Follow-up question: I realize that BRs, by definition, are not "forced" to first base. Given that a runner who is forced to a base, touches that base, and then for whatever reason retreats back towards her previous base reinstates the force to the next base, is the same interpretation given at first on the BR?
IOW, in the OP play, could F3 simply tag first base to put the BR out?
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