So he could score if it drops. No big advantage to tagging up on that ball with already 1 out The big advantage is the ability to score on a wild pitch. Also, that ball wasn't going to drop in front of the outfielder. It was going to go over his head, if anything, so Gomez would've scored easily even when tagging. I never said drop in front. I said drops. Falls. Lands. Whatever. Off the bat the main goal is to score if its a hit. Your initial concern is not to tag to get to 3rd with 2 outs. And it wasn't immediately apparent that the ball was going to be caught. Revere was very deep.