Rewarded for Mediocrity?

Never really gave it much thought, but just found out that you can't create a save situation yourself, that is, if you come in to close out a game with your team up by three runs or fewer, if you give up a few runs to fall within that margin, it doesn't turn into a save if your team still wins. Basically, even if your team wins, you don't necessarily get rewarded for mediocrity. I like this.