GDT: 4/12 Marlins @ Braves

No definitive view there, but the view from 1B made it look like his hand hadn’t yet contacted the bag after he’d been tagged.
 
That's unfortunate.

Would've been nice for Sandoval to not run into that out last inning.
 
Enscheff said:
Nope, check out point 3

http://www.stevetheump.com/scoring_runs.htm
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Third: There can never be a force play when a fly ball is caught. Here is an example that is often called incorrectly. With runners on first and third with one out, the batter hits a fly ball to the outfield that is caught. The runner on third legally tags and scores, but the runner on first goes half-way and fails to tag. The outfielder throws to first and the throw beats the runner attempting to return to first. The run from third counts, since this is a time play and the run scored before the 3rd out was made at first. When the ball was caught in the outfield, the runner on first is not forced to second, but is free to return to the base. Since a tag at first is not required (the ball must only beat the runner to the bag and be in legal possession of a defensive player), many umpires incorrectly interpret this as a force play and do not score the run.
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It's worded kind of oddly, but the fly ball is treated as a time play and not a force play, so the timing of the events is all that matters whether a tag or a force out.
 
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