Quick answer: Banana Ball rewards winning innings. Runs still happen inside each inning, but inning points are what decide the game.
Runs vs inning points
Runs describe what happened during an inning. The point goes to the team that wins that inning under the Banana Ball scoring format. This is why a team can score many total runs without the final game result looking like a traditional baseball run line.
Why every inning matters
A big inning cannot automatically make the rest of the game irrelevant. The next inning creates another point opportunity, which keeps pressure on both teams throughout the clock.
What happens late in the game?
Late-inning scoring has additional logic designed to produce a winner within the format. If the game remains tied, the Showdown tiebreaker takes over.
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