.Sep 19, 2024, 02:48 AM ETSEATTLE-- Along with their playoff possibilities slipping away, the Seat Mariners located an excruciating new means to lose.A speeding baseball bat. A short-lived moment breach. And a bizarre double play." I do not think I have actually ever viewed that prior to in a video game. Just a peculiar circumstance," Seat supervisor Dan Wilson said.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Mariners was up to the New york city Yankees 2-1 in 10 innings Wednesday evening, however it was actually just how the bottom of the 10th participated in out that will be always remembered in Mariners lore as one more section in a period that has gone awry.With distance runners at the corners, Julio Rodru00edguez was picked off 3rd base after dodging a flying bat that slipped out of the palms of Randy Arozarena when he headed moving." I have actually talked to a few people plus all of all of them said, 'I've certainly never viewed that on a baseball field,'" Rodru00edguez said.Seattle trailed 2-1 when Cal Raleigh's leadoff solitary in the 10th enhanced Rodru00edguez, the automatic distance runner, from keystone to third. Ian Hamilton fanned Arozarena along with a 2-2 slider, and his bat went voyaging away from his hands.Right at Rodru00edguez's head." In all honesty, I saw the bat flying right around my face," Rodru00edguez said.Seattle's youthful celebrity scuttled out of the way into repulsive area as the bat bounded behind 3rd foundation, as well as it took him a second to collect yourself. But the play wasn't lifeless, and also catcher Austin Wells created a fast toss to 3rd baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr., picking off Rodru00edguez just before he could possibly respond to the bag.Rodru00edguez mentioned he thought the play ended considering that the baseball bat went soaring." After I observed the baseball bat I believed it was actually heading to be a dead play, and then they were actually visiting pick up the bat and also I was mosting likely to return to 3rd," Rodru00edguez stated. "I got away as well as transformed my spine to the area as well as I heard [3rd foundation trainer] Manny [Acta] yelling, 'Respond to third.' That is actually when I returned to third." In all honesty, then I wasn't truly considering the video game, merely trying to avoid the baseball bat coming at me. That's what took place. That was actually a very first for me, for sure." Hamilton struck out Justin Turner to end it, clinching a playoff berth for the Yankees.Rodru00edguez's error happened a night after Victor Robles created the suspicious decision to make an effort taking home in the 1st inning versus New york city while Turner was at home plate with a 3-0 count as well as the manners loaded. Robles was actually out as well as the Yankees spun to an easy victory.This loss was actually extra aggravating for Seattle as each Houston and Minnesota dropped earlier Wednesday, implying the Mariners skipped a chance to make up needed to have ground in the AL West and wild-card ethnicities. Seat is actually five activities rear of first-place Houston in the branch and also three responsible for Minnesota for the ultimate AL wild-card spot." All of it happened fast as well as once again, merely quite reactionary," Wilson mentioned. "I believe we would certainly all leap out of the way. But just unlucky it ended up this way.".