.Sep 19, 2024, 02:48 AM ETSEATTLE-- Along with their playoff opportunities slipping away, the Seattle Mariners located a painful brand new method to lose.A speeding bat. A brief memory oversight. As well as an unusual dual play." I don't believe I have actually ever before seen that just before in an activity. Just an unusual scenario," Seat manager Dan Wilson said.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Mariners was up to the New york city Yankees 2-1 in 10 innings Wednesday night, but it was actually just how all-time low of the 10th participated in out that will certainly be actually born in mind in Mariners lore as another phase in a period that has gone awry.With distance runners at the sections, Julio Rodru00edguez was shot third bottom after evading a flying bat that slipped out of the palms of Randy Arozarena when he headed moving." I have actually inquired a handful of guys and all of all of them said, 'I have actually never seen that on a ball park,'" Rodru00edguez said.Seattle tracked 2-1 when Cal Raleigh's leadoff solitary in the 10th enhanced Rodru00edguez, the automatic jogger, from second base to third. Ian Hamilton fanned Arozarena with a 2-2 slider, and also his bat went sailing away from his hands.Right at Rodru00edguez's scalp." In all honesty, I observed the bat flying right approximately my face," Rodru00edguez said.Seattle's younger superstar scuttled out of the way in to nasty region as the baseball bat jumped behind 3rd base, as well as it took him a minute to collect yourself. However the play wasn't dead, as well as catcher Austin Wells created an easy throw to third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr., picking off Rodru00edguez before he could possibly get back to the bag.Rodru00edguez said he assumed the play ended since the bat went soaring." After I found the baseball bat I thought it was going to be a lifeless play, and after that they were heading to pick up the baseball bat as well as I was visiting get back to 3rd," Rodru00edguez claimed. "I escaped as well as transformed my back to the field and I listened to [third base trainer] Manny [Acta] yelling, 'Respond to third.' That's when I returned to third." Honestly, then I wasn't definitely dealing with the game, merely making an effort to escape the bat coming at me. That's what occurred. That was a very first for me, for sure." Hamilton began Justin Turner to end it, securing a playoff berth for the Yankees.Rodru00edguez's blunder came an evening after Winner Robles made the dubious decision to attempt taking home in the 1st inning against New york city while Turner went to home plate along with a 3-0 matter as well as the manners filled. Robles was out and the Yankees spun to a simple victory.This defeat was actually even more aggravating for Seat as each Houston and also Minnesota dropped earlier Wednesday, meaning the Mariners overlooked a chance to compose needed ground in the AL West and wild-card ethnicities. Seattle is five games rear of first-place Houston in the branch and also 3 behind Minnesota for the final AL wild-card area." It all occurred fast and again, simply extremely reactionary," Wilson stated. "I presume our team would certainly all dive out of the way. Yet just unfavorable it found yourself this way.".