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Originally Posted by ckissick
... They should allow the score keepers to award the win to the most deserving, not the least deserving.
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There is wiggle room in the rules to allow for that although official scorers rarely use it. See rule 10.17:
MLB Official Rules
Since the subsequent pitcher allowed 2 base runners, the official scorer might have decided that wasn't effective enough to get the win under 10.17(c), even if nobody crossed the plate.