reliever
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He’s the Brewers’ best-paid reliever, earning $5.5 million this season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
To determine how quickly material was leaving the stomach, the researchers also administered acetaminophen, a common pain reliever.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
Of the Dodgers’ four victories in the World Series, Yamamoto earned three — including Game 6 as a starter and Game 7 as a reliever, with no day of rest in between.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
And he seized his chance when he got a cutter down the middle from Braves reliever Victor Mederos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
The plant would be a valuable pain reliever for Old Benedikt, who was suffering from gout.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
“I don’t have an answer,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts shrugged when asked why the Dodgers relievers have struggled while the Brewers have shined.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
“They attack the hitters,” Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernández said of Milwaukee’s relievers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
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
That is especially true in the playoffs, where starting pitchers have generally been little more than the prologue to a whole parade of relievers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Or maybe the muscle pain relievers Pattie gave him kick in.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
