In Major League Baseball, what are the requirements for a relief pitcher to get a "save"?

Answer 1

MLB Rule 10.19 spells it out, and quite clearly. Summing up (which isn't abridging it much; it's not a long, detailed rule):

Important: the save situation depends COMPLETELY on the state of the game when the relief pitcher enters the game. He cannot create the save situation by his own efforts.

Meets conditions 1-3 and one of conditions 4a, 4b, or 4c:

1. is not the winning pitcher;

2. is the last pitcher for his team;

3. pitches at least 1/3 of an inning;

4a. pitches at least one inning, entering with a lead of not more than three runs;

4b. enters the game with the potential tying run on base, at bat, or on deck (so could be as much as a five-run lead);

4c. enters the game with the lead and pitches at least three innings.

Types (4a) and (4b) are by far the most common, but (4c) types do pop up sometimes.

Answer 2

The batter repersenting the tying run must be able to get an a bat or on deck circle. So in the 9th inning with no outs, a pitcher that comes in to protect a 3 run lead is in a save situation

Answer 3

1. The pitcher is the last pitcher in a game won by his team
2. The pitcher is not the winning pitcher
3. One of the two conditions is true:
a. He comes into a game with a lead of no more of threee runs and pitches at least one full inning
b. The tying run is either on base, batting or on deck.

Answer 4

X) None. they are all considerable. the only ones that don't mean something are W/L and Saves.. ok-Rod had sixty two saves yet replaced into some distance from the terrific closer. Marquis has 14 wins, yet he's in no way been the terrific pitcher. Clayton Kershaw has a 2.ninety 4 era yet in basic terms 8 wins. So extremely.. those that are considerable are era, WHIP, BAA and ok/BB ratio. i won't be able to %. one because you have gotten a 2.00 WHIP and a nil.00 era or a three.00 WHIP and a .000 BAA.. the terrific pitchers have low era, WHIP, BAA and a extreme ok/BB, so how are you able to single out one as being the main needed? BQ : Tim Lincecum. Wow... it is all I would desire to assert approximately him.

Answer 5

if you come in with the lead and there are two innings left you get the save no matter how big you're up. if you come in the game in the ninth and your team is up by 1 to 3 runs and you finish the game without blowing the lead that's a save. If you come into the game with the tying run on deck and you close out the game without giving up a run then that's a save.

Answer 6

Usually, the pitcher has to enter the game with no more than a 4 run lead.

Answer 7

The closer's team has to be winning by 3 runs or less. I think that the closer has to pitch at least 1/3 of an inning.

Answer 8

Alright. A reliever can qualify for a save if:
a) the tying/winning runs are on base
b) if the team the reliever is on is winning by 3 runs or less.

Answer 9

Enter the game with 3 or less run lead.