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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
Isn't there a rule that the official scorer can credit someone else with the win, if a pitcher is ineffective?
Would the above be an appropriate application? Linebrink walked two batters and then surrendered a game-tying 3-run homerun. Why should he get the win?
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Maybe b/c the only other person who would be eligible for the win would be Hoffman, and he'd rather be credited with the save. I don't know if the scorer talked to Hoffman about it or just assumed it. I know that official scorers will sometimes talk to a player after a game to get the player's opinion of whether a play was a hit or error, and then change the official scoring based on the player's input. Maybe this is the pitcher's version of that.