The ninth inning of Thursday's New York Yankees-Houston Astros game -- an eventual 8-4 win by the visiting Yankees -- was delayed because of a controversy surrounding the bat of Astros outfielder Taylor Trammell .

After Trammell doubled in the bottom of the ninth to give Houston two on with no outs, Yankees manager Aaron Boone requested that the umpiring crew inspect Trammell's bat, which they did. After the umpires inspected a discolored area on the barrel of the bat and conferred with replay officials in New York, they confiscated it. The bat was then authenticated and turned over to a league official at Daikin Park, presumably for further inspection by Major League Baseball.

Here's a look at the entire sequence:

Yankees reliever David Bednar struggled somewhat with his con

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