The ninth inning of the New York Yankees ' 8-4 win over the Houston Astros on Thursday night was delayed after umpires confiscated a bat used by Astros outfielder Taylor Trammell .

After Trammell doubled, Yankees manager Aaron Boone asked officials to check his bat. Both managers talked to home plate umpire Adrian Johnson and he then talked to the replay office in New York. Johnson eventually handed the bat to an official sitting near home plate and play resumed.

"It was just something that we noticed this series and asked the league about," Boone told reporters after the game. "You're not allowed to do anything to your bat. I'm not saying he was. I just ... we noticed and the league thought it maybe was illegal too.

"The discoloration was on the label, like. I don't know if it wa

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