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Originally Posted by Manny A
Nope. What impacted the result of the game was the fact that the losing team scored only one run. They had plenty of opportunities to score more, but they failed. And there is no denying that they allowed two runs.
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I have to disagree that the situation did not impact the game.
Here is an example. Team thinks they are tied 1-1. They have a runner on second with 2 outs in the 6th inning. Line drive to CF, the coach thinks about sending the runner home but because the game is tied, decides against it in the hopes the next batter will drive in the run. Instead the next batter hits into a double play. Had the coach known the team was down 1 run, she might have sent the runner home in an effort to tie the game, rather than risk the winning run being thrown out at home giving the opponent the momentum.
The simple fact is the altered result had the potential to change the way the game was played both teams.
Another possibility is that the team that ended up winning may have played differently if they knew they were up one run rather than tied.
Yes, by rule, the score should have been 2-1 at the end of the half inning in which the error was made by the umpires. However, when the half inning ended and the next half inning began, the score was legally 1-1, which it should have been until another run scored subsequent to the mess in the previous half inning.