Why MLB's 3-inning save rule is trending after Yankees-Brewers game
This isn't one that everyone knows.
Why MLB's 3-inning save rule is trending after Yankees-Brewers game originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Not all MLB saves are created equal.
Most are pretty standard for relief pitchers who enter with a lead of three runs or fewer and close out the ninth inning. But there are exceptions. One of those showed up in the Friday night matchup between the Milwaukee Brewers and New York Yankees .
The Brewers won 6-0, so it didn't seem like a game on paper that would end in a save. But Shane Drohan pitched the final three innings for Milwaukee and was credited with the save. It confused some people on social media: Can someone explain how there could possibly be a save situation in this game?
pic. twitter. com/8VbxqwtUfn ā Isaac (@iTalkStudiosYT) May 9, 2026 The thing is, that's just the rule.