PHOENIX -- Late in the game, two outs, your teammates in scoring position and an opposing pitcher coming in from the bullpen whose only job is to get you out. As a pinch-hitter, it might be easy to feel like the whole game is riding on your at-bat.
For a pinch-hitter like the D-backs' Christian Walker, a simple phrase sets the mental parameters for his approach off the bench.
"Less is more."
"You can let all the angles sink in, affect you and feel like the situation you're in is so important," said Walker.