Bottom-of-the-ninth Definition

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In baseball, the second part of the ninth and final inning. The end of the game.

Hitting a home run with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth let the home team finish ahead of the visitors.

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(idiomatic) By extension, any last chance or final opportunity.

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Origin of Bottom-of-the-ninth

Bottom, from the home team's location below visitors on the scoreboard; ninth from the number of innings in a baseball game.

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