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mgk2004
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Post by mgk2004 » Sat Sep 26, 2009 2:27 pm

George Sherrill just replaced Kuo after Kuo threw a wild pitch making the count 2-1. Sherrill went on to walk the hitter (Robinson Diaz). Currently live-stats has Sherrill being charged with that walk, however MLB Rule 10.16(h)(1) clearly states that it should be charged to Kuo. Not that one walk is going to matter in the grand scheme of things (but it may push me from second to third in one league)!



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Post by Gekko » Sat Sep 26, 2009 2:37 pm

(h) A relief pitcher shall not be held accountable when the first batter to whom he pitches reaches first base on four called balls if such batter has a decided advantage in the ball and strike count when pitchers are changed.



(1) If, when pitchers are changed, the count is

2 balls, no strike,

2 balls, 1 strike,

3 balls, no strike,

3 balls, 1 strike,

3 balls, 2 strikes,

and the batter gets a base on balls, the official scorer shall charge that batter and the base on balls to the preceding pitcher, not to the relief pitcher.



(2) Any other action by such batter, such as reaching base on a hit, an error, a fielder's choice, a force-out, or being touched by a pitched ball, shall cause such a batter to be charged to the relief pitcher.

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