Help with a baseball question
megatron
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What exactly is a save opportunity? Specifically, what is the minimum/maximum run differential that a team must have in order to have a save opportunity and why? I hear announcers state that a game is "a save opportunity", but never explain why.
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A Relief Pitcher is in a Save Situation when upon entering the game with his club leading, he has the opportunity to be the finishing pitcher (and is not the winning pitcher of record at the time), and meets any one of the three following conditions:
he has a lead of no more than three runs and has the opportunity to pitch for at least one inning, or
he enters the game, regardless of the count, with the potential tying run either on base, at bat, or on deck; or
he pitches three or more innings regardless of the lead and the official scorer credits him with a save.
ESPN Glossary
Brian
<< <i>Save Situation
A Relief Pitcher is in a Save Situation when upon entering the game with his club leading, he has the opportunity to be the finishing pitcher (and is not the winning pitcher of record at the time), and meets any one of the three following conditions:
he has a lead of no more than three runs and has the opportunity to pitch for at least one inning, or
he enters the game, regardless of the count, with the potential tying run either on base, at bat, or on deck; or
he pitches three or more innings regardless of the lead and the official scorer credits him with a save.
ESPN Glossary
Brian >>
Hmm I guess the second one means if the bases loaded? Otherwise isn't it the same as #1? And I didn't know pitching 3 innings of relief could warrant a save.
this could also mean that there are NO MEN on base and two outs with a one run lead. A save situation is basically viewed as one batter could equal one run - potentially. That is why on #1, a save situation could only happen if the team is leading by no more than three runs. He will face three batters that inning, which potentially could be three runs.