SEATTLE -- With the count in his favor and Colorado struggling to score runs in recent days, Mark Reynolds figured getting a high fastball on a 2-1 pitch was a good time to swing for the fences.
No fence -- or park -- was going to contain that swing.
"You've got to pick your spots where you try to hit one far," Reynolds said. "I figured 2-1 count, first at-bat there, was a pretty good spot to take a chance."
Reynolds and Nolan Arenado homered to back Kyle Freeland, and the Rockies stopped a three-game losing streak with a 6-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday.
Colorado closed out four straight games against the Mariners in interleague play by jumping on Yovani Gallardo (2-6) with four runs in the second inning. Reynolds provided the big blow with a two-run homer to deep left-center field, his 14th this season. Arenado led off the third inning with his 13th home run, and the Rockies stopped Seattle's four-game winning streak.
The shot from Reynolds would have gone 450 feet unimpeded and nearly reached the second deck of seats in left-center. It was also the first time the Rockies led during the home-and-home series. Gerardo Parra had four hits and drove in a run.
"It was a big hit for our club. We hadn't scored many runs this series. I don't think we had a lead until then," Reynolds said. "To get a couple runs early and hitting is contagious, we got a couple more runs that inning and give Free a little cushion to go out there and pitch not feeling like he has to be perfect."
Gallardo lasted just three innings and gave up five earned runs, but the bigger concern for the Mariners was injuries to designated hitter Nelson Cruz and shortstop Jean Segura. Cruz was hit on the top of his left hand with a pitch from Freeland in the third inning. Cruz remained in the game but was lifted for pinch-hitter Boog Powell in the fifth. Segura was helped off the field after injuring his right ankle on a slide into second base in the fourth inning.
Segura's appeared the more serious of the two injuries. Segura was trying to advance on a sacrifice fly that scored Ben Gamel when Arenado cut off the throw from the outfield and instead threw to second to in time for Segura to be tagged out. Segura's slid hard into the base, and his right ankle appeared to get awkwardly pinned under his body.
Both Segura and Cruz were undergoing additional tests and an update was expected Friday.
"I am hopeful it's only going to be a day-to-day thing with both of those guys. We'll just have to wait and see," Seattle manager Scott Servais said.
Freeland (6-3) won for the third time in four starts despite hitting three batters. He pitched out of trouble in the second inning when Danny Valencia popped out with the bases loaded. The only runs Freeland allowed came on Guillermo Heredia's solo home run and the sacrifice fly where Segura was hurt.
Greg Holland pitched the ninth for his 20th save.
HOMER MARK
Reynolds' 14 home runs match his season total from all of 2016 when he hit 14 in 118 games with the Rockies and topped the 13 he hit in 2015. Eleven of his 14 homers have come against right-handed pitching.
RELIEF RECORD
Overshadowed by Seattle's injuries was a record performance out of the bullpen by right-hander Casey Lawrence. Lawrence pitched five innings in relief of Gallardo and set a club record with nine strikeouts by a relief pitcher. It was the most strikeouts by a reliever in the majors since David Phelps for the Yankees in 2013.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mariners: RHP Felix Hernandez (shoulder) is scheduled to throw a simulated game on Friday. Hernandez will likely throw two innings. Barring any setbacks, Hernandez could be sent out on a rehab assignment the middle of next week. ... OF Mitch Haniger (oblique) will resume taking batting practice on Friday and is expected to through the weekend before being re-evaluated.
UP NEXT
Rockies: German Marquez (4-2) will start on Friday as the Rockies return to National League play opening a three-game series in San Diego.
Mariners: Christian Bergman (2-2) starts as Seattle opens a three-game series against Tampa Bay. Bergman threw seven shutout innings in his last start, against Boston.
Colorado Rockies
No fence -- or park -- was going to contain that swing.
"You've got to pick your spots where you try to hit one far," Reynolds said. "I figured 2-1 count, first at-bat there, was a pretty good spot to take a chance."
Reynolds and Nolan Arenado homered to back Kyle Freeland, and the Rockies stopped a three-game losing streak with a 6-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday.
Colorado closed out four straight games against the Mariners in interleague play by jumping on Yovani Gallardo (2-6) with four runs in the second inning. Reynolds provided the big blow with a two-run homer to deep left-center field, his 14th this season. Arenado led off the third inning with his 13th home run, and the Rockies stopped Seattle's four-game winning streak.
The shot from Reynolds would have gone 450 feet unimpeded and nearly reached the second deck of seats in left-center. It was also the first time the Rockies led during the home-and-home series. Gerardo Parra had four hits and drove in a run.
"It was a big hit for our club. We hadn't scored many runs this series. I don't think we had a lead until then," Reynolds said. "To get a couple runs early and hitting is contagious, we got a couple more runs that inning and give Free a little cushion to go out there and pitch not feeling like he has to be perfect."
Gallardo lasted just three innings and gave up five earned runs, but the bigger concern for the Mariners was injuries to designated hitter Nelson Cruz and shortstop Jean Segura. Cruz was hit on the top of his left hand with a pitch from Freeland in the third inning. Cruz remained in the game but was lifted for pinch-hitter Boog Powell in the fifth. Segura was helped off the field after injuring his right ankle on a slide into second base in the fourth inning.
Segura's appeared the more serious of the two injuries. Segura was trying to advance on a sacrifice fly that scored Ben Gamel when Arenado cut off the throw from the outfield and instead threw to second to in time for Segura to be tagged out. Segura's slid hard into the base, and his right ankle appeared to get awkwardly pinned under his body.
Both Segura and Cruz were undergoing additional tests and an update was expected Friday.
"I am hopeful it's only going to be a day-to-day thing with both of those guys. We'll just have to wait and see," Seattle manager Scott Servais said.
Freeland (6-3) won for the third time in four starts despite hitting three batters. He pitched out of trouble in the second inning when Danny Valencia popped out with the bases loaded. The only runs Freeland allowed came on Guillermo Heredia's solo home run and the sacrifice fly where Segura was hurt.
Greg Holland pitched the ninth for his 20th save.
HOMER MARK
Reynolds' 14 home runs match his season total from all of 2016 when he hit 14 in 118 games with the Rockies and topped the 13 he hit in 2015. Eleven of his 14 homers have come against right-handed pitching.
RELIEF RECORD
Overshadowed by Seattle's injuries was a record performance out of the bullpen by right-hander Casey Lawrence. Lawrence pitched five innings in relief of Gallardo and set a club record with nine strikeouts by a relief pitcher. It was the most strikeouts by a reliever in the majors since David Phelps for the Yankees in 2013.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mariners: RHP Felix Hernandez (shoulder) is scheduled to throw a simulated game on Friday. Hernandez will likely throw two innings. Barring any setbacks, Hernandez could be sent out on a rehab assignment the middle of next week. ... OF Mitch Haniger (oblique) will resume taking batting practice on Friday and is expected to through the weekend before being re-evaluated.
UP NEXT
Rockies: German Marquez (4-2) will start on Friday as the Rockies return to National League play opening a three-game series in San Diego.
Mariners: Christian Bergman (2-2) starts as Seattle opens a three-game series against Tampa Bay. Bergman threw seven shutout innings in his last start, against Boston.
3:40PM,EDT,June 1,2017
Safeco Field, Seattle,Washington
Safeco Field, Seattle,Washington
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Colorado - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Yovani Gallardo pitching for Seattle | COL | SEA |
| Blackmon grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado | COL | SEA |
| Segura grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Valencia flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Canó singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Cruz flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Yovani Gallardo pitching for Seattle | COL | SEA |
| González walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Reynolds homered to left (450 feet), González scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Parra hit a ground rule double to deep left center. | 2 | 0 |
| Desmond sacrificed to pitcher, Parra to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Story singled to left, Parra scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Wolters singled to right, Story to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Blackmon hit sacrifice fly to third, Story scored, Wolters to third. | 4 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado | COL | SEA |
| Seager flied out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| Heredia homered to left (366 feet). | 4 | 1 |
| Motter singled to center. | 4 | 1 |
| Gamel singled to center, Motter to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Ruiz struck out looking. | 4 | 1 |
| Segura walked, Motter to third, Gamel to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Valencia lined out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Yovani Gallardo pitching for Seattle | COL | SEA |
| Arenado homered to left (391 feet). | 5 | 1 |
| González walked. | 5 | 1 |
| Reynolds grounded into double play, third to second to first, González out at second. | 5 | 1 |
| Parra singled to left center. | 5 | 1 |
| Desmond walked, Parra to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Story flied out to left. | 5 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado | COL | SEA |
| Canó struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| Cruz hit by pitch. | 5 | 1 |
| Seager flied out to left. | 5 | 1 |
| Heredia walked, Cruz to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Motter flied out to center. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Casey Lawrence pitching for Seattle | COL | SEA |
| Lawrence relieved Gallardo. | 5 | 1 |
| Wolters grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 1 |
| Blackmon grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| LeMahieu struck out looking. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado | COL | SEA |
| Gamel hit by pitch. | 5 | 1 |
| Ruiz hit by pitch, Gamel to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Segura grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Ruiz out at second, Gamel to third. | 5 | 1 |
| Valencia hit sacrifice fly to left, Gamel scored, Segura out at second. | 5 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Casey Lawrence pitching for Seattle | COL | SEA |
| Dyson in center field. | 5 | 2 |
| Heredia in left field. | 5 | 2 |
| Motter at shortstop. | 5 | 2 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| González walked. | 5 | 2 |
| Reynolds struck out looking, González stole second. | 5 | 2 |
| Parra singled to deep right, González scored. | 6 | 2 |
| Desmond grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Parra out at second. | 6 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado | COL | SEA |
| Canó singled to left. | 6 | 2 |
| Powell hit for Cruz. | 6 | 2 |
| Powell lined out to center. | 6 | 2 |
| Seager singled to shallow right, Canó to third. | 6 | 2 |
| Heredia grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Seager out at second. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Casey Lawrence pitching for Seattle | COL | SEA |
| Story struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| Wolters walked. | 6 | 2 |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| LeMahieu flied out to right. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado | COL | SEA |
| Motter grounded out to third. | 6 | 2 |
| Gamel struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| Ruiz flied out to left. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Casey Lawrence pitching for Seattle | COL | SEA |
| Arenado lined out to right. | 6 | 2 |
| González singled to left. | 6 | 2 |
| Reynolds struck out looking. | 6 | 2 |
| Parra singled to center, González out at home. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | COL | SEA |
| Rusin relieved Freeland. | 6 | 2 |
| Dyson reached on infield single to first. | 6 | 2 |
| Dyson to second on wild pitch by Rusin. | 6 | 2 |
| Valencia grounded out to second, Dyson to third. | 6 | 2 |
| Canó walked. | 6 | 2 |
| Powell singled to shallow left, Dyson scored, Canó to second. | 6 | 3 |
| Seager popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 3 |
| Heredia struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Casey Lawrence pitching for Seattle | COL | SEA |
| Desmond struck out looking. | 6 | 3 |
| Story struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| Wolters walked. | 6 | 3 |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jake McGee pitching for Colorado | COL | SEA |
| McGee relieved Rusin. | 6 | 3 |
| Motter flied out to right. | 6 | 3 |
| Gamel lined out to shortstop. | 6 | 3 |
| Ruiz doubled to left. | 6 | 3 |
| Ruiz to third on wild pitch by McGee. | 6 | 3 |
| Dyson struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tony Zych pitching for Seattle | COL | SEA |
| Zych relieved Lawrence. | 6 | 3 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to second. | 6 | 3 |
| Arenado lined out to right. | 6 | 3 |
| González flied out to left. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Greg Holland pitching for Colorado | COL | SEA |
| Holland relieved McGee. | 6 | 3 |
| Valencia lined out to right. | 6 | 3 |
| Canó grounded out to third. | 6 | 3 |
| Powell walked. | 6 | 3 |
| Powell to second on fielder's indifference. | 6 | 3 |
| Seager struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Colorado Rockies
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackmon CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .320 | .355 | .610 |
| LeMahieu 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .274 | .347 | .353 |
| Arenado 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .276 | .336 | .547 |
| González RF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | .239 | .313 | .367 |
| Reynolds DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .307 | .380 | .556 |
| Parra LF | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .312 | .331 | .486 |
| Desmond 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .270 | .298 | .374 |
| Story SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | .199 | .302 | .433 |
| Wolters C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | .304 | .407 | .380 |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 173 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Parra (6, Gallardo) HR: Reynolds (14, 2nd inning off Gallardo 1 on, 0 Out); Arenado (13, 3rd inning off Gallardo 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Reynolds 2 (46), Story (19), Blackmon (47), Arenado (35), Parra (27) S: Desmond SF: Blackmon 2-out RBI: Parra GIDP: Reynolds Rockies RISP: 2-4 (LeMahieu 0-1, Story 1-2, Parra 1-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: González (1, 2nd base off Lawrence/Ruiz) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (Parra-Arenado-Desmond, Story-LeMahieu-Desmond). Outfield Assist: Parra (Segura at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| DH CRUZ (HAND) LEFT GAME BOT 5TH |
| SS SEGURA (ANKLE) LEFT GAME TOP 5TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | Safeco Field, Seattle, WA |
| Attendance | 21,536 (45.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:28 |
| Weather | 62 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Brian O'Nora, First Base - Paul Emmel, Second Base - Quinn Wolcott, Third Base - Scott Barry |
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