Out or Safe?

For those of you who watched last night's game between the Angels and the Red Sox, you know just how close the game was. Going into the playoffs, I thought the Angels would win the Series. They had the best record in baseball and seemed to be able to win any series against any team. They had beat Boston 8 out of 9 times in the regular season. They just played solid baseball. I feel a little connection to the Angels because of all the former Bees players that I have watched play here in Salt Lake City. Last night, in the ninth inning, Kendry Morales (a former Bees player called up just for the playoffs) was put in to pinch hit. He hit a double off of the green monster in left field at Fenway Park. He was showed just how happy he was when he slid in safe at second. Reggie Willits (another former Bees player) was sent in to pinch run for Morales. Next up was Howie Kendrick (another Bees player) who was signaled to bunt. He laid down a bunt down the third baseline, sending Willits to third. Now with one out, Erick Aybar (another Bees player) was up to bat and with the count 2-0, he was signaled a suicide squeeze play. This is used when there is a player on third (Willits) and you have at least one out to give. The player at home bunts and the player at third takes off for home as soon as the pitch is delivered. The player then bunts and if it all works out, the player from third scores. Well, it didn't work so well for the Angels. Aybar missed the bunt and Willits took off. Jason Varitek, the Red Sox's catcher, took off down the third baseline chasing Willits. There were a couple of fakes by Willits, but in the end he lunged for third and Varitek lunged for Willits with the ball in his mitt. Willits was out. But should he have been? There is no doubting Varitek tagged him, but after he tagged him and he fell to the ground, the ball came out of his mitt. The question is because the ball came out, should Willits have been safe. At first when I saw the replay I thought that he was out, no questions. But after thinking about it I am not so sure. I don't know what the official rule is, but I understand it as if the player looses the ball in the action of tagging another player out, the other player is safe. For example, we have all seen someone plow the catcher over at home plate. The reason they do this is an attempt to knock the ball loose. Even if the catcher tags the player and then loses the ball as he falls over, the player at home is safe. So if Varitek loses the ball as he falls to the ground, isn't that the same thing? Willits is safe. I feel bad for the Angels. Aybar however, should be the one who is feeling it the most. Had he just laid down his bunt, this wouldn't even be a conversation.