Why didn't I get the Save??

[knick9mm]

I just won a game with the O's 4-1. I had Danys Baez pitch the 1st batter of the 9th and got him out. Then I brought in Sherrill who got the last batters out but wasn't credited with the Save. Isn't that a save situation?

[Goose26]

No, it's not a save. With a 3-run lead in the 9th inning, your last pitcher would need to get all 3 outs to get the save.

If it were a two or less-run lead, then Sherrill would have gotten the save.

[knick9mm]

Quote: Originally Posted by Goose26

No, it's not a save. With a 3-run lead in the 9th inning, your last pitcher would need to get all 3 outs to get the save.

Oh, alright

[Alliball]

Or to put it another way, the tying run must be on base, at bat or on deck. In your case the tying run was in the hole.