A save is a statistic credited to a relief pitcher, as set forth in this rule 9.19.1) he enters the game with a lead of not more than three runs and pitches at least one inning;
A relief pitcher recording a save must preserve his team's lead while doing one of the following:The official scorer shall credit a pitcher with a save when such pitcher meets all four of the following conditions:44 (1st in mlb) clase led the majors in saves each of the last two seasons, locking down 42 in 2022, and 44 last season.
The concept behind a save is to preserve a lead for the team, usually entered into the game with a relatively slim margin of victory in sight.Baseball category · july 4, 2024 · 11:11 pm utc · ago.
Enter the game with the tying run in.View 2024 mlb saves leaders and pitching stats.33) rounding out our list is the electrifying edwin díaz of the new york mets, projected to secure 33 saves in the upcoming season.
(a) he is the finishing pitcher in a game won by his team;In baseball, a save is awarded to a relief pitcher who meets specific criteria set forth in the official rules of major league baseball.
Get updated mlb saves stats for 2024, including leaders in the american league and national league for the regular season and playoffs.A save can be earned by entering a game in which his team is leading by three or fewer runs and finishing the game by pitching at least one.2024 mlb saves leader odds:
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ATLANTA -- Atlanta manager Brian Snitker could laugh Thursday about being hit below the belt by a foul liner off Ozzie Albies' bat in the Braves' 3-1 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night.
The sharply hit foul ball took one hop and reached Snitker so quickly in the fifth inning he didn't have time to defend himself. But even in the moment, the 68-year-old manager smiled instead of showing any hint of pain.
And, to answer the obvious question, Snitker doesn't wear a protective cup.
"Without protection? Yeah, I know," Snitker said, adding he had received multiple text messages about the incident and how he smiled instead of bending over in pain.
"Well, it hit me right below the belt," he said. "... OK, a little high."
Snitker said he wasn't sore when he woke up Thursday but acknowledged he "tensed up" and felt some discomfort during the game. He was able to smile because the ball barely missed hitting him in a more sensitive area.
Snitker said he intentionally avoided TV Thursday morning "because I said I'm not going to watch this thing." Snitker's son, Troy, who's on the Houston Astros' coaching staff, made sure the replay made it to his father.
"My son sent me a video of it," Snitker said before Thursday night's game against the Giants.
Albies' at-bat ended with a fly ball to center field. The Braves second baseman immediately walked up to Snitker when returning to the dugout.
"He felt worse than me," Snitker said. "He's such a good kid."
Snitker was a longtime third-base coach before becoming Atlanta's manager in 2016 and leading the Braves to six consecutive NL East championships and the 2021 World Series title. The third-base coaching box can also be a dangerous place, and Snitker said he suffered a broken wrist and other injuries when hit by foul balls there.
Snitker said he had another reason to smile immediately after avoiding injury on Wednesday night.
Braves first baseman Matt Olson told Snitker he likely would have been hit by the foul ball if Snitker, standing on the dugout steps, had not been in the way.
"So I said, 'Well, I'm a hell of a lot easier to replace than he is,'" Snitker said. "So I'm glad it hit me."
