How to Use relief pitcher in a Sentence
relief pitcher
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In the life of a major league relief pitcher, highs and lows are part of the landscape.
— Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024 -
The club would be required to use pinch-hitters the rest of the game or have a relief pitcher bat.
— Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2021 -
Adam, a relief pitcher with a 2.49 ERA, cost three prospects.
— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024 -
Shohei Ohtani is a Dodger, and the wife of relief pitcher Joe Kelly may be able to take some of the credit.
— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023 -
With the Reds trailing by four runs, relief pitcher Cionel Pérez made a pick-off throw to first.
— Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 18 May 2021 -
In the ninth inning, Hyde opted to pitch McKenna rather than tire the arm of a relief pitcher.
— Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2023 -
In the eighth inning of the first game, he was hit by an 87-mile-per-hour slider from the Red Sox relief pitcher Josh Smith.
— James Wagner, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2019 -
But the relief pitchers — those who come in after the starters to finish the game — have been a disaster.
— Fred Bowen, Washington Post, 3 July 2019 -
The big difference is among the teams’ relief pitchers.
— Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2019 -
The award is given to the top relief pitcher in Division I.
— Francisco Rosa, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2022 -
So why use the final roster spot on a relief pitcher such as Gage?
— Michael Shapiro, Chron, 14 Feb. 2023 -
With Kenley Jansen gone to Atlanta, there’s no doubt about who the Dodgers’ best relief pitcher is.
— Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2022 -
The 23-year-old from Panama could return this month as a relief pitcher.
— Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2019 -
For the third time in four seasons, Josh Hader has been named the best relief pitcher in the National League.
— Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2021 -
In addition, the Dodgers got the Phillies’ hard-throwing relief pitcher Turk Farrell in the deal.
— New York Times, 1 Dec. 2021 -
David Price couldn’t get out of the second inning and seven relief pitchers followed him to the mound.
— Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2019 -
Mets relief pitcher Jorge López threw a temper tantrum during a blowout loss to the Dodgers on Wednesday.
— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024 -
First, Monfort has to open his checkbook to get some starting and relief pitchers who know where the corners of the strike zone are.
— Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 2 Oct. 2019 -
Misiewicz, a relief pitcher, has been optioned to Triple-A Toledo.
— Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2023 -
The momentum didn’t last long as Martin’s fourth hit, a weak grounder just out of the reach of relief pitcher Tommy Mace, knocked-in a run in the sixth.
— Mike Malloy, OrlandoSentinel.com, 23 June 2018 -
No Reds relief pitcher has moved up the bullpen depth chart more rapidly than Kuhnel.
— Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 19 June 2022 -
Omar Olivares homered in 1995, but the relief pitcher’s homer that day came as a pinch hitter.
— Matt Breen, Philly.com, 19 May 2018 -
The Cubs relievers started this dance craze, but the Storm Chasers relief pitchers showed their, ah, creative side with some of the moves.
— Pete Grathoff, kansascity, 13 June 2018 -
In a tie game in the sixth inning, Reds left-handed relief pitcher Sean Doolittle was on the mound with a runner on first base.
— Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 14 Apr. 2021 -
But most teams, including the best ones, still generally use their best relief pitcher most of the time at the end of a game.
— Michael Rand, Star Tribune, 12 Apr. 2021 -
Jeff Hoffman is in his first full season as a relief pitcher.
— Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 13 May 2022 -
In the Reds nine-man bullpen, Hendrix is the only reliever the Reds drafted as a relief pitcher.
— Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 6 May 2021 -
The award honors the top relief pitcher in college baseball.
— Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 28 Apr. 2021 -
Moore spent last season with the Rangers, the team that transitioned him into a full-time relief pitcher.
— Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2023 -
While fans welcomed the news Saturday of a trade that brings relief pitcher Hunter Harvey to the Royals, the team had to make a move to open a spot for him on its 40-man roster.
— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2024
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