While this is correct, this is a really stupid rule. The game shouldn't count unless it is completed. Yes, I agree. Stupid things happen in baseball, though. For example, do you think it was cool, as a Cards fan, to see Duncan have to continue an at-bat after a two-hour delay with two strikes against a new pitcher? Why not? You can switch pitchers in the middle of an at-bat. And I think the Cards could have brought in a new hitter if they so wanted.