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Originally Posted by pstrickert
OOTP got it right.
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Originally Posted by zekester91
I'm pretty sure OOTP got it right, he was the pitcher of record when your team took the lead, even if he was pitch hit for while they where doing it.
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I thought exactly the same way until I saw the Yankees/Red Sox game in midweek when Ross Ohlendorf should have had the win, but he was not given it because the scorer decided he was not the most effective.
This is the rule:
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The official scorer shall not credit as the winning pitcher a relief pitcher who is ineffective in a brief appearance, when at least one succeeding relief pitcher pitches effectively in helping his team maintain its lead. In such a case, the official scorer shall credit as the winning pitcher the succeeding relief pitcher who was most effective, in the judgment of the official scorer.
Rule 10.17(c) Comment: The official scorer generally should, but is not required to, consider the appearance of a relief pitcher to be ineffective and brief if such relief pitcher pitches less than one inning and allows two or more earned runs to score (even if such runs are charged to a previous pitcher). Rule 10.17(b) Comment provides guidance on choosing the winning pitcher from among several succeeding relief pitchers.
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