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Seems simple enough to me. Once an umpire signals/verbalizes "Time", all play ceases and no runner may advance or any other action be completed.
Suppose, for argument's sake, R3 instead of scoring was caught in a rundown between 3rd and Home. How long would you/should you allow play to continue . . . considering lightning was striking?
What if R3 didn't even attempt to score after the "passed ball"; the outcome would be the same . . . all play ceased at the moment the Umpire declared "Time".
I suspect in the scenario given, U1 didn't even consider where R3 was or what he was doing; he saw the pitch, saw lightning and called the game. A responsibility which belongs to him alone.
Jerry
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