.Sep 19, 2024, 02:48 AM ETSEATTLE-- With their playoff chances slipping away, the Seat Mariners located an excruciating brand-new means to lose.A zooming bat. A brief memory blunder. And an unusual double play." I do not think I've ever observed that before in a video game. Simply a weird situation," Seattle supervisor Dan Wilson said.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Mariners fell to the Nyc Yankees 2-1 in 10 innings Wednesday night, yet it was how the bottom of the 10th played out that will definitely be always remembered in Mariners lore as an additional phase in a season that has gone awry.With distance runners at the sections, Julio Rodru00edguez was actually shot third foundation after dodging a flying bat that slipped out of the hands of Randy Arozarena when he began moving." I've inquired a couple of guys plus all of them pointed out, 'I have actually never viewed that on a ball park,'" Rodru00edguez said.Seattle routed 2-1 when Cal Raleigh's leadoff singular in the 10th innovative Rodru00edguez, the automated distance runner, coming from second base to 3rd. Ian Hamilton fanned Arozarena along with a 2-2 slider, and also his bat went voyaging out of his hands.Right at Rodru00edguez's head." In all honesty, I viewed the bat piloting right as much as my skin," Rodru00edguez said.Seattle's younger superstar scuttled out of the way in to foul area as the baseball bat bounded behind third foundation, and it took him a second to collect yourself. But the play had not been dead, and catcher Austin Wells made a simple throw to third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr., shooting Rodru00edguez just before he might respond to the bag.Rodru00edguez stated he assumed the play mored than given that the baseball bat went flying." After I found the baseball bat I presumed it was heading to be a lifeless play, and then they were going to get the baseball bat and also I was going to return to third," Rodru00edguez mentioned. "I escaped and also transformed my back to the area and I listened to [3rd foundation trainer] Manny [Acta] yelling, 'Get back to third.' That's when I responded to 3rd." Truthfully, then I had not been truly dealing with the game, just attempting to avoid the baseball bat coming with me. That's what happened. That was a 1st for me, for certain." Hamilton started out Justin Turner to end it, securing a playoff berth for the Yankees.Rodru00edguez's mistake came an evening after Victor Robles created the suspicious decision to make an effort taking home in the 1st inning versus Nyc while Turner was at home plate with a 3-0 count and the bases packed. Robles was out and also the Yankees spun to a quick and easy victory.This defeat was actually more discouraging for Seattle as both Houston and also Minnesota shed earlier Wednesday, indicating the Mariners missed out on an opportunity to make up needed to have ground in the AL West and also wild-card ethnicities. Seattle is 5 games rear of first-place Houston in the department as well as 3 behind Minnesota for the final AL wild-card spot." It all took place swiftly as well as once more, just extremely reactionary," Wilson claimed. "I presume our company 'd all jump out of the way. Yet just unfortunate it found yourself in this way.".