.Sep 19, 2024, 02:48 AM ETSEATTLE-- Along with their playoff possibilities slipping away, the Seattle Mariners located a painful brand-new technique to lose.A speeding bat. A temporary moment lapse. And also an unusual dual play." I do not think I have actually ever found that prior to in a game. Merely an unusual situation," Seattle manager Dan Wilson said.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Mariners was up to the The big apple Yankees 2-1 in 10 innings Wednesday night, however it was exactly how the bottom of the 10th participated in out that will certainly be actually kept in mind in Mariners folklore as another section in a season that has gone awry.With joggers at the edges, Julio Rodru00edguez was actually shot third base after dodging a flying baseball bat that slipped out of the palms of Randy Arozarena when he began moving." I've inquired a couple of individuals plus all of all of them claimed, 'I have actually never ever seen that on a baseball field,'" Rodru00edguez said.Seattle tracked 2-1 when Cal Raleigh's leadoff solitary in the 10th enhanced Rodru00edguez, the automatic jogger, coming from keystone to 3rd. Ian Hamilton fanned Arozarena along with a 2-2 slider, as well as his bat went voyaging out of his hands.Right at Rodru00edguez's head." Frankly, I viewed the bat flighting right as much as my skin," Rodru00edguez said.Seattle's youthful superstar scuttled out of the way in to repulsive region as the baseball bat skipped behind third foundation, and it took him a moment to collect yourself. However the play had not been dead, as well as catcher Austin Wells created a quick toss to 3rd baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr., shooting Rodru00edguez just before he could possibly get back to the bag.Rodru00edguez mentioned he presumed the play was over considering that the baseball bat went flying." After I observed the bat I assumed it was actually going to be actually a dead play, and afterwards they were going to pick up the bat and I was actually going to go back to third," Rodru00edguez mentioned. "I got away and transformed my back to the industry and I heard [3rd foundation instructor] Manny [Acta] screaming, 'Respond to third.' That's when I got back to 3rd." Honestly, at that moment I wasn't definitely dealing with the video game, just making an effort to get away from the bat coming with me. That's what happened. That was a 1st for me, without a doubt." Hamilton started out Justin Turner to end it, clinching a playoff berth for the Yankees.Rodru00edguez's error came a night after Victor Robles made the doubtful choice to try stealing home in the 1st inning against The big apple while Turner went to home plate along with a 3-0 count as well as the bases loaded. Robles was actually out as well as the Yankees spun to an easy victory.This loss was much more irritating for Seattle as both Houston and also Minnesota dropped earlier Wednesday, meaning the Mariners skipped an opportunity to comprise needed ground in the AL West and also wild-card nationalities. Seat is five games back of first-place Houston in the branch as well as three responsible for Minnesota for the ultimate AL wild-card spot." Everything took place swiftly and again, merely extremely reactionary," Wilson said. "I think our company would certainly all dive off the beaten track. However merely unlucky it ended up in this way.".