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In MLB? Home team would bat in the 9th if trailing

Posted on: September 2, 2025 at 20:34:26 CT

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No way for him to get a complete game for an 8 inning loss unless it gets rained out if he was his team's only pitcher. In theory he could get a 5 inning complete game if it was stopped after 5 innings.

Complete game losses were not uncommon at one time.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=gibsobo01&t=p&year=1969

Edited by alstl at 20:37:18 on 09/02/25

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Does a pitcher get credited with a CG in a loss with - ZouMiz STL - 9/2 17:15:53

Yes(nm) - tigerNkc KC - 9/3 00:04:34

In MLB? Home team would bat in the 9th if trailing - alstl MU - 9/2 20:34:26

The pitcher is on the road team in this scenario - alwaysright MU - 9/2 20:36:20

Then it's a complete game(nm) - alstl MU - 9/2 20:51:53

home team would still bat in 8th inning unless run rule - fatrat MU - 9/2 17:24:05

If he pitched eight innings then his team batted in the - DHighlander NWMSU - 9/2 20:07:41