.Sep 19, 2024, 02:48 AM ETSEATTLE-- Along with their playoff chances escaping, the Seat Mariners discovered an unpleasant brand new technique to lose.A zooming bat. A temporary moment lapse. And also an unusual dual play." I do not believe I've ever observed that before in a game. Merely an odd 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, yet it was actually just how all-time low of the 10th played out that are going to be always remembered in Mariners tradition as yet another phase in a time that has actually gone awry.With distance runners at the sections, Julio Rodru00edguez was actually shot 3rd foundation after evading a soaring baseball bat that slipped out of the palms of Randy Arozarena when he headed moving." I've asked a few guys plus all of all of them claimed, 'I've never viewed that on a ball park,'" Rodru00edguez said.Seattle trailed 2-1 when Cal Raleigh's leadoff solitary in the 10th innovative Rodru00edguez, the automatic distance runner, from keystone to third. Ian Hamilton fanned Arozarena along with a 2-2 slider, and his baseball bat went cruising away from his hands.Right at Rodru00edguez's scalp." Frankly, I viewed the bat flighting right around my face," Rodru00edguez said.Seattle's younger superstar scampered out of the way in to repulsive territory as the baseball bat jumped behind third foundation, and it took him a second to regroup. But the play had not been dead, as well as catcher Austin Wells made a simple toss to 3rd baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr., shooting Rodru00edguez prior to he could possibly get back to the bag.Rodru00edguez mentioned he thought the play was over because the bat went soaring." After I saw the bat I presumed it was actually going to be a lifeless play, and afterwards they were mosting likely to get the baseball bat and also I was actually heading to go back to third," Rodru00edguez mentioned. "I got away and turned my spine to the industry and also I heard [third foundation instructor] Manny [Acta] hollering, 'Get back to 3rd.' That's when I responded to third." Truthfully, at that moment I had not been actually thinking of the game, just making an effort to avoid the baseball bat coming with me. That's what occurred. That was a 1st for me, without a doubt." Hamilton set out Justin Turner to end it, clinching a playoff berth for the Yankees.Rodru00edguez's blunder happened an evening after Winner Robles created the dubious choice to attempt taking house in the 1st inning versus 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 spun to a quick and easy victory.This loss was actually even more discouraging for Seat as both Houston as well as Minnesota lost earlier Wednesday, implying the Mariners missed out on a chance to make up needed ground in the AL West and wild-card nationalities. Seat is actually 5 games back of first-place Houston in the branch and also three behind Minnesota for the last AL wild-card spot." Everything happened swiftly and also again, merely quite reactionary," Wilson stated. "I think our company will all dive off the beaten track. But just regrettable it ended up by doing this.".