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Originally Posted by SC_Dawg

Sorry to disagree with you here but the pitcher who was credited with the win should never have been announced as the pitcher. The bug is really in the fact the hurt pitcher should not have been replaced until he had to bat, pitch or play the field.

Also I believe that in order for a pitcher to be credited with a win he must be credited with at least 0.1 IP.

You're right.

Rule 10.17(b) Comment: It is the intent of Rule 10.17(b) that a relief pitcher pitch at least one complete inning or pitch when a crucial out is made, within the context of the game (including the score), in order to be credited as the winning pitcher. If the first relief pitcher pitches effectively, the official scorer should not presumptively credit that pitcher with the win, because the rule requires that the win be credited to the pitcher who was the most effective, and a subsequent relief pitcher may have been most effective. The official scorer, in determining which relief pitcher was the most effective, should consider the number of runs, earned runs and base runners given up by each relief pitcher and the context of the game at the time of each relief pitcher’s appearance. If two or more relief pitchers were similarly effective, the official scorer should give the presumption to the earlier pitcher as the winning pitcher.

From The Official Site of Major League Baseball: Official info: Official Rules