reliever
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They then went ahead to stay in the fifth on a line drive to left that Hernández misplayed into a triple, followed by reliever Kris Bubic’s wild pitch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Braves left-hander Ray Kerr, who excelled as a long reliever down the stretch, served as the opener in their second straight bullpen game and third of the postseason.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Right-handed reliever Edgardo Henriquez, who landed on the IL two weeks ago with lower-back discomfort, is scheduled to throw to batters this week at Dodger Stadium, Roberts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Flame-throwing reliever Edgardo Henriquez replaced Skubal, tasked with recording the last two outs of the eighth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
They're all lined up so neatly on the bathroom counter: the vacuum-packed dressings coated with topical pain reliever, the latex-free surgical tape, the hydrogen peroxide, the prescription-grade antibiotic gel.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
On the other side, four Dodgers relievers — Vesia, Edgardo Henriquez, Tanner Scott and Edwin Díaz — held the Braves scoreless the rest of the way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
As a result, the Yankees can now use their extra starters, such as Will Warren and Ryan Weathers, as relievers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
After Dodgers relievers Evan Phillips and Tanner Scott threw a pair of scoreless innings, Dodger Stadium was plunged into darkness before Timmy Trumpet’s “Narco” sounded over the speakers to a light show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
As a result, relievers are rarely locked into the same inning every game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Or maybe the muscle pain relievers Pattie gave him kick in.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
