| relief pitcher | The relief pitcher was no substitute for the ace. |
| reliever | (n) a pitcher who does not start the game, Syn. relief pitcher, fireman |
| リリーフピッチャー | [riri-fupiccha-] (n) relief pitcher [Add to Longdo] |
| ロングリリーフ | [ronguriri-fu] (n) (abbr) long relief pitcher [Add to Longdo] |
| ワンポイントリリーフ | [wanpointoriri-fu] (n) relief pitcher brought in to face one batter (baseball); one-point relief (pitcher); (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 救援投手 | [きゅうえんとうしゅ, kyuuentoushu] (n) relief pitcher; fireman [Add to Longdo] |
| 交代投手 | [こうたいとうしゅ, koutaitoushu] (n) relief pitcher [Add to Longdo] |