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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
The Rios thing was on Salvy more than Rios.
Rios got such an incredible jump, Salvy HAD to take that pitch. Rios was sliding into 2B at the same time the ball's flight path entered the outfield.
Hitters are responsible for protecting baserunners, too, unless they're making a concerted effort to hit the ball on the ground.
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I was driving at the time, so I'll defer to you here. The announcers said that Rios lost track of the ball and should have been able to get back. Not sure how you don't hear the ball being hit and go into a slide. Either way, we have away an extra out, though.