MLB: Rangers rip Orioles 30-3, get most runs since 1900

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by ken0042

I don't suppose there was 4 consecutive walks or anything? I don't watch much baseball, but I can't see it happening too often where I guy rounds every base and scores on walks alone.

No, but with so many walks, it is easy for there to be more runs than hits. ie:

Batter A walks
Batter B walks, batter A to 2nd base
Batter C Homers.

Three runs, one hit.

[Sylvanfan]

Well the fact that there was a double header that day had something to do with it. The Orioles proably decided when they were down about 10-3 that they didnt' want to use any of their good relievers and left their bums in there to try and get outs a lot longer than they normally would. They likely tried to save their better guys for the second game.

[Da_Chief]

Doesnt it suck to be Micheal Young and the other guy who had ZERO RBIs?

Your team scores 30 and you drive in nothing, thats almost impossible...

[604flames]

Adam Loewen was on the morning show on TEAM 1040 today, they asked him if after a while it just got funny, his answer: "nope"

[troutman]

30-3 will be well over many NFL scores this year.

[Cowboy89]

Originally Posted by troutman

30-3 will be well over many NFL scores this year.

I agree. The Bears are always good for an ol' fashioned 6-3 win in horrible fall weather on either Monday or Sunday night. I loath those games. You get all fired up and excited for football on a cold night and then Urlacher's stifling defense and Grossman's terrible offense put you right to sleep.

[Resolute 14]

I like the stat that said the Baltimore Ravens haven't given up 30 since 2005.

[HOOT]

Originally Posted by troutman

30-3 will be well over many NFL scores this year.

When I saw the score on the ticker I thought it was an NFL, then I realized that no NFL team would be playing so I skipped it back to be in shock over what I was reading, thinking the Score must have made a mistake and it was a 0-3 for the O's. The Texas freakin' Rangers what the....

[Save Us Sutter]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

The best part of it is that in a 30-3 game, some guy actually got the save.

Sorry to bump this thread back up, but I rarely check this board.

When Littleton came into the game in the bottom of the 7th it was already 14-3 for Texas. How is this a save?? I'm not a huge baseball fan but doesn't it have to be a close game (3 runs?) for the pitcher to get a save?

EDIT: Rule 10.19 of the Rules of Baseball

The official scorer shall credit a pitcher with a save when such pitcher meets all four of the following conditions:
(1) He is the finishing pitcher in a game won by his team; OK, Check
(2) He is not the winning pitcher; Check
(3) He is credited with at least a third of an inning pitched; and Check again
(4) He satisfies one of the following conditions:

(a) He enters the game with a lead of no more than three runs and pitches at least one inning; Nope
(b) He enters the game, regardless of the count, with the potential tying run either on base, or at bat or on deck; or Nope
(c) He pitches for at least three innings. Ohhhhh....

So no matter what the score is, if the guy pitched three innings he gets a save? Never heard of that before... learn something new every day.

Sorry again for bumping this... and then answering my own question! hah

[CrusaderPi]

Originally Posted by Da_Chief

Doesnt it suck to be Micheal Young and the other guy who had ZERO RBIs?

It certainly does if you've got him on a fantasy team.

[Maritime Q-Scout]

Wait a second, does this make sense to anyone else?

Originally Posted by Save Us Sutter

Rule 10.19 of the Rules of Baseball

The official scorer shall credit a pitcher with a save when such pitcher meets all four of the following conditions:

(1) He is the finishing pitcher in a game won by his team;
(2) He is not the winning pitcher;
(3) He is credited with at least a third of an inning pitched; and
(4) He satisfies one of the following conditions:

(a) He enters the game with a lead of no more than three runs and pitches at least one inning;
(b) He enters the game, regardless of the count, with the potential tying run either on base, or at bat or on deck; or
(c) He pitches for at least three innings.

In order to finish the game you have to end on an out, which would count as 1/3 of an inning. So isn't rule Rule 10.19(3) a redundancy of rule Rule 10.19(1)?

PS: Is redundancy a real word, or did I just make that up?

[CrusaderPi]

Theoretically a pitcher could get hurt with 0-2 count with 2 outs in the ninth. If another pitcher came in and struck the batter out, the K would be credited to the injured pitcher. The last pitcher would have 0 innings pitched, with 0 batters faced (officially) but would have completed a game. And I guess would not be eligble for the save.

Seems pointless.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout

Wait a second, does this make sense to anyone else?




In order to finish the game you have to end on an out, which would count as 1/3 of an inning. So isn't rule Rule 10.19(3) a redundancy of rule Rule 10.19(1)?

PS: Is redundancy a real word, or did I just make that up?

One scenario would be RAIN.
For example the home team is up 6-4 in the top of the 9th. The closer comes in but can't record an out (ie..walking the first 2 guys) and then it rains hard. The game is called off, the closer finished the game but didn't record an out so he doesn't get the save.