re gotta a question in article sdcc ucsd edu demers cs ucsd edu david demers writes in article cjkuo symantec com cjkuo symantec com jimmy kuo writes gt e prism gatech edu michael andre mule writes what is the maximum runs allowed before a stopper can get credit for a relief i e if a stopper comes in with a run lead does he getcredit with the save if you come in and pitch the last three innings and your team was ahead when you got out there and wins the game you get a save sort a correct if you pitched at least innings entered with your team in the lead was the pitcher when the game ended the game was never tied during your stint and your team won you get a save well the rulebook says that in the opinion of the scorer you must have pitched effectively for your innings this save is not automatic unlike the others someone in sabr actually looked at these games a few years ago and found that the official scorer awarded the save in every one of the games even those in which the pitcher had pitched badly allowing or runs seeing hearing my two sense worth john rickert rickert nextwork rose hulman edu
