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None of you have mentioned the fine job our own Longhorn Brandon Workman (2008-2010) did in the World Series for the Boston Red Sox.Brandon Workman pitched in 3 World Series games: 3.1 IP with an ERA of 0.00 with a record of 0-1. Brandon’s “loss” was an unearned run that scored in the bottom of the 9th in Game 3 on the defensive interference call at 3rd. Brandon’s runner was Yadier Molina who was out on the play at home. The runner that scored was Allen Craig who doubled off Koji Uehara, so how does Brandon get charged for the losing run???
Rule 10.16(g) - When pitchers are changed during an inning, the official scorer shall not charge the relief pitcher with any run (earned or unearned) scored by a runner who was on base at the time such relief pitcher entered the game, nor for runs scored by any runner who reaches base on a fielder's choice that puts out a runner left on base by any preceding pitcher.
Rule 10.16(g) Comment: It is the intent of Rule 10.16(g) to charge each pitcher with the number of runners he put on base, rather than with the individual runners. When a pitcher puts runners on base and is relieved, such pitcher shall be charged with all runs subsequently scored up to and including the number of runners such pitcher left on base when such pitcher left the game, unless such runners are put out without action by the batter (i.e., caught stealing, picked off base or called out for interference when a batter-runner does not reach first base on the play). For example:
(1) Peter is pitching. Abel reaches first base on a base on balls. Roger relieves Peter. Baker grounds out, advancing Abel to second base. Charlie flies out. Daniel singles, scoring Abel. Abel’s run is charged to Peter
(2) Peter is pitching. Abel reaches first base on a base on balls. Roger relieves Peter. Baker forces Abel at second bases. Charlie grounds out, advancing Baker to second base. Daniel singles, scoring Baker. Baker’s run is charged to Peter.
(3) Peter is pitching. Abel reaches first base on a base on balls. Roger relieves Peter. Baker singles, advancing Abel to third base. Charlie grounds to short, with Abel out at home plate and Baker advancing to second base. Daniel flies out. Edward singles, scoring Baker. Baker’s run is charged to Peter.
(4) Peter is pitching. Abel reaches first base on a base on balls. Roger relieves Peter. Baker reaches on a base on balls. Charlie flies out. Abel is picked off second base. Daniel doubles, scoring Baker from first base. Baker’s run is charged to Roger.
(5) Peter is pitching. Abel reaches first base on a base on balls. Roger relieves Peter. Baker reaches first base on a base on balls. Sierra relieves Roger. Charlie forces Abel at third base. Daniel forces Baker at third base. Edward hits a home run, scoring three runs. The official scorer shall charge one run to Peter, one run to Roger and one run to Sierra.
(6) Peter is pitching. Abel reaches first base on a base on balls. Roger relieves Peter. Baker reaches first base on a base on balls. Charlie singles, filling the bases. Daniel forces Abel at home plate. Edward singles, scoring Baker and Charlie. The official scorer shall charge one run to Peter and one run to Roger.
(7) Peter is pitching. Abel reaches first base on a base on balls. Roger relieves Peter. Baker singles, but Abel is out trying to reach third base and Baker advances to second base on the throw. Charlie singles, scoring Baker. Baker’s run is charged to Roger. TL;DR - if you leave a runner on base and he is erased for a Fielder's Choice, you become responsible for the next runner after him, because your relief did his job, got an out (cleaned up your mess), but at the cost of getting his own baserunner, so you take the trailing runner behind your base runner. Thus when Molina was out on the FC, Workman became responsible for Craig. Fortunately for him, Craig scored on and error, rendering his run unearned, and maintaining his stellar 0.00 ERA.
Compare this to Aggie Michael Wacha (2010-2012): 2 games pitched, both as starters, 9.2 IP, ERA 7.45 with a record of 1-1.
Michael Wacha should have lost Game 2: he finished the bottom of the 6th down 1-2 and both runs were earned. Miraculously his team scored 3 in the top of the 7th to not only get him off the hook, but somehow make him a winner over John Lackey. Lackey left the game up 2-1 with 1 out in the top of the 7th with runners 1st and 2nd. Craig Breslow relieved Lackey and allowed a double steal and then walked Daniel Descalso to load the bases. Matt Carpenter hit SF to LF and Jonny Gomes threw home imperfectly, and catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia did not catch it (E2). Pitcher Breslow was backing up the play, grabbed the loose ball and threw wildly to 3rd (E1). These two unearned runs turned Wacha into a winner and Lackey into a looser. That’s just the way the ball bounces sometimes.
Wacha went on to totally loose Game 6, the final game, for his St Louis Cardinals in fine aggie choke manner: 3.2 IP, 6 runs, all earned, walked 4. Because he couldn’t get out of the 4th, he exposed the bullpen and the rest was history.
Anyway, everybody congratulate Brandon Workman on being a World Series winner his first year in the show! Unfortunately he probably won’t have received his World Series Ring by the Alumni Game, so we will have to wait to see it.
Rule 10.16(g) - When pitchers are changed during an inning, the official scorer shall not charge the relief pitcher with any run (earned or unearned) scored by a runner who was on base at the time such relief pitcher entered the game, nor for runs scored by any runner who reaches base on a fielder's choice that puts out a runner left on base by any preceding pitcher.
Rule 10.16(g) Comment: It is the intent of Rule 10.16(g) to charge each pitcher with the number of runners he put on base, rather than with the individual runners. When a pitcher puts runners on base and is relieved, such pitcher shall be charged with all runs subsequently scored up to and including the number of runners such pitcher left on base when such pitcher left the game, unless such runners are put out without action by the batter (i.e., caught stealing, picked off base or called out for interference when a batter-runner does not reach first base on the play). For example:
(1) Peter is pitching. Abel reaches first base on a base on balls. Roger relieves Peter. Baker grounds out, advancing Abel to second base. Charlie flies out. Daniel singles, scoring Abel. Abel’s run is charged to Peter
(2) Peter is pitching. Abel reaches first base on a base on balls. Roger relieves Peter. Baker forces Abel at second bases. Charlie grounds out, advancing Baker to second base. Daniel singles, scoring Baker. Baker’s run is charged to Peter.
(3) Peter is pitching. Abel reaches first base on a base on balls. Roger relieves Peter. Baker singles, advancing Abel to third base. Charlie grounds to short, with Abel out at home plate and Baker advancing to second base. Daniel flies out. Edward singles, scoring Baker. Baker’s run is charged to Peter.
(4) Peter is pitching. Abel reaches first base on a base on balls. Roger relieves Peter. Baker reaches on a base on balls. Charlie flies out. Abel is picked off second base. Daniel doubles, scoring Baker from first base. Baker’s run is charged to Roger.
(5) Peter is pitching. Abel reaches first base on a base on balls. Roger relieves Peter. Baker reaches first base on a base on balls. Sierra relieves Roger. Charlie forces Abel at third base. Daniel forces Baker at third base. Edward hits a home run, scoring three runs. The official scorer shall charge one run to Peter, one run to Roger and one run to Sierra.
(6) Peter is pitching. Abel reaches first base on a base on balls. Roger relieves Peter. Baker reaches first base on a base on balls. Charlie singles, filling the bases. Daniel forces Abel at home plate. Edward singles, scoring Baker and Charlie. The official scorer shall charge one run to Peter and one run to Roger.
(7) Peter is pitching. Abel reaches first base on a base on balls. Roger relieves Peter. Baker singles, but Abel is out trying to reach third base and Baker advances to second base on the throw. Charlie singles, scoring Baker. Baker’s run is charged to Roger. TL;DR - if you leave a runner on base and he is erased for a Fielder's Choice, you become responsible for the next runner after him, because your relief did his job, got an out (cleaned up your mess), but at the cost of getting his own baserunner, so you take the trailing runner behind your base runner. Thus when Molina was out on the FC, Workman became responsible for Craig. Fortunately for him, Craig scored on and error, rendering his run unearned, and maintaining his stellar 0.00 ERA.
Compare this to Aggie Michael Wacha (2010-2012): 2 games pitched, both as starters, 9.2 IP, ERA 7.45 with a record of 1-1.
Michael Wacha should have lost Game 2: he finished the bottom of the 6th down 1-2 and both runs were earned. Miraculously his team scored 3 in the top of the 7th to not only get him off the hook, but somehow make him a winner over John Lackey. Lackey left the game up 2-1 with 1 out in the top of the 7th with runners 1st and 2nd. Craig Breslow relieved Lackey and allowed a double steal and then walked Daniel Descalso to load the bases. Matt Carpenter hit SF to LF and Jonny Gomes threw home imperfectly, and catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia did not catch it (E2). Pitcher Breslow was backing up the play, grabbed the loose ball and threw wildly to 3rd (E1). These two unearned runs turned Wacha into a winner and Lackey into a looser. That’s just the way the ball bounces sometimes.
Wacha went on to totally loose Game 6, the final game, for his St Louis Cardinals in fine aggie choke manner: 3.2 IP, 6 runs, all earned, walked 4. Because he couldn’t get out of the 4th, he exposed the bullpen and the rest was history.
Anyway, everybody congratulate Brandon Workman on being a World Series winner his first year in the show! Unfortunately he probably won’t have received his World Series Ring by the Alumni Game, so we will have to wait to see it.
