Final Scores for Thursday, April 20, 2023 (7)

Final 5:35 PM GMT
Minnesota Twins Minnesota Twins (11-8)
5
Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox (10-10)
11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
MIN 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 5 10 0
BOS 1 0 6 0 3 0 0 1 - 11 14 0
Fenway Park
NESN TIBN Bally Sports North
Final 8:05 PM GMT
Los Angeles Angels Los Angeles Angels (9-10)
3
New York Yankees New York Yankees (12-7)
9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
LAA 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 7 0
NYY 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 - 9 9 0
Yankee Stadium
WFAN 660/101.9 FM YES KLAA 830
Final 10:35 PM GMT
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati Reds (7-12)
3
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates (13-7)
4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
CIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 8 0
PIT 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 4 1
PNC Park
WLW 700 Bally Sports Ohio Sports Radio 93.7 KDKA The Fan
Final 10:40 PM GMT
Colorado Rockies Colorado Rockies (6-14)
5
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Phillies (8-12)
0
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
COL 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 7 0
PHI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Citizens Bank Park
NBCSP+ 94 WIP KOA 850 AM/94.1 FM
Final 11:40 PM GMT
Los Angeles Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers (10-10)
6
Chicago Cubs Chicago Cubs (11-7)
2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
LAD 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 9 0
CHC 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
Wrigley Field
Dodgers Radio AM570 104.3 The Score SportsNet LA
Final 1:40 AM GMT
San Diego Padres San Diego Padres (10-11)
7
Arizona Diamondbacks Arizona Diamondbacks (11-9)
5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
SD 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 7 7 1
AZ 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 1
Chase Field
Bally Sports Arizona Extra Bally Sports San Diego KWFN 97.3
Final 1:45 AM GMT
New York Mets New York Mets (13-7)
9
San Francisco Giants San Francisco Giants (6-12)
4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NYM 0 0 0 5 0 1 3 0 0 9 13 0
SF 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
Oracle Park
SNY Audacy Mets Radio WHSQ 880AM KNBR 680

How MLB Box Scores and Pitching Decisions are Determined

Every official Major League Baseball score incorporates standardized statistical rules to award individual pitching decisions and maintain official records:

1. The Winning Pitcher (W)

The winning pitcher is the hurler who was in the game when his team took a lead they never relinquished. A starting pitcher must complete at least five full innings to qualify for a win in a regulation nine-inning contest.

2. The Losing Pitcher (L)

The losing pitcher is charged with the run that gave the opposing club a lead that was never surrendered, regardless of whether that run was earned or unearned.

3. The Save (SV)

A relief pitcher earns a save when they successfully finish a game won by their club under specific conditions: entering with a lead of no more than three runs and pitching at least one inning, entering with the potential tying run on base or at the plate, or pitching effectively for at least three full innings.

4. Extra Innings Ghost Runner Rule

In regular season MLB games that remain tied after nine regulation innings, each extra inning begins with a runner placed automatically on second base (the ghost runner). This rule was permanently adopted to reduce marathon contests and protect player health.