How to Use reliever in a Sentence

reliever

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  • Exercise is a good stress reliever.
  • In the 10th, Hyde again sent a reliever seeking his first career save to the mound.
    — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Mitch Spence, the first of four relievers after starter Alex Wood couldn’t get out of the fifth, got the win and improved to 1-1.
    — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Yet following the All-Star break, the Sox ranked 22nd in the majors in reliever velo.
    — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Schreiber has been one of the Sox’ most reliable relievers over the past two years.
    — Varun Shankar, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2023
  • Drysdale came into the game in the fifth inning as a reliever and got out of a jam.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Read full article The starting pitchers have the fifth-worst ERA in the majors; the relievers have the fourth best.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2023
  • Vespi, a reliever in the Orioles’ bullpen for parts of last season, was an option as the second lefty out of the bullpen.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2023
  • And what the Orioles choose to do with Hall will impact the other relievers vying for the final three seats in the bullpen.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2023
  • But when Myers entered the game, the Rangers brought in right-handed reliever Ian Kennedy.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Brennan drove in two runs, while Williams and four relievers limited the Twins to two hits.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 6 Sep. 2023
  • In the 1970s, Bruce Sutter learned the pitch from a minor league coach and became one of baseball’s best relievers.
    — Keith Thursby, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2023
  • Teams build bullpens of hard-throwing relievers who can get outs for three or four innings a game.
    — Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Four relievers put up zeros behind him to set up the Cubs’ 5-4 win in 10 innings.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The reliever pitched the final five innings and didn’t allow a hit — or a Cardinal to reach base.
    — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 3 June 2023
  • Kershaw has pitched on six days’ rest for the past month and might not be ready for Game 4, so the Dodgers may go with a reliever relay effort in Game 4.
    — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2023
  • The Royals believe their relievers will turn it around.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2024
  • Bell sees a deep group of relievers capable of getting big outs, and the bullpen has been consistent over the last two weeks.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Currently, that figure stands as the most runs allowed with two outs in a frame by a reliever.
    — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2023
  • But when six or seven relievers are slumping, there’s no place to hide.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Detroit scored the go-ahead runs in a 3-2 win against the Rangers with relievers on the mound, but Wednesday marked another step in the right direction for the bullpen.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 31 May 2023
  • Jarren Duran hit for him in the fifth inning with a righthanded reliever in the game for Tampa Bay.
    — Varun Shankar, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2023
  • Arizona thus did well to acquire one of the more underrated relievers in the game.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Ferguson is the second left-handed reliever sent to the Yankees by the Dodgers this winter.
    — Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Montgomery’s strong effort was undone by a Red Sox rally against reliever Will Smith (2-7) in the eighth.
    — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Bird pitched 84 2/3 innings of relief last season, tied for the most among major league relievers and the ninth-most all-time by a Rockie.
    — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2024
  • There are five starting spots and eight reliever spots available.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Right-handed reliever Alex Lange then retired all three batters in top of the 10th inning.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 28 May 2023
  • Nights like Monday, when the Dodgers did not use their best reliever in the final three innings of such a close game, only add to the frustration.
    — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Drew Steckenrider and Austin Pruitt are the two non-roster relievers still in camp.
    — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2023

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