He pinch-hit in the 13th and was called out on strikes to end the inning.
Plenty of players have found success in pinch-hit roles, but they tend to be veterans who were starters at one point.
WSJ: Mets' Mike Baxter a Natural At Coming Through in a Pinch
Loney singled off Yankees starter Vidal Nuno to start the seventh and went to third on Joyce's pinch-hit double against Shawn Kelley.
He had a pinch-hit single in the sixth, then showed he was OK by running from first to third on a hit.
Ankiel barely missed a diving catch in the seventh inning on a pinch-hit double by Ty Wigginton that started the Cardinals' go-ahead three-run rally.
In 17 pinch-hit at-bats, he is batting .471 with five RBIs.
WSJ: Mets' Mike Baxter a Natural At Coming Through in a Pinch
"Mike is becoming really good at it in a short window, " said Mets third-base coach Tim Teufel, who had 192 pinch-hit appearances during his 11-year major-league career.
WSJ: Mets' Mike Baxter a Natural At Coming Through in a Pinch
The Yankees were down to their last out against Rodney in the ninth when Overbay walked, went to second on a balk, and scored on Brennan Boesch's pinch-hit RBI double.
Baxter delivered his second winning pinch-hit in three days.
Ankiel launched a pinch-hit three-run shot for the majors' first homer this season, Bud Norris pitched well for the win and Erik Bedard threw 3 1-3 scoreless innings for his first career save.
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.
Evan Gattis had a two-run, pinch-hit single in the top of the eighth, then the Mets rallied to tie it in a downpour in the bottom half before the game between Atlanta and New York was suspended with the score 5-5 Friday night.
Rick Ankiel, signed by the Mets earlier in the day after clearing waivers and playing against the team that revived his career as a position player, just missed a diving catch on Ty Wigginton's pinch-hit bloop double to shallow center off Scott Rice (1-3) to open the seventh.
In the bottom of the seventh, reliever Bryan Morris hit pinch-hitter Valdespin with his first pitch.
In the bottom of the seventh, reliever Bryan Morris hit pinch-hitter Jordany Valdespin with his first pitch.
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.
Pinch-hitter Mike Baxter was hit by a pitch to load the bases for Davis.
The rookie with a made-for-Hollywood story came to the plate having hit three homers two as a pinch-hitter in his last six at-bats, including a grand slam on Wednesday.
Center fielder Juan Lagares robbed McCutchen of a go-ahead hit with a leaping catch in the top of the ninth inning, then pinch-hitter Mike Baxter's single in the bottom half sent the New York Mets over the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 Thursday night.
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Valdespin 7-for-12 in his last three games pinch hit in the eighth and struck out.
His sixth-inning double in Tuesday's 8-0 loss to the Brewers marked his eighth pinch hit, which leads the majors.
WSJ: Mets' Mike Baxter a Natural At Coming Through in a Pinch
Mets pinch-hitter Marlon Byrd singled in the eighth for his 1, 100 career hit.
The three-time AL MVP was benched in three of nine postseason games and pinch hit for in three others, batting just .120 (3 for 25) with no RBIs in the playoffs.
His last swing was a memorable one he hit an RBI double in the seventh inning at Olympic Stadium, left for a pinch-runner to a huge ovation from the home crowd and walked away after that 1-0 win over the Cubs.
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