How many runs does a team have to be up by in the ninth in order for the closer to not get the save?
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4 if the bases are empty. And now for an explanation which no one else supplied: In order to get a save, the man "in the hole" (3rd to bat) has to represent the tying run or better (so the man on deck or at the plate could also represent the tying run).
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The situation might change. For instance, if there is only one runner on third base and the pitcher balks, there is suddenly nobody on base. There isn't much reason to intentionally walk a guy at that point. Other than that, I can't really imagine a time when you might do this.
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WIN:\n(1) Pitcher must pitch at least 5 innings.\n(2) Pitcher must pitch all of next half inning to qualify if team takes lead after 5 innings. (i.e. if home team takes lead in bottom of 6th, the pitcher must get all 3 outs in top 7th in order to win)\n***if not, the pitcher who gets the final out gets the win.***\n\nLOSS:\n(1) When leaving the game, pitcher's team is losing or was responsible for the winning run (as in he left with a man on base)\n\nSAVE:\n(1) The last pitcher to pitch for the winning team, but cannot be the winning pitcher.\n(2) Either enters the game with a lead of no more than three and pitches a full inning or gets the final out with the tying run on base or at the plate or he pitches for the three last innings.\n\nHOLD:\n(1) Relief pitcher enters the game in a save situation, and leaves with the game still in a save situation.
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You take a pitcher's earned run, you divide it by the number of innigs he played and you multply it by 9 (a complete game).\n\nThe smaller the ERA is, the better the pitcher is.
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It is not an out, but gets counted as a strikeout.  Remember, first base can't be occupied at the time of the catcher's drop for the batter to advance to first.
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It is 0, the runner must make it to first base safely without any other outs recorded to have any of the runs coun, very nice question, and the guy a few questions up read it wrong, two outs stop all preceding runs\n\n7.12 Unless two are out, the status of a following runner is not affected by a preceding runner's failure to touch or retouch a base. If, upon appeal, the preceding runner is the third out, no runners following him shall score. If such third out is the result of a force play, neither preceding nor following runners shall score.
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Yes, it is an earned run. The only way it isn't an earned run is if it was scored due to an error.
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The umpire is wrong.  The runner on third base will return to the bag. The runner from 2nd was called out. The hitter is credited with a base hit, and he is safe at first.\nPlay stops.  2 outs, 2 on base, next hitter please.
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The needed runs to avoid follow-on is usually 60% of the total runs scored by the team batting first. Say Team A scores 500 runs, then Team B has to score  (60% of 500 = 300 runs) to avoid follow-on.
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When a team closes the game, and they are WINNING, with any one of it's relievers based on matchups.  They do not have a dominant closer on their team like a Yankees team with Mariano Rivera.  Make sense?
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It follows the rules for save opportunities. holds occur only when a save is recorded. the relief pitchers that pitched before the closer get holds. when a pitcher comes in relief of a game where you are leading by 3 or less, which is ruled a save opportunity, and you keep that lead for your closer until youre replaced by him you get a hold. if more than one relief pitcher chips in with "holding" the lead, they all get holds. set up men are most likely to get holds.
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They do this in order for their closer to pursue stats. Being the closer on a team means racking up saves and if you don't give them the opportunity they may become dissatisfied. It really is kind of a dumb reason but then again so are many of the decisions managers and coaches make.
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Unless you're talking about Little League or another youth baseball league that doesn't use traditional baseball rules, the ball is live at all times unless the umpire declares otherwise.  That means any runner can advance to any base at any time they want to try.  Actually, a wild pitch would be an obvious time for the runner at second to advance.
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A walk-off home run is a home run which ends the game. It must be a home run that gives the home team the lead in the bottom of the 9th inning or the bottom of any extra inning. It is called a "walk-off" home run because the teams walk off the field immediately afterward. Sportscasters will also use the term "walk-off double" or other such terms if such a hit drives in the winning run to end the game
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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.
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It's up to the umpire. Usually the runner is "safe" unless the ball was clearly on base before the runner. Any doubts means the runner gets the benefit of the doubt. \nCan't give you the rule- as it is now well over 10 years since I called a game
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Go with your best stuff.  Blow them away.  Roger Clements or Greg Maddux didn't mess around they went right after the hitter.  \n\nHow many times have you seen a pitcher get to 0-2 then find themselves with pitch count issues a few innings later....