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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
Disclaimer: I'm not an umpire and I sureashell don't pretend to know the rules that well.
On the replay that I saw, Patterson was off the bag when he was tagged and Martinez was standing on the bag when he was tagged next.
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Once one of them is tagged off the bag, the other has the right to the bag. (the rule only comes into play if both runners are on the base -- the base belongs to the preceeding runner, unless that runner is forced.)
I didn't see the play, and don't know who is who in the play.