After avoiding being hit by a loose bat, Julio Rodriguez, the potential tying run for the Mariners, found himself picked off third base during a stunning to 2-1 loss to the Yankees.

Anthony Rizzo hit a tiebreaking double in the 10th inning and drove in both runs for New York as the Yankees clinched a playoff spot with a 2-1 win over the Seattle Mariners

Nobody in either clubhouse had ever seen it happen before. When the New York Yankees threw out the Seattle Mariners’ Julio Rodríguez at third base because Rodríguez forgot to return to the bag after nearly getting hit by a flying baseball bat,

Anthony Rizzo hit a tie-breaking double in the 10th inning and drove in both runs for New York as the Yankees clinched a playoff spot with a 2-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night. Rizzo lined the first pitch of the inning from reliever Collin Snider (3-4) down the right-field line to score automatic runner Jasson Domínguez from second.

The Yankees got a clutch hit from Anthony Rizzo in the 10th inning and took advantage of another Mariners mistake on the base paths to hold onto a 2-1 win on Wednesday night in Seattle.

Anthony Rizzo doubled home the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th inning as the New York Yankees clinched an American League playoff berth with a 2-1 victory against