Original sentence: A pitch is considered uncaught when the ball touches the dirt before being caught, or if the ball is dropped after being grasped.However Doug Eddings, the umpire, ruled that Angels catcher Josh Paul had dropped the ball, allowing Pierzynski to run to first safely.In the 2005 American League Division Series between the Chicago White Sox and Anaheim Angels,  A.The batter can then attempt to reach first base, and must be tagged or thrown out.The strike is called, but the umpire does not call the batter out.This call was made under the uncaught third strike rule, which occurs when the catcher fails to cleanly catch a pitch which is the third strike
Edited sentence: ) Some believe that this was the play that helped spark the White Sox in winning the World Series that season.But, since the ball seemed to have possibly hit the ground before it was caught by the catcher, A.If not, then the pitcher and batter are accredited with a strike-out, but no official out is made, so he reaches base.In the 2005 American League Division Series between the Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (then known as the Anaheim Angels,) A.It was later noticed that ball did not hit the ground, which could've affected the outcome of the game greatly considering this was the play that led the White Sox to winning this game (A.It was thought that he had struck out.decided to run to first base, because if the you swing at a 2-strike pitch and miss, and the ball hits the ground before the catcher has the ball in his glove or hand, the batter has to be tagged out or thrown out at first base to officially be an out.scored in this inning