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Originally Posted by alnorth
not in this situation. He is mandated to give Wright the win because he will have been the only pitcher of record with the unsurrendered lead. You only get a choice if more than one relief pitcher pitched after you took the lead for the final time.
It usually goes to the first reliever in that situation unless he was spectacularly bad.
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I think I was watching a game where a starter had to leave after 4 innings due to injury, but had the lead...and one of the announcers said the official scorekeeper could give him the win even though he didn't pitch 5 innings...is there something in the rule book for that?
Say a guy guys 4 scoreless to start the game...and his team ends up winning 2-0 or something...(and they were winning when he was taken out)...is the scorekeeper mandated to give the W to the pitcher who pitched the 5th inning?