With their playoff chances slipping away, the Seattle Mariners found a painful new way to lose.
A flying bat. A momentary memory lapse. And a bizarre double play.
"I don't think I've ever seen that before in a game. Just a strange situation," Seattle manager Dan Wilson said.
The Mariners fell to the New York Yankees 2-1 in 10 innings Wednesday night, but it was how the bottom of the 10th played out that will be remembered in Mariners lore as another chapter in a season that has gone awry.
With runners at the corners, Julio Rodriguez was picked off third base after dodging a flying bat that slipped out of the hands of Randy Arozarena when he struck out swinging.
