Wigginton has two consecutive hits as a pinch hitter after a 1 for 12 start.
He slugged eight homers in 191 at-bats last season, including a franchise-record five as a pinch hitter.
Tulowitzki appeared as a pinch hitter in the eighth and was hit in the back by a pitch from Robertson.
Gardner struck out as a pinch hitter to end the fifth, then remained in the game in center as Suzuki shifted to right.
This is the routine of a pinch hitter, a role Baxter has filled with distinction for the Mets over the first six weeks of this season.
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That distinction goes to Bernie Carbo, a pinch hitter who walloped a two-out, three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to erase a 6-3 Cincinnati lead.
And, like a reliever who comes in with the bases loaded, a pinch hitter often replaces the pitcher when there is a chance to drive in a run.
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"It's almost better, " Gonzalez said of using Gattis as a pinch-hitter as opposed to starting him.
In fact, Brignac batted in place of Jordan Pacheco, who began the inning as a pinch-hitter for Garland.
He was replaced by a pinch-hitter in the top of the seventh.
He struck out as a pinch-hitter in the second game, and remains hitless in his last 26 tries with runners in scoring position.
Pedro Alvarez broke a 2-all tie with an RBI single in the eighth after Matt Harvey left for a pinch-hitter in the seventh.
He left for a pinch-hitter as Tyler Pastornicky bunted in the bottom of the seventh when the Braves took their first lead at 4-3.
Braves starting pitcher Mike Minor retired the last 18 batters he faced, but left for a pinch-hitter in the seventh with the score tied 3-3.
Braves starting pitcher Mike Minor retired the last 18 batters he faced, but left for a pinch-hitter in the seventh with the score tied 3-all.
Pittsburgh starter Jeff Locke left for a pinch-hitter in the seventh.
He left for a pinch-hitter as Tyler Pastornicky used to bunt in the bottom of the seventh when the Braves took their first lead at 4-3.
Pettini himself conceded 24 runs from just five deliveries, as the hosts were fed runs to hasten the declaration, before promoting himself to open the Essex batting as a pinch-hitter.
But Ruben Tejada popped out on a bunt and pinch-hitter Justin Turner grounded into a double play to end the Mets' fourth straight loss overall.
Pinch hitter Justin Turner delivered a run-scoring double off Dan Jennings in the eighth.
The Braves took a 5-3 lead in the eighth on a two-run single by pinch-hitter Evan Gattis.
Jon Jay and Tony Cruz had an RBI apiece in the fourth and pinch hitter Yadier Molina added a pinch-hit RBI single in the eighth for the Cardinals, who have won 12 of 14 and handed the Mets their sixth straight loss.
Pinch-hitter Jordany Valdespin drew a two-out walk and stole second base when closer Bobby Parnell squared around to bunt while taking a strike on the first pitch he saw.
Pinch-hitter Jordan Brown hit a two-run double, and Ed Lucas and Jeff Mathis each drove home a run in the pivotal seventh as the Marlins won for the third time in 19 games.
In the 10th, pinch-hitter Jordany Valdespin drew a two-out walk from Walden and stole second base when closer Bobby Parnell squared around to bunt while taking a strike on the first pitch he saw.
Then with Miami ahead 7-3 in the ninth, Steve Cishek gave up an RBI double to pinch-hitter Kirk Nieuwenhuis and a run-scoring single to Lucas Duda with one out before finishing off the win.
Pinch-hitter Mike Baxter hustled for a leadoff double in the ninth when his sinking liner to left glanced off the wrist of a sliding Carl Crawford.
Pinch-hitter Mike Baxter was hit by a pitch to load the bases for Davis.
O'Flaherty, Atlanta's fourth pitcher of the inning, walked pinch-hitter Justin Turner to force in a run before striking out Byrd on a 3-2 pitch.
Throw in a pair of key mid-season pickups like veteran pinch hitter Matt Stairs and pitcher Joe Blanton, who started and won game four, and the below-the-radar support system was fully in place.
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