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Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector
so does the visiting pitcher who pitched and completes the bottom of the 6th, his team hits in the tops of the 7th and takes the lead (and leads rest of game and wins the game) get credited for win even though zero pitches in bottom of 7th? I thought that pitcher gets credited for the win, if not then I stand corrected
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This is correct. I don't understand what is confusing. A visiting pitcher who pitches 6 innings isn't replaced until the bottom of the 7th inning. Any runs scored from the 1st through the top of the 7th are credited to him.
A home pitcher who pitches 6 innings is replaced in the top of the 7th. Any runs scored from the 1st to the bottom of the 6th are credited to him.
With the DH, there really isn't any pinch hitting for a pitcher anymore, but it is correct that if a pitcher is hit for and removed, any runs scored in that half inning are credited to him.