Tom Glavine took a loss over the weekend when he left a game in a 2-2 tie with a man on first. After his departure, the first man faced by the reliever hit into a force play that retired Glavine's runner. However, that batter later scored. The run was charged to Glavine, which resulted in his being the pitcher of record for the loss.
In a discussion some months back, I learned about this rule that the FC batter is deemed to have taken the place of the runner left by the departing pitcher. However, I thought this was an NCAA rule only. This rule does not appear in my NFHS rule book and I thought it was not in the MLB rules, either.
Anyone have the reference to the MLB rule?
Do you think this rule applies in high school, or not?
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