pinch-hit

(American)

to do something for someone because they are suddenly unable to do it (often + for ) He was pinch-hitting for one of the regular TV sportscasters, and was a great success.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Carlton	['ka:ltən]
Ivonne	ee-VAWN (German)	Spanish, German, Dutch
Santiago	sahn-TYAH-go (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Erkki	ERK-kee	Finnish
Nastasya	-	Russian
Angjelko	-	Macedonian