center to end the threat...
With one out in the ninth and the Pirates up 2-1, Reds pinch-hitter Heity Cruz doubled, and crossed the plate moments later with the tying run when Dave Collins doubled to right. Collins, the potential winning run, got no further, however, as a succession of Pittsburgh pitchers finally retired the side and sent the game into an extra frame...
Stargell unloaded on the first pitch from reliever Tom Hume with Dave Parker and pinch-runner Matt Alexander aboard. Hume replaced Tom Seaver, who held the Bucs to two runs through the first eight frames...