She throws a perfecto and loses

[doctorquant]

The pitcher didn't technically allow a runner to reach base, though, right? Isn't that the definition of a perfect game?

Yeah, but that pitcher failed to inspire her teammates to score a run ... therefore, the runner being automatically awarded second is on her. It can't be said enough ... winners win.

 

[Starman]

Perfect game, with asterisk.

 

[Rhody31]

But she gave up a run, albeit unearned, and that runner advanced on a wild pitch. I don't think a game with a wild pitch can be perfect.

Disagree. Think of it this way - if Kershaw is throwing a perfect game and drops a curveball into the dirt that gets past the catcher for ball 2, it's still a perfect game.
She threw a perfect game. She retired every hitter she faced. Can't put the girl on second on her because she didn't face her.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Yeah, but that pitcher failed to inspire her teammates to score a run ... therefore, the runner being automatically awarded second is on her. It can't be said enough ... winners win.

The pitcher should have written a better chant to inspire her teammates.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

Rhody, I disagree. A wild pitch is only scored if there's a runner on. No matter how the runner got there, once there he/she is the pitcher's responsibility. Look at her line 8 IP, 0 H. 1 R, o ER. It can't be perfect, a run scored.

 

[JackReacher]

No matter how the runner got there. Nice.

 

[LongTimeListener]

Rhody, I disagree. A wild pitch is only scored if there's a runner on. No matter how the runner got there, once there he/she is the pitcher's responsibility. Look at her line 8 IP, 0 H. 1 R, o ER. It can't be perfect, a run scored.

I think you're giving very short shrift to exactly how the runner got there.

It's a gimmick. The runner did nothing to get there.

 

[SnarkShark]

HS Softball Pitcher Strikes Out 23 Over Course of Perfect Game, Still Loses | Bleacher Report

California high school pitcher finishes the game striking out 23 of the 24 batters she faced and takes the loss.
After playing to a 0-0 tie through seven innings the teams went extras. High school softball rules there state that to start the eighth the opposing team starts with a runner on second base. She has a wild pitch and the runner tries to advance. Catcher overthrows the ball to third, allowing the run to score. She retires the rest of the side and then her team fails to score in the bottom of the inning.

Come on... Don't link to shirtty B/r...

Here is the link to the source, even with the clunky video links: Highland’s Rachel Garcia throws perfect game with an imperfect ending

 

[Michael_ Gee]

That's true, but it doesn't affect the scoring. The pitcher was charged with a wild pitch. That's not perfect.

 

[JackReacher]

What if she throws a pitch low and away for a ball? Does that ruin the perfect game, too?

 

[LongTimeListener]

Just think, Harvey Haddix could have lost his perfecto in the 10th inning instead of the 13th, if only the Braves got to put a runner on second because it was getting late.

 

[BTExpress]

Look at her line 8 IP, 0 H. 1 R, o ER. It can't be perfect, a run scored.

Let's take the wild pitch out of the equation and say the runner --- placed on second by a stupid rule --- simply proceeds to steal third and then steal home.

There were no errors made, no wild pitches. But the pitcher's line is still the same. On second thought, it's WORSE, because the run is "earned."

Perfect game?