- Dec 27, 2014
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Again, it is the umpire’s discretion. If the umps feel he could of scored on that if it was in play, they can rule it as such. It’s not just a move the runner two bases because it’s a ground rule double rule. Diaz was running on the pitch and was stepping/rounding 3rd when the ball hit the field before it went over. He would have scored easily.
When two bases are awarded by either ground rules or the automatic rule, any baserunners ahead of the batter are entitled to advance two bases from their positions at the time of pitch. Only in the case of interference is the umpire vested with discretion to award more bases (see MLB rule 6.01)