This will apply when games are called on account of rain. If the home team is ahead after the top of this last inning, the game is over. The umpire's watch will be the official time of the game. There can also be a tie. A team could rally to tie in the bottom of the inning and then there could be too little time to start a new inning.
Ties count in the standings as half a win and half a loss.
The playoffs this year will include only the top 4 teams with 4 at 1 and 3 at 2 in the semi-finals and the winners of those games in the finals. This makes the tie-breakers very important. The first tie breaker is head to head competition. But if teams split their games, then the next tie breaker is the fewest runs allowed. In the spirit of the 2001 M's, we will reward pitching and defense first.