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Rays' Kevin Kiermaier: Ground-Rule Double Ruling in ALDS Game 3 a 'Heartbreaker'

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier blasted a ground-rule double in the top of the 13th during Sunday's 6-4 extra-innings loss to the Boston Red Sox, appearing for a moment to give the Rays a 5-4 lead.

But umpires ruled that Yandy Diaz, who clearly would have scored had the ball not bounced over the fence and gone out of play, had to go back to third base, taking a run off the board for the Rays.

"I'm just in awe right now," Kiermaier told reporters after the game. "That's the ruling, the umpires explained it to me.