A pitcher comes into a baseball game in the first inning, he strikes out 27 straight batters all the way through 9 innings, not a single hit, run, walk, error, interference, or hit-by-pitch was recorded. There were no recording errors. His ERA (earned run average) and WHIP (walks/hits per inning pitched) were both 0.00, his team DID NOT forfeit, yet his team lost the game, why?
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Solution by saad)
Bingo on the third method. A wild pitch is not classed as an error, thereby allowing a batter to strike out, however advance to first base on the play. From here, though the baserunner would be required to steal bases all the way home, as this rule only applies with first base open (otherwise the defending team could essentially eliminate any batter on first base by purposely causing this situation and then turning the double play (similar to the reasoning for the infield fly rule).