Yankee4Life Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 I played a game last night with Columbus and Rochester and I was credited with a no hitter. Trouble is, I am not sure if I should have recieved one. Here is the box score for the game right here. The inning in question is the top of the ninth. Ruben Sierra reached first base via an error. That's not what I am questioning, but check out what happened with the next hitter. Here's the line for it: Scott Baker reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt as Sierra beat the throw to second. Now what happened was, Baker tried to sacrifice Sierra to second. He did not try to get on base via the bunt, he squared away bunting before the pitch was thrown. And yes, that made no sense being five runs down but I was not playing a human opponent here. Ok, so he trys to bunt. My pitcher fields, turns and throws to second and Sierra is ruled safe. The throw to first is too late to get Baker. Runners on first and second. Would you rule this a base hit? I am kind of leaning this way myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsfan776 Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 I would say that it was a feilders choice and you get the no hitter because when you fielded the bunt you couldv'e easly gotten the guy out at first but you chose to throw it to second so it was ruled a fielders choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Unit Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 it is a fielders choice because they chose to throw it there whether the guy was safe or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krawhitham Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 fielders choice, because there was no doubt you could have nailed the guy bunting at 1st if you tried Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankee4Life Posted July 15, 2006 Author Share Posted July 15, 2006 Good enough then. I'll take the no hitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 just to elaborate, the official ruling would be sacrifice bunt, reached on a fielder's choice. still no hit though. 10.09( - Score a sacrifice bunt when, before two are out, the fielders handle a bunted ball without error in an unsuccessful attempt to put out a preceding runner advancing one base. of course, if the batter-runner had no chance of being thrown out in the first place, it would be ruled a hit - but i'm assuming he would have obviously been out had you thrown to first. also, if you had gotten the guy at second, then it would be a fielder's choice all around with no sacrifice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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