Baseball question!! how can you tell?

Question

ok, ive been playing baseball all my life and i also watch it. Im still confused about the whole "save oppurtunity" How can it be a save situation?

Answer 1

i think its if the closer goes into the game and his team is leading by no more than 3 runs

Answer 2

Traditional save opportunities are when a team is up by 3 runs or less.  But situations change if there are runners on base.  Say a team is up by 4 runs but the bases are loaded, closer comes in and gets the final out(s), he saves his team's win and prevents and tying run from scoring.  It's all situations

Answer 3

If your team is winning by like one point in the 9th inning and you get out of the inning with out the other team scoring any runs.

Answer 4

dirk fan, point? please. anyways if the closer comes in with a 3 run lead in the final inning. Sometimes if they come in with runners on base that can make it be within 3 runs it can also be a save

   1. He is the finishing pitcher in a game won by his team

   2. He is not the winning pitcher

   3. He is credited with at least ⅓ of an inning pitched

   4. He satisfies one of the following conditions:

         1. He enters the game with a lead of no more than three runs and pitches for at least one inning

         2. He enters the game, regardless of the count, with the potential tying run either on base, at bat or on deck

         3. He pitches for at least three innings

Answer 5

Situation 1:

A  pitcher comes in and  pitches at least  the final three innings and he came into the game when hi team was winning, and his team must maintain the lead. If they lose it and regain it, the pitcher gets the win, not the save.

2:

A pitcher pitches at least 1/3 of an inning, came into the game when his team was either a) up by 3 or less, or b) the tying run on deck for the other team. Also he must complete the game.

Things to remember: Cannot get a win and a save, but can get a blown save and a win. Must complete the game.

Answer 6

1. He is the finishing pitcher in a game won by his team

   2. He is not the winning pitcher

   3. He is credited with at least ⅓ of an inning pitched

   4. He satisfies one of the following conditions:

         1. He enters the game with a lead of no more than three runs and pitches for at least one inning

         2. He enters the game, regardless of the count, with the potential tying run either on base, at bat or on deck

         3. He pitches for at least three innings