Case Play 2013-05: Murphy Runs Out to Stray Past Second

David Murphy's overrun of second base on a walk inspires a UEFL Case Play. In the top of the 3rd inning of Thursday's Rangers-Yankees game, with none out and R1, Rangers batter Jurickson Profar attempted to check his swing on a 3-2 curveball from Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes, ruled ball four and no swing.

Murphy's hands are on his head after
Umpire Dan Iassogna calls him out.

Catcher Austin Romine, believing the pitch may have been strike three, threw to shortstop Jayson Nix, covering second, in attempt to retire baserunner David Murphy, running with the pitch. Murphy was tagged sliding into second base and, mistakenly believing he was out, began running toward the Texas dugout before realizing his error and attempting to retouch second base; while he was off the base, Nix applied another tag, resulting in an out call from 2B Umpire Dan Iassogna, who properly signaled nothing during the prior sequence. (Video: Murphy runs himself off the base, into an out)

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As in the video above, B1 faces a 3-2 count, but instead there are two outs and the bases are loaded. As such, all runners are off with the pitch; baserunner R3 from third base, due to his proximity to home plate, strolls slowly down the line while R1 and R2 advance to their next bases more quickly. As in the video, B1 checks his swing on a pitch ruled ball four and no swing while catcher F2 throws down to second base and shortstop F6, who, as in the video above, tags R1 after he strays off of second base, resulting in a third out. R3, still, has not touched home plate and only does so after R1 is tagged past second base. Shall the run score; does the fact that R3 was entitled to home plate as a result of the walk have any bearing on the call?