Ron coaches a baseball team. There are three innings left in the game, and the team is losing by four runs. Ron is trying to decide whether to replace the pitcher or keep the pitcher in for another inning. In the past, when losing by four runs, he has replaced the pitcher a total of 14 times and kept the pitcher in a total of 10 times. The table shows the results of those decisions at the end of nine innings.



Replaced pitcher Kept pitcher


Won game 8 4


Lost game 4 5


Tied game 2 1


Total 14 10


Based on the information in the table, if the goal is to win the game in nine innings, should Ron replace the pitcher or keep the pitcher in?



A.


Ron should not replace the pitcher with a relief pitcher.


B.


There is not enough information to determine if Ron should replace the pitcher or not.


C.


Ron should replace the pitcher with a relief pitcher.


D.


Ron replacing or not replacing the pitcher has no advantage