If im winning 4-0 in the 9th inning can you get a save?

Answer 1

According to the MLB Official Rule Book, a pitcher is credited with a save when

1) the pitcher is the last pitcher the team uses and

2) the pitcher is not credited with the win and

3) one of the following three conditions apply

....A) the pitcher enters the game with a lead of no more than three runs and pitches for at least one inning or

....B) the pitcher enters the game with the potentional tying run on base, at bat, or on deck or

....C) the pitcher pitches at least three effective innings regardless of what the score was when they entered the game

In MLB, since a save is awarded if the finishing pitcher enters the game with the tying run being at bat or on deck, it would be possible to be credited with a save when entering a game in the ninth inning with the score 4-0.

If the pitcher enters the game at the beginning of the ninth inning of a 4-0 game a save cannot be credited. Rules 1 and 2 above would be satisfied but Rule 3 would not. But if the pitcher enters the game with the bases loaded and the score 4-0, a save can be awarded since the first batter the pitcher faces is the potential tying run.