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clarify 'no game' and slaughter rule

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address issue #9
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Anthony Correa
2024-01-19 13:41:57 -06:00
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@@ -282,10 +282,19 @@ Games played under the auspices of both recognized Managers of the participating
1. If four innings have been completed;
1. If the home team has scored more runs in four or three and a fraction half-innings than the visiting team has scored in four completed half-innings;
1. If the home team scores one or more runs in its half of the fourth inning to tie the score.
Postseason games are exempt from this definition as specified in [Completion of Playoff Games](#completion-of-playoff-games).
1. If after 4 complete innings the visiting team is ahead in the score by 15 or more runs, or if after 3½ innings the home team is ahead by the same, the game will be ended and the leading team declared the winner. (commonly referred to as the “slaughter rule”)
1. If after 5 or more complete innings the visiting team is ahead in the score by 12 or more runs, or if after 4½ innings or more the home team is ahead by the same, the game will be ended and the leading team declared the winner. (commonly referred to as the “slaughter rule”)
1. Slaughter Rule: The game shall be ended and the leading team declared the winner:
1. If after 4 complete innings the visiting team is ahead in the score by 15 or more runs, or if after 3½ innings the home team is ahead by the same, the game will be ended and the leading team declared the winner.
1. If after 5 or more complete innings the visiting team is ahead in the score by 12 or more runs, or if after 4½ innings or more the home team is ahead by the same, the game will be ended and the leading team declared the winner.
The Slaughter Rule is applicable for the playoffs as specified in [Completion of Playoff Games](#completion-of-playoff-games).
1. If a game is called after 3 complete innings and one team is ahead by 10 or more runs, the game will be ended and the leading team declared the winner.
Postseason games are exempt from this definition as specified in [Completion of Playoff Games](#completion-of-playoff-games).
1. If a game is postponed or otherwise called before it has become a regulation game, the umpire-in-chief shall declare it “No Game,” meaning the game must be restarted at a later date. If a game is postponed or otherwise called due to extraordinary circumstances, in the discretion of the Office of the Commissioner, it shall be a suspended game.
Postseason games are exempt from this definition as specified in [Completion of Playoff Games](#completion-of-playoff-games).
### Reasons for a Game to be Called