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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-09-19 · by Michael Kelly The Associated Press
Lazaro Montes hit a 426-foot home run in the ninth inning to give the Seattle Mariners a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night. This win keeps the Mariners six games behind the Chicago White Sox for the third American League wild card spot with eight games left in the season. Gabriel Hughes, a rookie starter for the Rockies, pitched 4 2/3 innings but remains without a win in his last 13 starts.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-19,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Friday night, Lazaro Montes hit a leadoff homer in the ninth inning to lift the Seattle Mariners over the Colorado Rockies, 5-4. The game took place at Coors Field in Denver. With this win, Seattle improved their record to 72-82 and narrowed the gap with the playoff-bound Chicago White Sox, who have a six-game lead for the third AL wild card spot. Montes' home run was crucial as it came off reliever Jordan Romano (0-4) in the ninth inning, securing the victory despite Colorado's efforts to rally. Rockies rookie starter Gabriel Hughes pitched 4 2/3 innings but remained winless in 13 starts. The Rockies dropped their record to 56-98 and are on track to be the first team since the 1965 New York Mets to lose at least 100 games for four consecutive seasons.
Written for “Mariners Win Over Rockies” on 2026-10-04,
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DENVER (AP) — Lazaro Montes led off the ninth inning with a 426-foot home run and the Seattle Mariners beat the Colorado Rockies 5-4 on Friday night.
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Mariners → lead → night
The Mariners are six games back of the Chicago White Sox for the third AL wild card with eight games remaining.
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games → remain → card
J.P. Crawford hit his 18th career leadoff homer, Randy Arozarena had three hits and Carlos Vargas (2-0) got one out for Seattle (72-82).
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Vargas → hit → Seattle
Montes’ blast into the second deck off Jordan Romano (0-4) gave Seattle its second straight win.
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blast → give → win
Cole Carrigg led off the bottom of the ninth with a single, stole second but was picked off by Andres Munoz, who struck out Mickey Moniak to pick up his 28th save.
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who → lead → save
Colorado’s TJ Rumfield singled to extend his on-base streak to 22 games, the longest by a rookie in franchise history.
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Rumfield → single → history
The Rockies (56-98) are on the verge of being the first team since the 1965 New York Mets to lose 100 or more games in four straight seasons.
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Rockies → lose → seasons
Rockies rookie starter Gabriel Hughes pitched 4 2/3 innings and remained winless in 13 starts and 14 games.
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Hughes → pitch → starts
He needed 34 pitches to get through the first but retired 11 straight before a one-out walk in the fifth.
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He → need → fifth
Crawford hit his 13th home run and Josh Naylor added a two-run single in the three-run first inning.
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Naylor → hit → inning
The Rockies scored single runs in the first and fourth against starter Bryan Woo, who allowed three runs in 5 1/3 innings, and took the lead in the fifth on Jake McCarthy’s RBI triple and Connor Norby’s run-scoring single.
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who → score → triple
The Mariners tied it on Dominic Canzone’s sacrifice fly in the seventh.
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Mariners → tie → seventh
Up next
Mariners RHP Bryce Miller (4-9, 4.19) was set to make his first Coors Field appearance and second career start against Colorado on Saturday night.
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Miller → set → night
The Rockies had not announced a starter.
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Rockies → announce → starter
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