.Sep 19, 2024, 02:48 AM ETSEATTLE-- Along with their playoff odds slipping away, the Seattle Mariners located an unpleasant brand new means to lose.A zooming baseball bat. A brief memory breach. As well as a strange dual play." I don't presume I've ever observed that before in an activity. Only a strange condition," Seattle supervisor Dan Wilson said.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Mariners fell to the New york city Yankees 2-1 in 10 innings Wednesday evening, but it was actually exactly how all-time low of the 10th participated in out that will certainly be actually born in mind in Mariners lore as an additional chapter in a season that has actually gone awry.With distance runners at the sections, Julio Rodru00edguez was actually picked off third base after dodging a flying baseball bat that unclothed the palms of Randy Arozarena when he set out moving." I have actually talked to a handful of people plus all of all of them pointed out, 'I have actually never seen that on a ball park,'" Rodru00edguez said.Seattle routed 2-1 when Cal Raleigh's leadoff solitary in the 10th advanced Rodru00edguez, the automatic runner, from second base to third. Ian Hamilton fanned Arozarena along with a 2-2 slider, and also his baseball bat went setting sail away from his hands.Right at Rodru00edguez's head." Honestly, I saw the baseball bat piloting right as much as my face," Rodru00edguez said.Seattle's youthful superstar scuttled out of the way in to repulsive territory as the baseball bat skipped responsible for 3rd foundation, as well as it took him an instant to regroup. However the play had not been dead, as well as catcher Austin Wells made an easy throw to third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr., shooting Rodru00edguez prior to he can get back to the bag.Rodru00edguez stated he assumed the play ended considering that the baseball bat went soaring." After I found the baseball bat I assumed it was actually mosting likely to be a dead play, and after that they were mosting likely to pick up the baseball bat and I was actually heading to return to 3rd," Rodru00edguez stated. "I fled and also transformed my spine to the field and I listened to [3rd bottom coach] Manny [Acta] yelling, 'Respond to third.' That is actually when I returned to 3rd." Frankly, at that moment I had not been definitely thinking of the game, merely making an effort to avoid the baseball bat coming at me. That's what took place. That was actually an initial for me, without a doubt." Hamilton started out Justin Turner to end it, clinching a playoff berth for the Yankees.Rodru00edguez's oversight happened an evening after Winner Robles made the questionable choice to try stealing home in the first inning versus New York while Turner was at the plate with a 3-0 matter and the manners filled. Robles was out as well as the Yankees spun to a simple victory.This loss was extra irritating for Seat as each Houston and also Minnesota lost earlier Wednesday, implying the Mariners skipped an opportunity to comprise required ground in the AL West as well as wild-card nationalities. Seattle is five video games back of first-place Houston in the department and also three responsible for Minnesota for the last AL wild-card spot." Everything happened quick and once again, just really reactionary," Wilson said. "I think our team 'd all leap out of the way. But only regrettable it wound up this way.".