Bottom Of The Ninth Pitcher Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • a person who closes something • (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game adverb • (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance
	30%	8		Pitcher who comes into a game to replace the starting pitcher
	noun • someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) • a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies • a pitcher who does not start the game
	30%	8		A pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher
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