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| Jason Lane |
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Pinch-hit Grand Slams usually get the hardware, what can I say. Lane's salami was the first pinch-hit grand slam since Greg Zaun hit a walkoff version off Byung Hyung Kim (back when Kim was afeared) in the ninth inning on June 27, 2002.
It was the second of the year for the team after CatcherBrad's Tater Royale off Dustin Nippert August 5, in support of the Rocket.
That makes two slams for the month, after none during the first four, if you're keeping track.
Astro Pinch-Hit Grand Slams
| Player | Date | Vs. Team | Vs. Pitcher | Inning |
| Milt May | May 22, 1974 | San Diego | Romo | 9 |
| Cliff Johnson | June 15, 1975 | at St. Louis | Garman | 9 |
| Craig Reynolds | April 12, 1986 | Atlanta | Mahler | 6 |
| Kevin Bass | April 10, 1988 | at Cincinnati | Perry | 9 |
| Derrick May | September 5, 1995 | Cincinnati | Jarvis | 7 |
| Sean Berry | June 13, 1996 | at San Francisco | Mark Leiter | 5 |
| Orlando Merced | July 20, 2001 | Chicago Cubs | Lieber | 5 |
| Greg Zaun | June 27, 2002 | Arizona | Kim | 9 |
| Jason Lane | August 29, 2006 | Milwaukee | Kolb | 8 |
Lane thus has the only pinch-hit slam in team history to be hit in the eighth inning, or in the month of August, while his is the second consecutive to have been hit off a pitcher whose last name began with the letter 'K.'