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Description : Baseball Gurus: How did Andrew Cashner not record a W today?

Last Answer : answer:In Major League Baseball, the winning pitcher is defined as the pitcher who last pitched prior to the half-inning when the winning team took the lead for the last time. Here, the Padres got ... three points and recorded the final outs without allowing the other side to win or tie the game.

Description : Can you help me understand the strategy behind limiting young pitchers in the MLB?

Last Answer : answer:I haven't followed Strasburg this year. This kind of pitch limitation strategy has been evolving for quite a few years now in MLB with nearly all pitchers. Most starting pitchers nowadays ... who can trick batters with sinkers, wicked curves and pinpoint placement anywhere around the plate.