Joe Borowski had a save today, but Cleveland had a 4 run lead...?

I thought that in order to get a save, you had to have a three run lead or less, or pitch four innings in relief

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Let me guess, there were 2 men on base when he came on to pitch.

It depends on how many people are on base at the time. If you come on and the tying run is either at the plate or in the on deck circle, the outing is a save opportunity. For example, if a team has a 5 run lead, and the closer comes on when the bases are loaded, then he can get a save. (This actually happened a couple of years ago to Eric Gagne when he was with the dodgers). The "Three-Run" rule that you are referring to only holds at the beginning of an inning, since 3 people must come up to bat in the inning.

If there are 4 out saves, a 4-run lead may also qualify, but I'm not sure.

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its a save if the tying run comes to the plate in that inning

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I thought that too maybe you are wrong or it just got easier to get a save the most overrated statistic.

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if thje tying run is on deck or in "the hole" he is qualified for the save

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