A silly question that I could probably find the answer to myself and is not likely to be very statistically significant, but I am curious and lazy, so I thought I would just ask you guys.
Let's say a batter steps to the plate with two outs and a base runner on first. The pitcher throws him five pitches, two balls and two strikes and a foul ball. On the sixth pitch, a ball, the runner breaks for second but is thrown out. But the batter's count was still 3 balls and 2 strikes.
What happens with those six pitches? Is this counted as a plate appearance? Is this a batter faced for the pitcher. Are they only counted in game and season totals on stats like balls and strikes? What happens with those six pitches?
