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Originally Posted by Mortimer
I actually remember a real world example, my Kansas City Royals, I think the 2013 season, were playing a game in St. Louis and during the top of the 8th or 9th inning the Royals pulled ahead and then the rain opened up and they had to stop play.
By rule if the game was called they would have reverted to the score at the start of the inning, thus taking the runs off the board and giving the Cardinals the win.
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No, those are the (rather) old rules. If a game was called during an inning and the visiting team had either scored to tie the game or take the lead, and the home team had not yet completed its half of the inning, then the score would revert to the last completed inning (which could mean a victory for the home club depending on what the score was).
That rule was changed so that such games became suspended instead. If the home club is ahead in its half of the inning when the game is called, as long as it's a regulation game, it becomes a final result.