.Sep 19, 2024, 02:48 AM ETSEATTLE-- Along with their playoff odds escaping, the Seattle Mariners located an excruciating new technique to lose.A flying bat. A momentary moment oversight. As well as a strange dual play." I do not think I've ever observed that before in a game. Merely a weird condition," Seattle manager Dan Wilson said.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Mariners was up to the New York Yankees 2-1 in 10 innings Wednesday night, however it was just how all-time low of the 10th participated in out that are going to be actually born in mind in Mariners tradition as yet another phase in a season that has gone awry.With runners at the sections, Julio Rodru00edguez was picked off third foundation after dodging a flying bat that slipped out of the hands of Randy Arozarena when he struck out moving." I have actually asked a couple of fellas and all of all of them pointed out, 'I've never ever seen that on a ball park,'" Rodru00edguez said.Seattle tracked 2-1 when Cal Raleigh's leadoff single in the 10th enhanced Rodru00edguez, the automated jogger, from keystone to 3rd. Ian Hamilton fanned Arozarena along with a 2-2 slider, as well as his bat went voyaging away from his hands.Right at Rodru00edguez's scalp." In all honesty, I found the baseball bat piloting right approximately my face," Rodru00edguez said.Seattle's youthful star scampered off the beaten track into repulsive territory as the bat jumped behind 3rd foundation, as well as it took him a moment to collect yourself. Yet the play had not been dead, as well as catcher Austin Wells created a quick toss to third baseman Jazz music Chisholm Jr., shooting Rodru00edguez before he could possibly return to the bag.Rodru00edguez stated he assumed the play ended since the baseball bat went flying." After I saw the baseball bat I presumed it was actually mosting likely to be a lifeless play, and after that they were mosting likely to get the baseball bat and I was going to get back to third," Rodru00edguez stated. "I fled as well as turned my back to the industry and I listened to [3rd foundation trainer] Manny [Acta] screaming, 'Return to 3rd.' That's when I returned to 3rd." Frankly, at that moment I had not been actually thinking of the activity, merely attempting to escape the baseball bat coming at me. That's what happened. That was actually a first for me, for sure." Hamilton set out Justin Turner to end it, clinching a playoff berth for the Yankees.Rodru00edguez's error happened a night after Winner Robles created the suspicious choice to attempt swiping home in the very first inning versus New York while Turner went to home plate with a 3-0 count as well as the manners loaded. Robles was out as well as the Yankees spun to a simple victory.This defeat was actually extra aggravating for Seat as both Houston and also Minnesota dropped earlier Wednesday, suggesting the Mariners missed an odds to comprise required ground in the AL West as well as wild-card ethnicities. Seat is actually 5 activities rear of first-place Houston in the branch as well as three behind Minnesota for the final AL wild-card place." Everything occurred quick and also once more, merely quite reactionary," Wilson claimed. "I think our experts would certainly all jump out of the way. However simply unfortunate it wound up by doing this.".