.Sep 19, 2024, 02:48 AM ETSEATTLE-- Along with their playoff odds escaping, the Seat Mariners found an unpleasant brand-new technique to lose.A speeding bat. A brief memory . As well as an unusual dual play." I do not believe I've ever before observed that just before in a video game. Only a strange situation," Seat supervisor Dan Wilson said.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Mariners fell to the The big apple Yankees 2-1 in 10 innings Wednesday evening, but it was actually how all-time low of the 10th participated in out that are going to be actually always remembered in Mariners folklore as yet another section in a season that has actually gone awry.With joggers at the edges, Julio Rodru00edguez was actually shot 3rd foundation after evading a flying baseball bat that slipped out of the hands of Randy Arozarena when he headed swinging." I've inquired a handful of men and all of them mentioned, 'I've never seen that on a baseball field,'" Rodru00edguez said.Seattle tracked 2-1 when Cal Raleigh's leadoff solitary in the 10th state-of-the-art Rodru00edguez, the automatic runner, coming from second base to third. Ian Hamilton fanned Arozarena with a 2-2 slider, as well as his bat went cruising out of his hands.Right at Rodru00edguez's scalp." In all honesty, I observed the bat taking flight right up to my skin," Rodru00edguez said.Seattle's younger celebrity scampered out of the way into filthy territory as the bat jumped behind third base, and it took him a minute to collect yourself. Yet the play had not been dead, as well as catcher Austin Wells created a fast throw to third baseman Jazz music Chisholm Jr., picking off Rodru00edguez just before he might return to the bag.Rodru00edguez said he believed the play mored than due to the fact that the baseball bat went flying." After I saw the baseball bat I thought it was going to be a dead play, and afterwards they were actually heading to grab the baseball bat and also I was mosting likely to return to 3rd," Rodru00edguez mentioned. "I escaped and switched my back to the field and I listened to [3rd base trainer] Manny [Acta] hollering, 'Return to 3rd.' That is actually when I got back to 3rd." Honestly, then I had not been really dealing with the game, just attempting to escape the baseball bat coming with me. That's what happened. That was actually an initial for me, without a doubt." Hamilton set out Justin Turner to finish it, clinching a playoff berth for the Yankees.Rodru00edguez's blunder came a night after Winner Robles made the suspicious decision to make an effort taking house in the 1st inning versus The big apple while Turner went to the plate along with a 3-0 count and the manners loaded. Robles was actually out and also the Yankees spun to an easy victory.This defeat was actually more aggravating for Seat as both Houston and Minnesota lost earlier Wednesday, suggesting the Mariners missed an opportunity to comprise required ground in the AL West and wild-card races. Seat is actually 5 video games back of first-place Houston in the division and 3 responsible for Minnesota for the last AL wild-card location." Everything occurred quick and once again, simply extremely reactionary," Wilson mentioned. "I think our team 'd all dive off the beaten track. But just regrettable it found yourself by doing this.".