Who gets the decision?

Question

How do they decide who gets the decision if about three different pitchers pitch during the game?

I thought it was who had the most pitches or innings pitched, but now i realize its not because scott proctor pitched 1/3 innings the other day and was credited with a loss for the Yankees

Answer 1

I read the answers given previously, and they didn't really answer your question. Here you go...

If you want to get a Win in baseball, you have a couple of ways of getting it. If you start the game as the pitcher, you have to be in the lead after pitching a minimum of five innings. If you are leading after five innings and you are pulled, you get the win if your team keeps the lead until the end of the game. Too bad it doesn't work that way if you are the starter and are behind. It doesn't matter how many innings you pitched to get the loss. Whichever pitcher gives up the run that wins the game for the other team gets the loss.

If you come into the game as a relief pitcher, then you are in a No Decision spot if your team is leading. You don't have the W or the L going for you. If you allow the team to catch up, you are now responsible for the game now. If you give up the run that beats you, you lose, if you don't give up the runs and your team scores the winning run, you get the win. There's no minimum amount for a relief.

In order to get a save, you have to be up by no more that 3 runs or you have to face a certain number of batters. If I'm not mistaken, you have to pitch three final innings of the game and not have the win or loss.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

The pitcher that gets the win or loss is the one who is the "pitcher of record" at the time the winning run is scored. The pitcher of record is the pitcher that is in the game at the time.

For example, let's say Mike Mussina pitches 7 innings, and leaves the game with a 4-1 lead. After he leaves the game each team scores a couple of runs, and the final is 6-3. Mussina would get credit for the win because he was the pitcher when the winning (4th) run was scored.

Now, let's take the same scenario, Mussina leaves after 7 with a 4-1 lead. Proctor comes in and gives up 4 runs in a third of an inning, and the Yankees end up losing the game 5-4. Proctor would get the loss because he was the pitcher that gave up the winning run to the other team.

The exception to this is if the starter pitches fewer than 5 innings, he can't get the win even if the winning run was scored while he was in the game. In that case the official scorer awards the win to the reliever he feels was the most effective.

Answer 3

If he let up the run that ended up winning the game then yes that could be true. If he let up 2 runs in the 1st and got yanked after 1 out (1/3 innings pitched) and they went on to lose that game, while never taking a lead or tying the game up, he would get hit with the loss even if they lost 11-10. If the opposing team never gave up their lead in the game, Proctor would have been dealt the L.

Answer 4

In nearly all cases, the W or L goes to the "pitcher of record" (the most recent defensive pitcher listed on the scorecard) when the lead is taken for the last time in a game.

There is a small amount of discretion given the official scorer in (rare) instances where the starting pitcher (who is required to go at least 5 IP to qualify for a W; no restrictions on getting an L) leaves with the lead and that lead is not relinquished. If there is more than one reliever, the OS is empowered to assign the W to whichever reliever he deems was most effective.

MLB Rule 10.17 spells it out: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/official_rules/official_scorer_10.jsp

Answer 5

the decision is decided by who is credited with the Earned Runs in a game

a SP can only win a game if he goes at least 5 innings, leaves the game with the lead, and his team doesnt Tie the game at any point

a SP gets the loss if he leaves the game while his team is down, and his team never comes back to Tie the game

a RP gets the win if he comes into the game while either the game is Ties or his team is losing, and while he is in the Pitcher's spot, his team takes the lead, and they do not tie the game after that

a RP gets the loss if he gives up the game winning run to the other team



hope this helped

Answer 6

I believe the pitching coaches are the ones that make this decision. When one pitcher isn't 'cutting the mustard', they bring in someone else - and so on until they find the right pitcher. Unfortunately by that time the game is over, and the dye has already been cast, so to speak.

Answer 7

The starting pitcher has to complete 5 innings to get the "win", otherwise it will usually go to the closer if they end up winning.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

whoever allowed the winning run to get on base is the loser..Say clemens walked someone and then was pulled out of the game and proctor came in and gave up a hit and the runner that clemens walked scored..clemens is charged for that run and would be the loser.

Answer 10

it all depends on who has given up the winning run in a game. if proctor gave up the winning run that means he will be creditied with the lost.