unearned runs

by KC Braves on May 26, 2008 5:42 PM EDT

okay, maybe im stupid for wondering this. but whatever i dont care. Could someone explain to me how brandon webb gave up 7 runs but only 4 were earned?

heres what i got...

Norton and blanco were on first and second with no one out in the bottom of the second. JJ lays down the sac bunt, but because reynolds goes to third, its a fielders choice. Now while the decision for reynolds to go to third was stupid, it was not the error, the error was him throwing the ball away and allowing norton to score and blanco and jurrjens to advance. BUT, from what i saw, even if reynolds doesnt throw the ball away norton is still gonna be safe at third which would make it bases loaded with 0 outs. then the rest of the inning is the same. Yunel and Kelly still strike out, chipper walks which would then score norton from third and then the base hit from teixiera scores blanco and jurrjens and the braves still put up a 3 spot in the inning regardless of the reynolds error.

If someone could please explain to me what i missed or how its only 4 earned i would really appreciate it.

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Reynolds threw the ball away and Norton immediately scored. Norton scores as a result of an error, so tally one unearned run for Webb.

After the error, Blanco is on third and Jurrjens is on second. IF Reynolds had thrown out Jurrjens at first instead of going to third and committing the error, then there would have been one out. Webb strikes out the next two batters, which would have given him three outs. However, because of Reynold’s error, there are only two outs after the strikeouts and then Teixeira drives in both Blanco and Jurrjens. Three runs have now scored.

Therefore, Reynolds’ error led to three runs and thus are unearned runs on Webb’s part.

- Oh, Bobby. -

by sdp on May 26, 2008 5:51 PM EDT reply actions

You can’t assume everything will still happen the same way if that error didn’t occur. For instance, with the bases loaded Webb might have pitched Chipper differently, therefore he might not have walked.

by beeniez on May 26, 2008 6:04 PM EDT reply actions

but thats what im wondering, the bunt by jurrjens was meant to be a sac bunt, but when reynolds went to third it made it a fielders choice. had reynolds not thrown the ball away and not made the error, 3 runs still wouldve scored in the inning.

what youre saying (or at least what it sounds like) is the fact the reynolds went to third and not first made the runs unearned. and his decision to go to third, no matter how stupid it was, would not be error

by KC Braves on May 26, 2008 6:05 PM EDT reply actions