They have a strong starting rotation, an even stronger relief corps and a solid defense.
In general, the mountains are of strong relief, being broken by deep valleys, sharp ridges, and steep declivities.
They are getting strong starting pitching and strong relief and scraping together enough offense, and their 17-8 record is the American League's best.
As might be expected from the strong relief and the sudden change in climate within relatively short distances, the forests of the Western Cordillera are complex.
PADRES 5, BREWERS 2 Ross Ohlendorf had a strong relief outing, and San Diego strung together four straight singles in a sixth-inning rally to win in Milwaukee.
Robinson Cano had six R.B.I. tying the Yankees postseason record and Ivan Nova helped finish off what C.C. Sabathia had started the night before with seven-plus innings of strong relief.
Johnson, who flopped in his playoff start last fall before a strong relief outing, is conscious of saving pitches when he can.
Cano's Christ is sharply lit and the folds of Jesus's white loincloth emerge in strong relief through highly skilled employment of chiaroscuro.
Tazawa, an unimposing 5 feet 11 inches and 180 pounds, wowed Red Sox management with nine strong relief innings in spring training.
ASTROS 4, EXPOS 1: Ron Villone provided strong relief of the injured Wade Miller and Moises Alou homered to lead Houston to a victory over visiting Montreal.
