Tuesday night in Boston, one team ran itself out of an inning while another gave up an unnecessary run thanks to unforced mistakes. For the umpires, however, it was all in a day's work. [ Ссылка ]

With one out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the 3rd, 2B Umpire Chad Whitson ruled a line drive to the second baseman as "no catch." When the defense subsequently tagged second base, New York forced out baserunner R1.

For some reason, Boston's Andrew Benintendi decided to take of for third, resulting in a rundown during which lead runner R3 scored prior to the third out, a time play officiated by HP Umpire James Hoye.

For Boston (offense), once the defense forces out a runner (e.g., by stepping on a base), all preceding runners are no longer forced to advance. Benintendi did not need to leave second base; his doing so resulted in a needless out.

For New York (defense), in a "force at any base" situation, when you have the choice between tagging a preceding runner standing on a base or tagging the base to force out the trailing runner, always tag the preceding runner first, before then stepping on the bag: easy double play, and it prevents R3 from scoring a run.

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