What I've learned here is that interference doesn't mean the umpire is saying that an out would have been made, just that it 'might' have been made if not for the interference. Then it's up to the scorer to determine what likely would have happened without interference and then award a hit or out based on that judgment.
It's interesting that a batter can (sometimes) get a hit when a baserunner interferes, but not when a baserunner makes a bone-headed mistake such as failing to run to second base and getting forced out on a line drive single to CF. Seems like that if the base runner interferes, the hitter should just be out of luck. Or, to be consistent, the scorekeeper should be able to give the batter a hit in cases in which the baserunner makes a mental error and gets forced out or misses a base, etc.
It's interesting that a batter can (sometimes) get a hit when a baserunner interferes, but not when a baserunner makes a bone-headed mistake such as failing to run to second base and getting forced out on a line drive single to CF. Seems like that if the base runner interferes, the hitter should just be out of luck. Or, to be consistent, the scorekeeper should be able to give the batter a hit in cases in which the baserunner makes a mental error and gets forced out or misses a base, etc.