Nelson said hitters were getting "better wood" on Rivera's pitches and squeezing out soft hits.

The sixth inning was full of soft hits, hard hands and utter exasperation for the Mets.

The station now plays Adult Standards and soft hits.

And they were not soft hits, either.

It played soothing music on its three channels: "new age," "lite jazz" and "soft hits."

The station's musical playlist is broad, extending to oldies, 1970s and 1980s hits, country standards and soft hits.

Teams have nicked Rivera with soft hits.

He felt the alcohol go straight for his bloodstream and his head: after months of abstinence he was going to be a serious soft hit.

The London station is more laid-back and its playlist more contemporary, playing soft adult contemporary hits from the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s.

"It's almost like his stuff is so good that there are a lot of soft hits."