An instant after scoring the tying run in the seventh inning, speedy Juan Pierre was called for interference when he collided with Buck far from home plate.
An instant after scoring the tying run in the seventh inning, speedy Juan Pierre was called for interference when he collided with Mets catcher John Buck far from home plate.
Mets manager Terry Collins said Rice deflected Carpenter's grounder on purpose to keep the ball in the infield, but then joined Buck in the chase to retrieve it and then was late covering the plate.