that is a humorous amount of runs.
A few nights ago: Texas Rangers 30, Baltimore Orioles 3.
A few nights ago: Texas Rangers 30, Baltimore Orioles 3.
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
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August 25th, 2007 at 8:12 am
Another hilarious part of this game is that Wes Littleton, the pitcher who finished the game for Texas, got the save. He got a save with a 27-run lead. You may ask: “How is this possible?” We’re used to the case where a closer comes on in the 9th with a lead of 3 runs or less and gets the save as long has he doesn’t blow the lead. However, the official rules stipulate that:
The official scorer shall credit a pitcher with a save when such pitcher meets all four of the following conditions:
(1) He is the finishing pitcher in a game won by his team;
(2) He is not the winning pitcher;
(3) He is credited with at least a third of an inning pitched; and
(4) He satisfies one of the following conditions:
(a) He enters the game with a lead of no more than three runs and pitches at least one inning;
(b) He enters the game, regardless of the count, with the potential tying run either on base, or at bat or on deck; or
(c) He pitches for at least three innings.
So, the Texas pitcher got the save by satisfying parts 1,2,3 and 4c.