.Sep 19, 2024, 02:48 AM ETSEATTLE-- With their playoff opportunities slipping away, the Seattle Mariners located a very painful brand new way to lose.A flying bat. A short-lived moment . As well as a peculiar dual play." I don't believe I've ever before observed that prior to in a video game. Simply a strange situation," Seattle manager Dan Wilson said.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Mariners was up to the Nyc Yankees 2-1 in 10 innings Wednesday night, however it was exactly how the bottom of the 10th participated in out that will definitely be born in mind in Mariners tradition as an additional phase in a season that has gone awry.With joggers at the edges, Julio Rodru00edguez was actually shot third base after evading a soaring baseball bat that unclothed the palms of Randy Arozarena when he started out moving." I've talked to a few people and all of them stated, 'I have actually certainly never found that on a ball park,'" Rodru00edguez said.Seattle routed 2-1 when Cal Raleigh's leadoff singular in the 10th state-of-the-art Rodru00edguez, the automated jogger, from keystone to 3rd. Ian Hamilton fanned Arozarena along with a 2-2 slider, and also his baseball bat went sailing out of his hands.Right at Rodru00edguez's scalp." Truthfully, I viewed the baseball bat flighting right approximately my skin," Rodru00edguez said.Seattle's youthful celebrity scuttled out of the way in to filthy region as the bat bounded responsible for third foundation, and it took him a minute to collect yourself. But the play wasn't lifeless, and catcher Austin Wells made an easy throw to third baseman Jazz music Chisholm Jr., shooting Rodru00edguez prior to he can get back to the bag.Rodru00edguez claimed he believed the play mored than due to the fact that the bat went flying." After I saw the bat I thought it was visiting be a dead play, and then they were heading to get the baseball bat as well as I was actually going to get back to 3rd," Rodru00edguez mentioned. "I fled and transformed my spine to the field as well as I heard [third base coach] Manny [Acta] yelling, 'Return to 3rd.' That's when I got back to 3rd." In all honesty, at that moment I had not been actually dealing with the video game, simply trying to avoid the baseball bat coming with me. That's what happened. That was actually a very first for me, for sure." Hamilton started out Justin Turner to end it, securing a playoff berth for the Yankees.Rodru00edguez's blunder happened a night after Winner Robles created the questionable selection to try swiping house in the 1st inning against The big apple while Turner went to home plate with a 3-0 matter as well as the manners filled. Robles was actually out and also the Yankees rolled to a simple victory.This loss was actually a lot more irritating for Seattle as both Houston and also Minnesota lost earlier Wednesday, suggesting the Mariners missed a possibility to make up required ground in the AL West and also wild-card races. Seattle is actually five games back of first-place Houston in the branch and 3 responsible for Minnesota for the last AL wild-card location." Everything happened quick as well as once more, simply incredibly reactionary," Wilson mentioned. "I presume our experts would certainly all dive off the beaten track. But only regrettable it wound up this way.".