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Originally Posted by Cobbiusto
This is a scoring error that manifests itself throughout OOTP. Even if the ball is relayed by an infielder to the base that the hitter is attempting, he should be credited with that base if he is safe. The only time he should be credited with achieving the base "on the throw" is when an actual play is attempted on a player at another base.
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That's not exactly true. If the runner advanced as a result of a throw made anywhere other than an attempt on that specific runner, then the runner is deemed to advance on the throw. It's a bit of judgement call for the official scorer based on if the runner appears to hesitate or otherwise read the throw before advancing. In the OP's instance, if the RF throws to a cutoff man intended to be relayed to home, then that throw is going to the first baseman, who is well behind the batter/runner. That would definitely allow the batter/runner to advance to third.
Unfortunately the mechanics of OOTP's game engine aren't that nuanced, so we only can really determine what the mistake is by looking at the coding that determined the outcome of the play.