relief pitcher
Mound replacement player
A relief pitcher is a baseball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher has been removed.
Relief pitchers typically specialize in particular situations: closers finish tight games, setup men bridge to the closer, and long relievers handle blowouts or early exits.
The manager called for a relief pitcher in the seventh inning.
Relief pitcher staging area
- setup manPitcher before the closer
- closerOne who concludes
- firemanEmergency blaze responder
- long relieverPitcher entering early blowouts
mound · warm-up · hold · save · earned run average · strikeout · sinker · slider
Closure for an opening
- firemanEmergency blaze responder
- finisherOne who completes tasks
- setup manPitcher before the closer
- closerOne who concludes
bridge · specialist · shutdown
Involving significant consequences
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- bases loadedAll three bases occupied
- blown saveFailed late-game protection
- meltdownCatastrophic loss of control
composure · nerves · intensity · adrenaline · spotlight · momentum · rally · jam
What takes another's place
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- pitching changeReplacing the current hurler
- warm bodyAny available person
bullpen
Relief pitcher staging area
long reliever · mound · warm-up · hold · save · earned run average · strikeout · sinker · slider · changeup
stopper
Closure for an opening
closer · bridge · specialist · shutdown
high-stakes
Involving significant consequences
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- bases loadedAll three bases occupied
- blown saveFailed late-game protection
meltdown · composure · nerves · intensity · adrenaline · spotlight · momentum · rally · jam
replacement
What takes another's place
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- pitching changeReplacing the current hurler
- warm bodyAny available person
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