DENVER -- Michael McKenry whiffed when he had a chance to be a hero last time. He didn't miss when he got the chance again.
McKenry hit a two-out, two-run homer in the 11th inning and the Colorado Rockies rallied to beat the Seattle Mariners 7-5 on Wednesday.
McKenry ended the 4-hour, 7-minute game when he hit Mayckol Guaipe's 2-2 curveball into the left-field seats for his fourth home run of the season. It was McKenry's first walk-off hit in his career.
"Luckily I found the barrel and didn't hit it into someone's glove," McKenry said. "I knew it right when I hit it, which is even more gratifying. I've never done that in the big leagues."
It was fitting after he failed in a similar opportunity against Seattle closer Carson Smith on Monday night. Colorado came back from a six-run deficit in that game but lost 8-7 after McKenry pinch hit in the ninth and struck out with the tying run on third.
"He was beating himself up for the at-bat the other night," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "He's such a team guy and somebody that comes to the park worrying about the team first. It's good to see those guys have a moment of glory. That was a big-time hit."
It was a tough ending for Guaipe, who was recalled from Triple-A on Tuesday.
"I tried to keep the ball down," he said. "It hung up and was right in the middle."
Seattle's Nelson Cruz doubled and singled to extend his hitting streak to 16 games but failed to homer for the first time in six games.
The Rockies' winning rally started with Ben Paulsen's one-out single off Guaipe (0-3). McKenry worked the count even before he delivered his big hit.
Yohane Flande (2-1) pitched the top of the 11th to get the win.
Seattle starter Taijuan Walker followed his complete game one-hitter against Minnesota with 7 1/3 innings. He allowed five hits and gave up Carlos Gonzalez's three-run homer in the sixth but was otherwise dominant.
"I looked at (bench coach Tom Runnells) after CarGo's homer and said, `These guys are killing us 3-3.' That's what it felt like," Weiss said. "Walker was in complete control of the game and he was pretty filthy. To get three runs with one swing, that was pretty huge."
The euphoria didn't last. Franklin Gutierrez answered with a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh to give Seattle a 5-3 lead.
Colorado rallied for two runs in the ninth off Fernando Rodney to force extra innings.
"The walk hurt (Rodney)," Mariners manager Lloyd McLendon said. "These type of ballparks and you walk guys or you misplay a ball, it usually comes back to haunt you."
Seattle scored three runs in the fourth, with Walker hitting an RBI double.
Colorado, which managed just two hits through the first five innings, rallied to tie it in the sixth on Gonzalez's 22nd home run, which traveled an estimated 465 feet.
"I thought he might throw me that split again," Gonzalez said. "I was sitting on that pitch, he throws it at 90 and I was just trying to barrel the ball. Right off the bat I knew it was gone."
CROWD CONTROL
Rockies left fielder Kyle Parker covered a lot of ground to record the second out of the sixth inning. Parker raced into foul territory to track down Ketel Marte's fly. He ran out of room but leapt into the stands as he caught the ball, prompting an ovation from the 30,196 fans.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: RHP Brooks Brown is still working his way back from right shoulder inflammation. Weiss said there is no timetable for Brown, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list on June 18.
UP NEXT
Mariners: RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (2-2, 4.47) will open a three-game series at home against Texas on Friday. Iwakuma tossed 8 2/3 innings of one-run ball against Minnesota on Sunday.
Rockies: LHP Jorge De La Rosa (7-4, 4.87) opens a seven-game road trip in Washington on Saturday. De La Rosa got Colorado's lone win in a four-game series at St. Louis last week.
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McKenry hit a two-out, two-run homer in the 11th inning and the Colorado Rockies rallied to beat the Seattle Mariners 7-5 on Wednesday.
McKenry ended the 4-hour, 7-minute game when he hit Mayckol Guaipe's 2-2 curveball into the left-field seats for his fourth home run of the season. It was McKenry's first walk-off hit in his career.
"Luckily I found the barrel and didn't hit it into someone's glove," McKenry said. "I knew it right when I hit it, which is even more gratifying. I've never done that in the big leagues."
It was fitting after he failed in a similar opportunity against Seattle closer Carson Smith on Monday night. Colorado came back from a six-run deficit in that game but lost 8-7 after McKenry pinch hit in the ninth and struck out with the tying run on third.
"He was beating himself up for the at-bat the other night," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "He's such a team guy and somebody that comes to the park worrying about the team first. It's good to see those guys have a moment of glory. That was a big-time hit."
It was a tough ending for Guaipe, who was recalled from Triple-A on Tuesday.
"I tried to keep the ball down," he said. "It hung up and was right in the middle."
Seattle's Nelson Cruz doubled and singled to extend his hitting streak to 16 games but failed to homer for the first time in six games.
The Rockies' winning rally started with Ben Paulsen's one-out single off Guaipe (0-3). McKenry worked the count even before he delivered his big hit.
Yohane Flande (2-1) pitched the top of the 11th to get the win.
Seattle starter Taijuan Walker followed his complete game one-hitter against Minnesota with 7 1/3 innings. He allowed five hits and gave up Carlos Gonzalez's three-run homer in the sixth but was otherwise dominant.
"I looked at (bench coach Tom Runnells) after CarGo's homer and said, `These guys are killing us 3-3.' That's what it felt like," Weiss said. "Walker was in complete control of the game and he was pretty filthy. To get three runs with one swing, that was pretty huge."
The euphoria didn't last. Franklin Gutierrez answered with a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh to give Seattle a 5-3 lead.
Colorado rallied for two runs in the ninth off Fernando Rodney to force extra innings.
"The walk hurt (Rodney)," Mariners manager Lloyd McLendon said. "These type of ballparks and you walk guys or you misplay a ball, it usually comes back to haunt you."
Seattle scored three runs in the fourth, with Walker hitting an RBI double.
Colorado, which managed just two hits through the first five innings, rallied to tie it in the sixth on Gonzalez's 22nd home run, which traveled an estimated 465 feet.
"I thought he might throw me that split again," Gonzalez said. "I was sitting on that pitch, he throws it at 90 and I was just trying to barrel the ball. Right off the bat I knew it was gone."
CROWD CONTROL
Rockies left fielder Kyle Parker covered a lot of ground to record the second out of the sixth inning. Parker raced into foul territory to track down Ketel Marte's fly. He ran out of room but leapt into the stands as he caught the ball, prompting an ovation from the 30,196 fans.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: RHP Brooks Brown is still working his way back from right shoulder inflammation. Weiss said there is no timetable for Brown, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list on June 18.
UP NEXT
Mariners: RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (2-2, 4.47) will open a three-game series at home against Texas on Friday. Iwakuma tossed 8 2/3 innings of one-run ball against Minnesota on Sunday.
Rockies: LHP Jorge De La Rosa (7-4, 4.87) opens a seven-game road trip in Washington on Saturday. De La Rosa got Colorado's lone win in a four-game series at St. Louis last week.
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3:10PM,EDT,August 5,2015
Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Seattle - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | SEA | COL |
| Marte struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Seager doubled to deep right. | 0 | 0 |
| Cruz grounded out to shortstop, Seager to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Canó grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Seattle | SEA | COL |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Reyes grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | SEA | COL |
| Gutiérrez grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Trumbo doubled to deep left. | 0 | 0 |
| Zunino grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Seattle | SEA | COL |
| González doubled to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu lined out to right, González to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Paulsen struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Parker lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | SEA | COL |
| Walker struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Marte lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Seager grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Seattle | SEA | COL |
| McKenry grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Rusin grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | SEA | COL |
| Cruz doubled to deep right. | 0 | 0 |
| Canó singled to center, Cruz scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Gutiérrez singled to center, Canó to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Jackson singled to center, Canó scored, Gutiérrez to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Trumbo grounded into fielder's choice to third, Gutiérrez out at third, Jackson to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Zunino lined out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Walker doubled to right, Jackson scored, Trumbo to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Marte walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Seager grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Seattle | SEA | COL |
| Reyes lined out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Arenado popped out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| González grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | SEA | COL |
| Cruz walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Canó lined out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Gutiérrez singled to left, Cruz to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Jackson struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| Trumbo walked, Cruz to third, Gutiérrez to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Zunino flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Seattle | SEA | COL |
| LeMahieu walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Paulsen singled to right, LeMahieu to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Parker struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| McKenry lined into double play, third to first, Paulsen doubled off first. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Scott Oberg pitching for Colorado | SEA | COL |
| Oberg relieved Rusin. | 3 | 0 |
| Walker flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Marte fouled out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Seager lined out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Seattle | SEA | COL |
| Stubbs hit for Oberg. | 3 | 0 |
| Stubbs doubled to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Blackmon lined out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Reyes grounded out to shortstop, Stubbs to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Arenado walked. | 3 | 0 |
| González homered to right center (455 feet), Stubbs and Arenado scored. | 3 | 3 |
| LeMahieu walked. | 3 | 3 |
| LeMahieu stole second. | 3 | 3 |
| Paulsen struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| John Axford pitching for Colorado | SEA | COL |
| Axford relieved Oberg. | 3 | 3 |
| Cruz singled to left. | 3 | 3 |
| Canó struck out swinging, Cruz stole second. | 3 | 3 |
| Gutiérrez homered to left center (445 feet), Cruz scored. | 5 | 3 |
| Jackson singled to center. | 5 | 3 |
| Trumbo struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| Jackson caught stealing second. | 5 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Seattle | SEA | COL |
| Morrison at first base. | 5 | 3 |
| Parker lined out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| McKenry popped out to third. | 5 | 3 |
| Barnes hit for Axford. | 5 | 3 |
| Barnes grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Justin Miller pitching for Colorado | SEA | COL |
| Miller relieved Axford. | 5 | 3 |
| Zunino flied out to center. | 5 | 3 |
| Walker struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| Marte walked. | 5 | 3 |
| Seager lined out to right. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Seattle | SEA | COL |
| Blackmon popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 3 |
| Reyes reached on infield single to second. | 5 | 3 |
| C. Smith relieved Walker. | 5 | 3 |
| Arenado grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Reyes out at second. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Kahnle pitching for Colorado | SEA | COL |
| Kahnle relieved Miller. | 5 | 3 |
| Cruz struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| Canó doubled to right. | 5 | 3 |
| Gutiérrez grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 3 |
| Jackson struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joe Beimel pitching for Seattle | SEA | COL |
| Beimel relieved C. Smith. | 5 | 3 |
| González struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| Rodney relieved Beimel. | 5 | 3 |
| S. Smith in left field. | 5 | 3 |
| LeMahieu walked. | 5 | 3 |
| Paulsen doubled to deep center, LeMahieu scored. | 5 | 4 |
| Parker singled to right, Paulsen scored. | 5 | 5 |
| McKenry flied out to center. | 5 | 5 |
| Descalso hit for Kahnle. | 5 | 5 |
| Descalso walked, Parker to second. | 5 | 5 |
| Rasmussen relieved Rodney. | 5 | 5 |
| Blackmon flied out to right. | 5 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Christian Friedrich pitching for Colorado | SEA | COL |
| Friedrich relieved Kahnle. | 5 | 5 |
| Morrison walked. | 5 | 5 |
| Zunino walked, Morrison to second. | 5 | 5 |
| S. Smith sacrificed to third, Morrison to third, Zunino to second. | 5 | 5 |
| Betancourt relieved Friedrich. | 5 | 5 |
| Marte struck out looking. | 5 | 5 |
| Seager flied out to left. | 5 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Rob Rasmussen pitching for Seattle | SEA | COL |
| Reyes grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 5 |
| Arenado flied out to center. | 5 | 5 |
| González grounded out to third. | 5 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 11th | SCORE | |
| Yohan Flande pitching for Colorado | SEA | COL |
| Flande relieved Betancourt. | 5 | 5 |
| Cruz grounded out to third. | 5 | 5 |
| Canó walked. | 5 | 5 |
| Montero hit for Rasmussen. | 5 | 5 |
| Montero lined out to right. | 5 | 5 |
| Jackson grounded into fielder's choice to third, Canó out at second. | 5 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 11th | SCORE | |
| Mayckol Guaipe pitching for Seattle | SEA | COL |
| Guaipe relieved Rasmussen. | 5 | 5 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to second. | 5 | 5 |
| Paulsen singled to right center. | 5 | 5 |
| Parker struck out swinging. | 5 | 5 |
| McKenry homered to left (425 feet), Paulsen scored. | 5 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle Mariners | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Marte SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 35 | .200 | .333 | .200 |
| Seager 3B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .269 | .327 | .443 |
| Cruz RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | .324 | .389 | .597 |
| Canó 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .266 | .312 | .415 |
| Gutiérrez LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .299 | .333 | .552 |
Rodney P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
a-Montero PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .321 | .387 | .536 |
Guaipe P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jackson CF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .253 | .296 | .357 |
| Trumbo 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .246 | .288 | .341 |
Morrison 1B
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .221 | .299 | .365 |
| Zunino C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | .175 | .234 | .308 |
| Walker P | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .111 | .111 | .222 |
C. Smith P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Beimel P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
S. Smith LF
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | .332 | .454 |
| Totals | 43 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 208 | |||
| a-lined out to right for R Rasmussen in the 11th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Seager (24, Rusin); Trumbo (7, Rusin); Cruz (18, Rusin); Walker (1, Rusin); Canó (27, Kahnle) HR: Gutiérrez (4, 7th inning off Axford 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: Canó (49), Jackson (29), Walker (1), Gutiérrez 2 (12) S: S. Smith 2-out RBI: Walker Mariners RISP: 4-16 (Marte 0-1, Jackson 1-3, Seager 0-2, Trumbo 0-1, Zunino 0-3, Walker 1-1, Gutiérrez 1-2, Cruz 0-1, Canó 1-2) Team LOB: 13 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Cruz (3, 2nd base off Axford/McKenry) CS: Jackson (9, 2nd base by Axford/McKenry) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (Seager-Trumbo, Marte-Canó-Morrison). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 30,196 (59.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:06 |
| Weather | 89 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Marcus Pattillo, First Base - Phil Cuzzi, Second Base - Gerry Davis, Third Base - Will Little |
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