Thole tossed off his mask and stood in front of the plate to apply the tag.
Arroyo fielded the ball and, when he went to apply the tag, Rodriguez slapped the ball out of his glove.
If teams are unable to apply the tag this year, it could put players like Michael Vick on the free-agent market.
Lofton's throw beat him and gave catcher Benito Santiago time to apply the tag as Drew tumbled past the plate.
He scrambled to cover the plate as another runner dashed home from third — and was spiked in the shins while attempting to apply the tag.
Jason Bay made a sensational throw to catcher Ronny Paulino, who seemed to apply the tag to Uribe's leg before his front foot crossed the plate.
Wright reared back as if he were throwing to first, but when Maybin rounded third, Wright stepped forward to apply the tag and end the inning.
From across the diamond came a snap throw from the Blue Jays' first baseman, Carlos Delgado, and a lunging effort by Huckaby to catch the ball, block the bag and apply the tag.
Unable to apply the tag, Altuve had to throw to first base or risk not even getting the fleet Suzuki, but that removed the force play at second base and required the Astros to tag Overbay.
But as Wieters waited to apply the tag on Ichiro, he took a wide detour to the right and avoided Wieters's lunge, stopped his momentum and scrambled back toward the plate as Wieters scampered and dove again.
