The Seattle Mariners 2-1 extra-inning loss to the New York Yankees on Wednesday was a heartbreaker. The Mariners managed to stifle the potent Yankees offense a day after allowing 11 runs. They were in prime position to tie or take the lead with runners on the corners and no outs in the bottom of the 10th.

The Astros woke up Thursday morning with their five-game lead in the American League West intact after Julio Rodriguez made a wild mistake on the basepaths.

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,