The Tampa Bay Rays may have some serious advantages should a game finish the first nine innings in a tie this season. First, let’s take a quick look at what this rule is and why Major League Baseball has chosen to utilize it for this strange season.
Baserunners start in scoring position in extra-innings – In an attempt to prevent games from turning into seven or eight-hour marathons in such a cramped schedule, the league will begin every half-inning of extra innings with a runner in scoring position. According Baseball America’s J.J. Cooper, since the rule was implemented in the minor leagues two years ago the results are real.