Ryne Nelson had dirt on his uniform pants, a skinned knee from sliding and a grin on his face. It was quite a day for the Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher and it came at the plate.

As part of a game-turning eight-run eighth inning against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday, Arizona Diamondbacks right-handed pitcher Ryne Nelson achieved a rare feat in this, the era of the universal DH. He not only came to the plate as a batter,

During Sunday's game between the Diamondbacks and Cubs, D-backs manager Torey Lovullo used all his bench players and moved Ketel Marte from DH to second base, burning the designated hitter in a non-injury. That meant that pitcher Ryne Nelson had to hit for himself when the seventh spot in the order rolled around.