let's say a pitcher is taken out in the 6th with his team ahead 6 to one. At that point he's the winning pitcher of record, so far. Now, in the 7th and 8th, his team gives up five runs...so the score is now tied...6-6. In the ninth, though, his team comes back with 3 runs. The closer finishes the game. Now I believe the closer gets a save...and the original pitcher who left with a big lead gets the win.\nAm I wrong?
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Assuming that the winning team is the visitors (which seems to be what your scenario indicates): the starting pitcher gets a no-decision.  The closer, pitching the bottom of the 9th with a 3-run lead, gets a save.  The pitcher who finished the 8th inning, regardless of what the score was when he finished pitching, gets the win because the winning run was scored before another pitcher took over.
214676
It is a home run that ends the game.  The term "walk-off" comes from the days of Lou Gehrig.  After he hit a three-run home run to win a game for the Yankees his teammates walked-off the field, into the dug-out, and into the locker room.  They did this before rounding the bases and touching home plate.  All the runs were scored and the umpire called the game before Gehrig himself could even make his way to home.
635252
According to this box score: http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20060626&content_id=1524086&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb\nThe Sox didn't have an error. If it was counted during the game (and I don't know, I missed it, I'm ashamed to admit) then it could have been re-scored later.\nEither way, the Red Sox rock. :D
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Actually, the head-to-head fantasy baseball game does have ties.  My league has 10 categories.  If I lead in 5, we tie in one category, my record is 5-4-1.\n\nThe league standings disregard the ties, looking only at winning percentage.  My percentage above would be .555\n\nSince I found this question under "Fantasy Sports", I felt it was safe to assume this is what you meant.
256411
I agree completely. It's easier for a pitcher to rack up "wins" when his teammates score seven runs per game for him. Clemens' performance last year was fabulous. He was on my fantasy team last year. I knew I could count on him for good ERA and WHIP numbers, but often called the Astros dirty names for not scoring for him and getting him (and me) wins. :(
202621
The passed balls just kill me!  I mean Wake is solid, but the knuckle ball is bound to generate some walks by its very nature.  So when we give up a lead off walk, and the guy steals second, which anyone can clearly do with ease off of the Wake/Bard battery combo (not that it's their faults), we end up with no outs and a guy on second.  Throw in the inevitable passed ball and now there is a guy on third and no outs.  From there it just takes a fly ball, a ground ball, a passed ball, any number of things can drive in a cheap run for the other team.  If this scenario happens twice in a game, we need to score 2 runs just to even it up, let alone if the other team scored a "real" run or two.  With Bard behind the plate, it just seems like we're always playing catch-up.
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it doesnt matter what inning it is.  you have an undefined percentage of scoring in any inning against any team and any pitcher.  and just because the yankees scored 3 in the first once doesnt mean anything.  whoever said that should stay out of these forums cause you dont know anything.
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It would have been close, but with two bum wheels, Billy Buck wouldn't have made it. But you can't blame him...why?\n\n5. Roger Clemens left the game after seven innings. Clemens has insisted he did not leave the game willingly, and most observers of his career believe him. \n\n4. Calvin Schiraldi's pitching put the Mets in a position to tie and win the game, and the game was already tied at the time of the error. Had Buckner made the play, the game would have moved to an eleventh inning.\n \n3. Pitcher Bob Stanley and catcher Rich Gedman miscommunicated on the wild pitch that tied the game. \n\n2. As noted, Mookie Wilson would have beaten Buckner to first base even if the ball had been properly played. \n\n1. Manager John McNamara. He took Clemens out against his will; he pinch-hit Clemens not with veteran slugger Don Baylor, but with rookie Mike Greenwell, who struck out on three pitches; he refused to replace Buckner for defensive purposes as he had done all postseason; he brought in Schiraldi to start the inning instead of Stanley.
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I completely agree with OPríncipe Rules!!!! I'm not in the forum as often as I used to because the questions where all the same. Whenever I did answer a question about the rules and laws of the game, the majority of the other respondents showed that they really didn't understand much of the game but they are so enthusiastic to tell everyone whose the cutest or who is the best player or team!!\n\nI just answered your other questions... The rule actually makes good sense if you think about it!!!! Dad and I have been talking about this for a while now!!! Think about it... you get hurt and need treatment, your team has temporarily lost a player, isn't it fair that the other player who fouled you should be taken off the pitch (if the foul is not enough to warrant a red) until either you return or a substitution can take place, so that the other team doesn't have a temporary numbers advantage when it was their player who was in the wrong!?
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one and two are tied..seemed the game tried to start itself earlier than normal....all def score instantly because technically it's a shut out because the score is 0-0, and they lose points as the offense scores....how it always works...you only noticed it cause it started earlier than normal...\n-nny
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I don't think they do it by games, I think they do it by innings - some games take longer than others, and sometimes a pitcher may only pitch part of a game (hence the distinction between SP and RP).  Your local AD would probably have that information.
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One way to model the game is to assume that the two teams have constant probabilities per unit time of scoring a goal: p and q for the home and away teams repectively. Then the probability of the score being h to v after time t is just the product of two Poisson distributions:\n\nP(h,v,t) = exp(-pt)(pt)^h/h! * exp(-qt)(qt)^v/v!\n\nNumerically fitting p and q to give .45,.25,.3 for the probabilities of winning, losing and tying gives:\n\np = 1.2 , q = .8\n\nThat gives p+q = 2.0 goals per game (instead of 2.3) and e^(-(p+q)/2) = .36 probability of being scoreless at the half (instead of .3). The choice:\n\np = 1.4 , q = .9\n\nwould get the latter two numbers closer (2.3 and .32). Using those numbers in the above formula (I used a computer) gives the following probabilities for the difference in scores created by one half worth of play:\n\nP(+2) = .09\nP(+1) = .26\nP(0) = .42\nP(-1) = .17\nP(-2) = .04\n\nThe probability of being tied at any point in the second half is obviously at least P(0) (the probability of being tied at the beginning of the second half). As a rough approximation we can add in the probability of coming back if the difference is +1 at the beginning of the half:\n\n.26 * (.17 + .04 + .01) = .06\n\nand if the difference is -1:\n\n.17 * (.26 + .09 + .01) = .06\n\nAdding those to .42 gives a lower limit (.54) for the probability of being tied at least one time in the second half. I would guess it's about 55% or so based on all these assumptions.
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k so first, there are two fifteen minute periods. They took out the golden rule (when one team makes a goal they win), so that means that once a goal is scored, u still have 2 finish both fifteen minute periods... then if its still tied, u go to Penalty Kicks. After five, who ever made the most PKs wins, or if one team doesnt have a chance to come back (for example 3-0) then they loose... If they are tied after five, they keep going until all 11 players have gone. And if they are still tied, then the goalies shoot on each other(thas the best part to see)
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This is an unusual situation but this is how it is handled.  All of the runs that the reliever gives up are earned for the reliever.  However, in the official team stats, the runs are recorded as unearned.  This doesn't happen often but that is how the stats are recorded.
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the person who is on base get the credit for the run scored. in order to get credit you have to be on the base and not replaced by a pinchrunner
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Rest your pen, have the pitcher bunt, save the pinch hitter for later in the game. If your pitcher has that low pitch count and has given up only 5 hits, leave him in at least one more inning. If all goes right, you've got 2nd and 3rd w/2 outs and still have your starter on the mound. Just have your runners moving on the pitch to avoid DP.
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Rule 7.05 covers a player deliberately using a piece of his uniform to touch a batted ball, but I would imagine that doesn't apply here, especially as the first basemen is not making the put out.  I believe the runner is out.