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Generally speaking on this play.
I believe F5 had the ball prior to the runner making contact. Also, the runner didn't hesitate or alter her slide in the slightest, so I see no obstruction here.
On the tag, because the runner went to the outside, she basically placed herself between the umpire and the tag. If the umpire had been in a position in foul ground looking diagonally across the bag, I believe the call would have been different.
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