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Originally posted by Rob Kremer:
Pitcher gets yanked mid at-bat with a 2-0 count. Relief pitcher walks him. Which pitcher's runner is he for earned run calculation?
Does the answer depend on what the count was when the relief pitcher came in? If so, what are the parameters?
Depends Rob. For the 2-0 count, pilsner gave you a good answer, even though it was a paraphrase of the rule. But, for a 1-0 count things get more difficult. This is one where the to go by the letter of the rule, it really makes a difference what rules you’re talking about.
By OBR and NCAA rules, a 1-0 count is handled differently than NFHS handles it. As you can see, NFHS omitted a part of the rule the other two rule sets have. So, even on a 1-0 count, the starting pitcher gets popped.
2006-OBR 10.18(h) A relief pitcher shall not be held accountable when the first batter to whom he pitches reaches first base on four called balls if such batter has a decided advantage in the ball and strike count when pitchers are changed.
(1) If, when pitchers are changed, the count is
2 balls, no strike,
2 balls, 1 strike,
3 balls, no strike,
3 balls, 1 strike,
3 balls, 2 strikes,
and the batter gets a base on balls, charge that batter and the base on balls to the preceding pitcher, not to the relief pitcher.
2007-NCAA Section 22.b. No earned run shall be charged to a relief pitcher if the runner was on base when the relief pitcher entered the game. Likewise, if a batter has more balls than strikes, unless the count is one ball, no strikes, when a relief pitcher enters the game and the batter receives a base on balls, charge that action to the preceding pitcher. Any other action of the batter shall be charged to the relief pitcher.
2006-NFHS 9-5 … A relief pitcher shall not be charged with any earned run scored by a runner who was on base when such pitcher entered, nor with any hit or advance by a batter who had more balls than strikes when such pitcher entered.
