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1. Since R2 is not forced to advance, he is entitled to second base, and BR would not have gotten to second. My judgment almost certainly would be that absent the obstruction, BR would have noticed R2 still at second and would have successfully retreated to first. Since it's Type B obstruction, BR is not entltled to at least one base, which would have forced R2 to third. So BR is now R1 and R2 is still R2, no outs, let's play.
2. Unless the obstruction somehow enabled F2 to make the play at third (I dunno, didn't waste any time trying to tag R1 since he was going to be protected home anyway?), I have BR out at third. Type B obstruction is delayed dead ball, and the "penalty" is nullifying the obstruction.
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