Montes hits leadoff homer in the 9th to lift the Mariners over the Rockies, 5-4
On Friday night, the Seattle Mariners secured a 5-4 victory against the Colorado Rockies, thanks to a leadoff homer by Lazaro Montes in the ninth inning. The Mariners, currently six games behind the Chicago White Sox for the third AL wild card spot, have eight games remaining in the season.
Mariners' pitcher Bryan Woo allowed three runs in 5 1/3 innings, while rookie starter Gabriel Hughes went 4 2/3 innings without a win. The Rockies' TJ Rumfield extended his on-base streak to 22 games, the longest by a rookie in franchise history.
The Mariners' J.P. Crawford led off the third inning with his 18th career leadoff homer and hit his 13th home run in the first inning. Randy Arozarena contributed three hits, while Carlos Vargas picked up his 2-0 win for Seattle. Montes' 426-foot home run into the second deck off Rockies' Jordan Romano gave the Mariners their second consecutive win.
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