What will happen to a relief pitcher when.....?

Question

For example, in an inning with already two out, a starting pitcher gives up 3 straight hits to get the bases loaded.
The coach had enough and called in a relief pitcher, but lets say he gives up a double and two runs scored?
Will the RP get 2 ERAs in his stats for a third of an inning pitched, even though its the starting pitcher who gets him into that hole in the first place?

Answer 1

Nope. The relievers ERA will not be affected by any runners that are on base when the reliever enters the game. The starting pitcher, (in your scenario) will get charged with those two runs. At this point in the game, you now have men on second and third and still 2 outs. The starter is still responsible for the guy on third and the reliever who just gave up that double will get credit for a run scored if the guy who hit the double scores later on in this inning.

Answer 2

Base Runners are the responsibility of the pitcher leaving the game if they reached base while he was pitching. In the example you give both runs would be charged to the pitcher leaving the game and he would also be responsible for the third runner should he score. The relief pitcher would be responsible for the hitter that had the double off him.

Answer 3

Any runners left on base when a pitcher enters the game are called inherited runners and are the responsibility of the previous pitcher, in your case the starting pitcher. The only earned runners a relief pitcher can be charged with are those whom he let's on base and eventually score

Answer 4

ML Rule 10.16 spells out earned and unearned runs, and to which pitchers they belong.

Bring aspirin, it's one of the most byzantine parts of the official rules. (There's even one rare case whereby runs can be earned for the team but unearned for the pitcher; errors get involved.)

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/official_rules/official_scorer_10.jsp

However, in almost all cases, the baserunners belong to the pitcher who let them get on.

Answer 5

the runs would be on the first pitcher it was his job cause he left the game

Answer 6

those runs would be charged to the starting pitcher, they were his responsibility when he left the game.