Obstruction?

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

It's still obstruction - it's just type b and you don't award home.

To further clarify, you award R2 3rd base on the obstruction, because that is the base he was going back to, not trying to score.

[waltjp]

I'd be careful with the way you're stating it, Steve. The runner may still be advancing, i.e. - moving forward after rounding third base with no real intent of trying to score at the time of the obstruction.

Type B, runner to third. Someone is bound to read your statement and say that the runner would be awarded third base because he was moving toward third, or home because he was moving in that direction.