How is it possible to record a save in an 11-1 game?

Question

In last night's Phillies-Marlins game, J.D. Durbin of the Phillies recorded a save. At the start of the 7th inning with no runners on and the score 11-1, J.D. Durbin relieved Jamie Moyer. I have been an avid baseball fan my entire life and without ego can say that I know as much about the the game as anybody this side of Tony LaRussa. This being said I know it is not possible to record a save in an 11-1 game. Someone help me with this

Answer 1

if he pitched the 7-8-9 ininnings he does qualify for the save or if he came in when the score was like 4-1 and pitched the rest of the game

Answer 2

if you pitch 3 innings and finish the game, regardless of the score, you get a save.

you rarely see this anymore with most relievers going an inning or two tops. this happen frequently back in the 70s when closers would come in in the 7th inning.

another way to do it:
come in with 2 outs the bottom of the 8th with a 2 run lead. get the 3rd out. your team scores 8 runs in the top of the 9th. you finish the bottom of the 9th. since you've pitched with the tying run on deck (in the 8th) you still get the save.

Answer 3

If a pitcher throws three innings of effective relief with any lead, does not give up the lead, and ends the game, he will be credited with a save.

Durbin's line was 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 SO.
Therefore, he's eligible for the rare three-inning save.

Answer 4

if you pitch the last 3 innings of a game and your team won...you get the save




"A save is credited to a pitcher who fulfills the following three conditions:

1. The pitcher is the last pitcher in a game won by his team;
2. The pitcher is not the winning pitcher (for instance, if a starting pitcher throws a complete game win or, alternatively, if the pitcher gets a blown save and then his team scores a winning run while he is the pitcher of record, sometimes known as a "vulture win");
3. The pitcher fulfills at least one of the following three conditions:
1. He comes into the game with a lead of no more than three runs and pitches for at least one full inning.
2. He comes into the game with the potential tying run either on base, at bat, or on deck.
3. He pitches "effectively" (usually for at least three innings) after entering the game with a lead. (This rule can be contentious, as it is subject to the judgment of the official scorer.)"

Answer 5

It's the "three innings" type of save -- unusual, but the rules include it.

Ed Vosberg once got a Save in a Rangers game that ended 26-7; they were leading by only three when he entered the game. Box: http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B04190TEX1996.htm

Answer 6

That's a three inning save. You get a save for pitching one inning with a three run lead or less, coming in at any time with the tying run on deck, or if you pitch for at least three innings regardless of the lead.

Answer 7

He pitched 3 effective innings, so he gets the save. There are quite a few different ways to get a save.