ninth-inning

Adjective

Meaning

(baseball) Happening in the ninth inning of a baseball game.

(idiomatic) Happening as late as possible, eleventh-hour.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

After blowing a ninth-inning lead on Saturday night against the visiting Texas Rangers, the Angels are 13-18 at Angel Stadium heading into their series finale on Sunday. Source: Internet

It exuded the tension of a high-stakes ninth-inning baseball game. Source: Internet

Matt Carpenter homered to start a ninth-inning rally and Yadier Molina ended it with a single to drive in the winning run, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night. Source: Internet

North Carolina, playing at home in Chapel Hill, survived ninth-inning drama for the second straight day to secure its seventh CWS berth and 11th overall. Source: Internet

Logan Allen circles the bases after his ninth-inning home run. Source: Internet

The Indians wasted Mike Clevinger’s brilliant start and a four-run lead in falling 7-4 on Gleyber Torres’ ninth-inning home run Sunday. Source: Internet

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