How is the winning pitcher decided?
Question:Roy Halladay was the starting pitcher in the jay's win over the tigers, but he didn't get the win. How is the winning pitcher decided?
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WINNING AND LOSING PITCHER
10.19
(a) Credit the starting pitcher with a game won only if he has pitched at least five complete innings and his team not only is in the lead when he is replaced but remains in the lead the remainder of the game.
(b)The “must pitch five complete innings” rule in respect to the starting pitcher shall be in effect for all games of six or more innings. In a five-inning game, credit the starting pitcher with a game won if he has pitched at least four complete innings and his team not only is in the lead when he is replaced but remains in the lead the remainder of the game.
(c)When the starting pitcher cannot be credited with the victory because of the provisions of 10.19(a) or (b) and more than one relief pitcher is used, the victory shall be awarded on the following basis:
(1) When, during the tenure of the starting pitcher, the winning team assumes the lead and maintains it to the finish of the game, credit the victory to the relief pitcher judged by the scorer to have been the most effective;
(2) Whenever the score is tied the game becomes a new contest insofar as the winning and losing pitcher is concerned;
(3) Once the opposing team assumes the lead all pitchers who have pitched up to that point are excluded from being credited with the victory except that if the pitcher against whose pitching the opposing team gained the lead continues to pitch until his team regains the lead, which it holds to the finish of the game, that pitcher shall be the winning pitcher;
(4) The winning relief pitcher shall be the one who is the pitcher of record when his team assumes the lead and maintains it to the finish of the game. EXCEPTION: Do not credit a victory to a relief pitcher who is ineffective in a brief appearance, when a succeeding relief pitcher pitches effectively in helping his team maintain the lead. In such cases, credit the succeeding relief pitcher with the victory.
(d) When a pitcher is removed for a substitute batter or substitute runner, all runs scored by his team during the inning in which he is removed shall be credited to his benefit in determining the pitcher of record when his team assumes the lead.
(e) Regardless of how many innings the first pitcher has pitched, he shall be charged with the loss of the game if he is replaced when his team is behind in the score, or falls behind because of runs charged to him after he is replaced, and his team thereafter fails either to tie the score or gain the lead.
(f) No pitcher shall be credited with pitching a shutout unless he pitches the complete game, or unless he enters the game with none out before the opposing team has scored in the first inning, puts out the side without a run scoring and pitches all the rest of the game. When two or more pitchers combine to pitch a shutout a notation to that effect should be included in the league’s official pitching records.
(g) In some non-championship games (such as the Major League All- Star Game) it is provided in advance that each pitcher shall work a stated number of innings, usually two or three. In such games, it is customary to credit the victory to the pitcher of record, whether starter or reliever, when the winning team takes a lead which it maintains to the end of the game, unless such pitcher is knocked out after the winning team has a commanding lead, and the scorer believes a subsequent pitcher is entitled to credit for the victory.
The game was tied when both Bonderman and Halladay left the game. It remained tied for a few innings after that, which means that neither of them could have been the pitcher of record for their teams.
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A pitcher that does not finish the game as a complete game starter or as a relief pitcher cannot leave the game when it is tied or his team is behind. Today, the game was tied when Halladay left the game. Whoever was the pitcher going into the 10th inning today was the winning pitcher as they were the pitcher of record when the Blue Jays scored their two runs in the 10th inning.While Janssen pitcher longer, he left the game before the Blue Jays scored so he got nothing (no win, no save, no hold).
If the same pitcher continued to face the Tigers in the bottom of the 10th, he would have gotten the win; no one would be credited with a save. If another pitcher closed the game (like Ryan did) they would get the save.
Edit-- As stated below, the starter must pitch 5 innings to qualify for a win. He does not need to get any outs to get the loss. LOL
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..and the pitcher must pitch 5 complete innings.The pitcher of record when the winning run is scored...say Halladay was pitching and the score is tied.he gets taken out and his team later goes ahead...and wins...in that case the pitcher on the mound when the winning run was scored wins..
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The starting pitcher gets the win if he threw at least 5 innings, left the game with the lead, and the lead was not given up later in the game.If the starter does not pitch 5 innings, the win is given subjectively to the reliever who pitched most effectively.
If the lead is given up (even if it's just tied up), after the starter leaves the game, the reliever who is the pitcher of record when the team last reclaimed the lead gets the win.
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