.Sep 19, 2024, 02:48 AM ETSEATTLE-- With their playoff chances escaping, the Seat Mariners discovered an excruciating brand-new technique to lose.A zooming baseball bat. A short-term moment . And also a bizarre dual play." I don't assume I've ever before observed that prior to in a game. Only a strange scenario," Seattle manager Dan Wilson said.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Mariners was up to the Nyc Yankees 2-1 in 10 innings Wednesday evening, yet it was exactly how all-time low of the 10th played out that will definitely be actually kept in mind in Mariners lore as one more phase in a season that has gone awry.With distance runners at the corners, Julio Rodru00edguez was picked off 3rd base after evading a soaring bat that slipped out of the palms of Randy Arozarena when he started out moving." I've inquired a couple of fellas plus all of all of them claimed, 'I have actually certainly never seen that on a ball park,'" Rodru00edguez said.Seattle routed 2-1 when Cal Raleigh's leadoff solitary in the 10th enhanced Rodru00edguez, the automatic runner, coming from second base to 3rd. Ian Hamilton fanned Arozarena with a 2-2 slider, as well as his baseball bat went voyaging out of his hands.Right at Rodru00edguez's scalp." Truthfully, I saw the bat taking flight right up to my face," Rodru00edguez said.Seattle's youthful superstar scampered out of the way into repulsive region as the bat jumped behind third bottom, and also it took him a moment to regroup. But the play had not been lifeless, as well as catcher Austin Wells made a quick toss to third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr., picking off Rodru00edguez just before he could respond to the bag.Rodru00edguez said he believed the play ended because the bat went flying." After I saw the baseball bat I assumed it was visiting be a lifeless play, and after that they were actually mosting likely to grab the baseball bat and I was actually visiting get back to third," Rodru00edguez claimed. "I got out as well as turned my back to the field and I heard [third base train] Manny [Acta] hollering, 'Respond to third.' That is actually when I got back to third." Frankly, then I wasn't really considering the activity, simply trying to escape the baseball bat coming with me. That's what happened. That was a first for me, without a doubt." Hamilton began Justin Turner to end it, securing a playoff berth for the Yankees.Rodru00edguez's mistake came a night after Winner Robles made the doubtful decision to try swiping home in the initial inning versus Nyc while Turner went to the plate along with a 3-0 matter as well as the manners filled. Robles was actually out and also the Yankees spun to a very easy victory.This defeat was even more irritating for Seat as each Houston and also Minnesota shed earlier Wednesday, implying the Mariners missed a possibility to comprise needed to have ground in the AL West as well as wild-card races. Seattle is actually 5 activities rear of first-place Houston in the department as well as 3 responsible for Minnesota for the ultimate AL wild-card location." All of it happened fast and once more, just extremely reactionary," Wilson stated. "I presume our experts would certainly all jump out of the way. Yet simply unlucky it ended up this way.".