Violation of collision rule costs Phils vs. Reds

Galvis threw home for the forceout, but instead of stepping on the plate, Ruiz blocked the plate and tagged out Anthony DeSclafani for the second out.

Reds manager Bryan Price asked the umpires to look at instant replay to see if Ruiz violated the home-plate collision rule, which states the catcher must leave a path to the plate for the baserunner.

“It just looked like it caught Chooch a little bit off guard and he was blocking the plate.

Asked if Ruiz might have simply forgotten the Reds had the bases loaded, Sandberg said, “I think he was just a little bit caught off guard and surprised that it came to him.

“Well, if they look, the bat is blocking the plate and the catcher is behind the bat and it doesn’t matter where he slid.”