| FIREMAN | Relief pitcher, in baseball lingo |
| TREVORHOFFMAN | Long-time Padres relief pitcher in Cooperstown |
| ONE | Pitcher, in baseball scoring shorthand |
| ATBAT | Facing the pitcher, in baseball: 2 wds. |
| BAT | Face the pitcher, in baseball |
| UPTOBAT | Facing the pitcher, in baseball |
| SOUTHPAW | Term for a left-handed pitcher in baseball |
| RP | In baseball, abbr. for relief pitcher (2) |
| NONO | Pitcher's gem, in baseball lingo |
| GETTINGTHEHOOK | Ineffective pitcher's fate, in baseball lingo [Villain 2] |
| FALLINGSTARTER | Reason to bring in a relief pitcher? |
| GOTOTHEBULLPEN | Bring in a relief pitcher |
| CLOSER | Relief pitcher brought in to hold the teams lead |
| HOTCORNER | Third base, in baseball lingo ... or a hint for answering eight other clues in this puzzle |
| PASS | Base on balls, in baseball lingo |
| GAMER | Winning hit, in baseball lingo |
| SKIED | Popped up, in baseball lingo |
| GODEEP | Smack a homer, in baseball lingo |
| NAILED | Threw out on the basepaths, in baseball lingo |
| HEAT | Fastball, in baseball lingo |
