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?
There are two possible resolutions:
(1) Both the teams failed to score any runs at the conclusion of the 9 innings.Also, the pitcher was relieved at the end of 9 innings whereby another pitcher was called in to substitute in his place. The game went to extra innings in which the substitute pitcher allowed runs causing his team to lose the game.
(2) The pitcher was brought in the first inning as a LONG RELIEVER to the starting pitcher. The starting pitcher allowed runs causing his team to lose.
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