Major League Baseball sent a memo to teams clarifying this year's experimental rule intended to limit collisions at home plate, saying runners should not be called safe if the ball clearly beats them. ''It's basically the same thing, but the officials in New York got to use a little bit of common sense,'' Atlanta Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. ''If you're out by 40 feet ... let's not call that guy safe because of that.'' The new guidelines were tested immediately when Tampa Bay left fielder Matt Joyce threw out the New York Yankees' Stephen Drew trying to score in the fifth inning Tuesday night. Ryan Hanigan gave Drew no lane to the plate as the Rays' catcher waited for the throw, which arrived in plenty of time. More...