.Sep 19, 2024, 02:48 AM ETSEATTLE-- Along with their playoff chances escaping, the Seat Mariners found an excruciating brand new way to lose.A speeding bat. A short-lived memory oversight. As well as a strange double play." I do not assume I've ever before seen that prior to in an activity. Just a strange circumstance," Seat manager Dan Wilson said.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Mariners fell to the The big apple Yankees 2-1 in 10 innings Wednesday night, however it was actually just how the bottom of the 10th played out that will certainly be don't forgotten in Mariners tradition as one more section in a time that has actually gone awry.With distance runners at the corners, Julio Rodru00edguez was actually shot 3rd foundation after dodging a soaring bat that slipped out of the palms of Randy Arozarena when he began swinging." I've inquired a couple of individuals and all of all of them mentioned, 'I have actually certainly never seen that on a ball park,'" Rodru00edguez said.Seattle trailed 2-1 when Cal Raleigh's leadoff singular in the 10th innovative Rodru00edguez, the automatic distance runner, coming from second base to third. Ian Hamilton fanned Arozarena with a 2-2 slider, as well as his bat went voyaging out of his hands.Right at Rodru00edguez's head." Truthfully, I viewed the baseball bat taking flight right up to my face," Rodru00edguez said.Seattle's youthful superstar scampered out of the way into foul area as the bat skipped responsible for 3rd bottom, as well as it took him an instant to regroup. Yet the play had not been lifeless, and also catcher Austin Wells made an easy throw to third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr., shooting Rodru00edguez prior to he could possibly respond to the bag.Rodru00edguez stated he thought the play ended since the bat went soaring." After I found the bat I assumed it was visiting be a lifeless play, and after that they were mosting likely to get the bat and also I was heading to return to third," Rodru00edguez claimed. "I escaped and also turned my spine to the area as well as I heard [third bottom coach] Manny [Acta] screaming, 'Return to 3rd.' That's when I got back to 3rd." Frankly, then I had not been actually thinking of the game, only making an effort to get away from the bat coming with me. That's what occurred. That was actually an initial for me, without a doubt." Hamilton started out Justin Turner to finish it, securing a playoff berth for the Yankees.Rodru00edguez's blunder came a night after Winner Robles made the suspicious selection to try stealing house in the initial inning against New york city while Turner went to home plate along with a 3-0 count as well as the bases packed. Robles was actually out and also the Yankees rolled to an easy victory.This loss was actually extra discouraging for Seattle as both Houston and Minnesota dropped earlier Wednesday, indicating the Mariners skipped a possibility to make up needed to have ground in the AL West as well as wild-card ethnicities. Seat is actually five video games back of first-place Houston in the branch as well as 3 behind Minnesota for the last AL wild-card area." It all took place fast and also again, merely quite reactionary," Wilson pointed out. "I presume we will all hop out of the way. Yet just unfavorable it wound up this way.".