.Sep 19, 2024, 02:48 AM ETSEATTLE-- With their playoff possibilities departing, the Seattle Mariners found a painful brand new means to lose.A zooming baseball bat. A temporary memory breach. As well as a bizarre dual play." I do not believe I've ever before viewed that before in a game. Merely a strange scenario," Seattle manager Dan Wilson said.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Mariners was up to the Nyc Yankees 2-1 in 10 innings Wednesday evening, but it was how all-time low of the 10th participated in out that will certainly be don't forgotten in Mariners folklore as another phase in a period that has actually gone awry.With runners at the edges, Julio Rodru00edguez was shot third bottom after dodging a flying baseball bat that unclothed the palms of Randy Arozarena when he began moving." I have actually talked to a couple of individuals and all of all of them mentioned, 'I've certainly never observed that on a baseball field,'" Rodru00edguez said.Seattle routed 2-1 when Cal Raleigh's leadoff single in the 10th advanced Rodru00edguez, the automatic jogger, from second base to third. Ian Hamilton fanned Arozarena along with a 2-2 slider, and his bat went cruising out of his hands.Right at Rodru00edguez's head." Honestly, I observed the bat flighting right around my skin," Rodru00edguez said.Seattle's young celebrity scuttled out of the way into foul region as the baseball bat skipped behind 3rd base, as well as it took him an instant to collect yourself. Yet the play had not been lifeless, as well as catcher Austin Wells made a fast throw to 3rd baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr., picking off Rodru00edguez prior to he could possibly get back to the bag.Rodru00edguez claimed he assumed the play mored than given that the baseball bat went flying." After I observed the baseball bat I presumed it was visiting be a dead play, and after that they were going to pick up the baseball bat as well as I was actually going to go back to 3rd," Rodru00edguez mentioned. "I got out as well as turned my spine to the field and I heard [third bottom trainer] Manny [Acta] hollering, 'Respond to 3rd.' That's when I got back to 3rd." In all honesty, then I had not been definitely thinking about the game, merely making an effort to escape the baseball bat coming with me. That's what took place. That was actually a 1st for me, without a doubt." Hamilton set out Justin Turner to finish it, clinching a playoff berth for the Yankees.Rodru00edguez's blunder happened an evening after Winner Robles made the suspicious decision to make an effort stealing house in the very first inning against New York while Turner was at the plate with a 3-0 matter and the bases packed. Robles was out as well as the Yankees spun to a simple victory.This loss was even more annoying for Seattle as each Houston and Minnesota lost earlier Wednesday, suggesting the Mariners overlooked an opportunity to make up needed to have ground in the AL West and wild-card nationalities. Seat is actually 5 activities rear of first-place Houston in the division and three behind Minnesota for the final AL wild-card area." All of it occurred swiftly and once more, only very reactionary," Wilson stated. "I believe our experts 'd all hop out of the way. But simply unlucky it ended up that way.".