You may recall in the column of July 19 I explained what is a "hold" and how a relief pitcher gets credit for one. I quoted Boston Red Sox play-by-play announcer Don Orsillo, who on a Red Sox telecast had coincidentally defined the conditions under which a middle reliever or setup man qualifies for the hold.
"A hold is awarded to a pitcher who comes into a game while his team is leading, gets at least one out and leaves with his club still ahead. Conceivably, a guy could enter a game with his team leading by 15 runs and give up 14 but, as long as he got one out, he would get the hold," Orsillo said.
At least, I think that is what he said but, either he got it wrong or I mistook what I thought I heard. As it turns out, that is not correct.