1.   After Rogers left, Howe used three relievers to get out of the eighth.

2.   He can limit the starts of his position players, the pitch counts of his starters, and regulate the way he uses his relievers.

3.   If the Rangers must use their relievers in the middle innings, Oates said, they will be inviting trouble.

4.   In all, Torre used four relievers in the eighth, including Mendoza, then pleaded the fifth with Rivera.

5.   Indians manager Mike Hargrove used four relievers.

6.   Lopez allowed two runs in three innings tonight, and Arizona used five relievers to secure the victory.

7.   Oates used seven relievers most of last season.

8.   Over the weekend in Kansas City, Williams said, he used reliever Jim Corsi in a situation that normally would have called for a lefty.

9.   Piniella found a way to use accursed reliever Bobby Ayala in a way that brought almost no damage to television sets around the region.

10.   Performance will ultimately dictate how and when the relievers will be used.