Sentence examples for relief role from inspiring English sources

This year, with a new coach, Stacy appears headed for a middle relief role.

Luckily for them, Jonas Hiller was able to play the relief role pretty well.

Manuel mentioned a relief role as a possibility, using Perez in short, low-pressure situations to build confidence.

They hope that Mendoza can eventually fill a relief role, although he will not take on Nelson's role exactly.

Baldwin, 32, will be a candidate for the fifth spot in the rotation or for a long relief role.

Leiter has pitched in relief only three times for the Yankees, twice in a long relief role.

Tennyson, who was Cameron's neighbor on the Isle of Wight, is assigned the comic-relief role.

Aaron Small, who started and won Wednesday, could stay in a long-relief role, Manager Joe Torre said.

They have needed one repeatedly, but instead have pushed the job on Ohlendorf, who pitched in a short-relief role in spring training.

Asked if he could fill the long-relief role with a combination of pitchers, Manager Joe Girardi said, "It's a possibility, yes".

But the Yankees' preference may be to add a veteran right-handed reliever to bolster the bullpen, take pressure off Mariano Rivera and Mike Stanton and provide Torre the flexibility to keep the steady Mendoza in a long-relief role.