All runners should go on K+WP

eauhomme · 07-20-2023, 07:15 PM

Batter strikes out on a wild pitch or a passed ball. While he's running toward first, the other runners consistently hold their bases. While this can happen if the ball didn't get away too far, if the ball made it far enough for the hitter to make it, everyone else should be going as well.

lizardkingjim · 07-21-2023, 05:27 PM

I have yet to see the other runners advance ever.

uruguru · 07-22-2023, 12:28 PM

Despite the default animation that always shows the ball going out of sight, often the wild pitch is actually not very far from the catcher and the 2-3 putout is a formality. Obviously this is not every K+WP but it's probably a significant % of them

eauhomme · 07-29-2023, 06:29 PM

Very true. But I've seen the batter make it to first while a runner holds third.

uruguru · 08-01-2023, 12:35 AM

It would be interesting to see how many times runners advance on K+WP plays in actual MLB. I'm pretty sure it's higher than in the game.

07-20-2023, 07:15 PM	#1
eauhomme Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jan 2022 Posts: 129	All runners should go on K+WP Batter strikes out on a wild pitch or a passed ball. While he's running toward first, the other runners consistently hold their bases. While this can happen if the ball didn't get away too far, if the ball made it far enough for the hitter to make it, everyone else should be going as well.

07-21-2023, 05:27 PM	#2
lizardkingjim Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Sep 2020 Posts: 45	I have yet to see the other runners advance ever.

07-22-2023, 12:28 PM	#3
uruguru All Star Starter Join Date: May 2022 Posts: 1,350	Despite the default animation that always shows the ball going out of sight, often the wild pitch is actually not very far from the catcher and the 2-3 putout is a formality. Obviously this is not every K+WP but it's probably a significant % of them

07-29-2023, 06:29 PM	#4
eauhomme Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jan 2022 Posts: 129	Very true. But I've seen the batter make it to first while a runner holds third.

08-01-2023, 12:35 AM	#5
uruguru All Star Starter Join Date: May 2022 Posts: 1,350	It would be interesting to see how many times runners advance on K+WP plays in actual MLB. I'm pretty sure it's higher than in the game.