Chien-Ming Wang allowed 4 runs in game four of the ALDS. The final score was Cleveland 6, New York 4. The "winning run" that the Indians scored was the fifth run, with the sixth being extra. As far as Wang is concerned, the game's winning run was not scored against him, but against Mike Mussina (who allowed 2 runs after Wang left). So why was Wang credited with the loss?
Box score: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20071008&content_id=2257395&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
2007-10-09
01:21:16
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Noryb - I didn't realize that you could get the win if your team only retained the lead.... So Wang could have given up one run and left the game, with the Indians winnings 1-0, and both the Indians and Yankees could've scored 10 more runs, but providing that the score was never tied, Wang would get the loss for allowing that first one... I checked the rules, and you're right - http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/official_rules/official_scorer_10.jsp
2007-10-09
01:35:57 ·
update #1