She throws a perfecto and loses

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.

 

Perfect game, with asterisk.

 

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.

 

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

 

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.

 

No matter how the runner got there. Nice.

 

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.

 

Come on... Don't link to shitty 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

 

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

 

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

 

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.

 

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?