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I'm down 7-0 going into the 9th inning, only got 2 hits for the entire game up to this point. Surely the game is over right???

http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/stratomatic/league/boxscore.html?group_id=115366&g_id=263

What's puzzling to me is why did HAL insert Wickman into the game in the 8th with a 7-0 lead when he is listed as the mopup guy? I thought mopup guys were only supposed to come in when trailing.

Mopup pitchers will bue used if there is a big lead regardless who is ahead. It's more common to see when losing big since you will always need a reliever in that case.