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But the wild pitch was, and that right there should kill the perfect game even if the runner wasn't her responsibility.
No. Pitcher gets the decision. "The respective pitchers of record receive the win and loss."So if the run goes to the team does a decision as well? Seems goofy.
I think I've switched to team NOT a perfect game.
She didn't retire every batter she faced. If she gave up a ground ball to the last hitter and the girl was thrown out at first, perfect game.
Because she didn't retire that hitter, NO perfect game.
You could lose and still have a perfect game if the winning team brought the runner around with a combination of steals or sacrifices, but not with an error.
She did retire that hitter ... The awarded-second runner scored on a wild pitch and then a throwing error. None of the hitters the pitcher faced made it to first. heck, she struck out 23 of the 24 hitters she faced.
Her team was the home team ... This wasn't a walk-off.