The play that symbolized Sunday for the Mariners, and maybe all of April, actually had no impact on their 12-4 blowout loss to the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field.
Even so…
It was 1-1 with two outs in the first inning, and the Indians had rookie starter Chase De Jong in a jam with runners at second and third when Jason Kipnis lofted a foul pop between home and first base.
Dan Vogelbach rumbled in from first base, stumbled and fell like a slow-motion rock slide. The ball dropped untouched. It was inexplicably ruled a "no play" by official scorer Bob Maver, and the inning continued.