See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred SourceThis advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article contentThe play in question, a double play to end the half inning, saw the Red Sox score a run. Despite the ruling in Boston’s favour, the Blue Jays held on for a 2-1 win to open the series against their American League East rivals. With the uncommon decision dominating the baseball universe Monday night and into Tuesday, we highlight some of the many rules that governed MLB’s past and currently used today. The rule was changed to a ground rule double in the American League in 1930, but the National League wouldn’t follow suit until the following season.