Baseball ruling - You make the call.

[Jim Kuhn]

Barry Bonds comes up to the plate with Juan Pierre on second and two outs in the ninth inning to face Takashi Saito. On the first pitch Bonds turns on an inside fastball and crunches a home run over the right field wall. However, on the swing Bonds caught his right spike in the dirt twisting his knee and tearing his ACL. Bonds goes down in a heap, twisting and turning in agony. He is carried off the field on a stretcher.

Juan Pierre crosses the plate with the tying run....... or is it? Giants manager Bruce Bochy and Dodgers manager Grady Little both rush onto the field to plead their cases. Bruce Bochy claims the home run gives the Giants the lead and Grady Little claims the game is over as Bonds did not touch first base and should be called out upon leaving the field.

What is the correct call? Is it an out? Does the runner from second score? Does a pinch runner get to take Bonds place? For a single? For a home run? Does Bonds get credited with a run scored? Does Bonds get credited with his 755th home run? What is the correct ruling?

Thank you,

Jim Kuhn
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