| pain reliever | 6.78 | Pain reliever such as ibuprofen. | ||
| lefty reliever | 1.84 | It is the life of a lefty reliever. | ||
| setup reliever | 1.71 | The setup reliever holds the lead. | ||
| rookie reliever | 1.45 | The Mariners rallied in the ninth off rookie reliever Ken Ray. | ||
| dodger reliever | 0.72 | Dodgers relievers walked three more. | ||
| stress reliever | 0.59 | Exercise is a good stress reliever. | ||
| free-agent reliever | 0.53 | The Mariners would like to bring free-agent reliever Norm Charlton back for another season. | ||
| season reliever | 0.53 | Dickey was used as a starter and reliever this season. | ||
| brave reliever | 0.39 | Braves reliever Kevin McGlinchy, a power pitcher, plans to take advantage of the bigger strike zone. | ||
| cub reliever | 0.33 | Cubs reliever Courtney Duncan left in the eighth, shortly after landing awkwardly while fielding a bunt. | ||
| oriole reliever | 0.33 | Orioles reliever John Parrish gave up two runs in the fifth on just one hit. | ||
| cardinal reliever | 0.26 | Cardinals reliever Rich Delucia greatly abetted the effort. | ||
| career reliever | 0.26 | McElroy, a career reliever now in the rotation, allowed two runs four hits in five innings. | ||
| pirate reliever | 0.26 | Pirates reliever Scott Sauerbeck struck out five of his six batters. | ||
| prescription reliever | 0.26 | The recommendations apply mainly to arthritis patients who take very high doses of the prescription pain relievers for long periods of time. | ||
| quality reliever | 0.26 | Quality middle relievers are a must. | ||
| right-hander reliever | 0.26 | Anaheim Angels outfielder Garret Anderson and right-hander reliever Troy Percival underwent surgery Thursday. |