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The Colorado Rockies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Saturday night in a game that will be remembered less for its pitching duel than for a ninth-inning baserunner interference call that overturned an apparent tying play and sent Pittsburgh manager Don Kelly into a rage.
The umpiring crew's decision to reverse the initial safe call on appeal stands as the decisive moment in a contest that exposed the fine margins governing baseball's most contentious rules.
A Reversal That Changed Everything With the Pirates trailing by one in the ninth and a run on base, Pittsburgh batter Jake Mangum hit a grounder to Rockies third baseman Kyle Karros.
Karros charged the ball and converged with Pittsburgh baserunner Billy Cook simultaneously.
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