Milton Bradley asked the Mariners for help in dealing with unspecified personal issues. The request came several hours after Bradley angrily departed Safeco Field Tuesday night following his removal from the lineup during the Mariners' eventual 5-2 loss to the Rays. Bradley threw his bat and batting helmet as he went down the steps into the first-base dugout. He walked to the other end of the dugout and, according to one eyewitness, stormed into the clubhouse, changed from his uniform into his civilian clothes, and left the stadium while the game was still being played. Manager Don Wakamatsu, who mentioned the situation after the game but did not elaborate, said Wednesday that, "I just felt, because he was emotional at that time, the best thing [was to take him out of the game]. It wasn't Milton's decision to leave the game. He wanted to go back out." The situation took a turn on Wednesday morning. "I came in this morning and Don and I were sitting in a meeting and everybody was getting prepared for the Education Day today," general manager Jack Zduriencik said. "The phone rang and Milton called Don. They had a discussion for a period of time. Don got off the phone and Don and I talked about it. He said, 'Milton's on his way in and he'd like to talk to both of us face-to-face.' "Milton came in, we sat down, and probably talked for 20, 25 minutes or so. We broke up and Milton went to his Education Day [appearance]. He came back and we talked another 10 or 15 minutes."