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Originally Posted by sixlehs
. In the case I origanlly described the pitcher of record when the opponents 5th run scored (charged to the releiver) in a 5 to 4 loss was the releiver so likewise the releiver should get the loss.
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Look at it this way. The starting pitcher gave up the lead and his team never tied it up or took the lead. Since it was the starting pitcher's fault he gave up the lead, its his loss.
That said, we didn't write the rules and we don't even enforce this one!