Seattle Mariners at Colorado Rockies

Sat Sep 196:10 PM MTDenver, CO
By JR·2 min read
Final123456789RHE
SEA
000101000240
COL
000000001150

TLDR: A game between two teams with nothing to play for turned into appointment viewing anyway, because the Mariners' top prospect picked Coors Field of all places to throw the best start of his young career.

The pitching matchup didn't unfold the way the injury-return storyline suggested going in — Kade Anderson, not a rehabbing veteran, was the name that mattered on the mound for Seattle, and Tomoyuki Sugano took the ball for Colorado carrying a 7.41 ERA across his three prior September starts. First pitch went off at 6:10 PM MT with the Rockies long eliminated and the Mariners clinging to a sliver of wild-card life.

FINAL
Spread
WIN
Total
(73-83)
WLWWL
2
(57-99)
LWLLL
1
1st pitch72°

Kade Anderson threw 7 scoreless innings with a career-high 7 strikeouts and Dominic Canzone drove in both runs as the Mariners beat the Rockies 2-1 at Coors Field, keeping Seattle's faint wild-card hopes alive while Colorado inched toward its fourth straight 100-loss season.

Mariners
  • Anderson threw 7 scoreless with a career-high 7 Ks
  • Canzone drove in both Mariners runs
  • Win gained a game on Texas, kept wild-card hopes alive
  • Offense managed just 4 hits all game
  • Closer Munoz left with an apparent injury
Rockies
  • Sugano retired the first 10 batters he faced
  • Goodman's 39th homer broke up the shutout bid
  • Out-hit Seattle 5-4 despite the loss
  • Lost a 4th straight, nearing a 4th 100-loss season
  • Karros scratched pregame with back spasms
  • Bullpen surrendered the go-ahead runs via Canzone

Sugano actually opened sharp, setting down the first 10 batters he faced before Randy Arozarena drew a walk in the fourth and scored on a Dominic Canzone single. Colorado's lineup was also down regular third baseman Kyle Karros, scratched pregame with back spasms, thinning an infield already missing Willi Castro for the season.

Bryce Miller
Bryce Miller
(4-9)·3.99 ERA
Sep 13 @ Athletics
ND
5.0IP
2ER
5K
5BB
91P
09/19 Lineup
Jose Quintana
Jose Quintana
(2-3)·5.40 ERA
May 24 @ Diamondbacks
L
1.1IP
6ER
0K
0BB
33P
09/19 Lineup

Canzone did the rest of the damage himself, adding an RBI double in the sixth off reliever Ryan Feltner to make it 2-0 — and that was every run Anderson would need.

Anderson didn't just hold a two-run lead, he made it look routine: 7 scoreless innings, 3 hits, a career-high 7 strikeouts and zero walks, the longest outing of his career since debuting against the Cubs on Aug. 22 — a start that validated his run as the consensus No. 1 overall prospect in the sport.

09/20W@Rockies2-1
09/19L@Rockies3-5
09/18W@Rockies5-4
09/16W@Angels7-2
09/15L@Angels1-2
09/20LvsMariners1-2
09/19WvsMariners5-3
09/18LvsMariners4-5
09/17LvsPadres2-9
09/16LvsPadres3-9

Colorado finally got on the board with a Hunter Goodman homer, his 39th of the season, off closer Andres Munoz in the ninth — the moment that also set the room off, with the busiest five minutes of the whole broadcast landing right in that window. "It's been over since you placed that bet," one poster in the Polymarket chat wrote earlier in the night, and it held up even after Goodman's shot; another posting from the Rockies side wrote, "imagine betting on the rockies LMAO," well before the final out.

  • 7-Day ILBrendan Donovan (3B)Donovan continues to experience concussion symptoms, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.09/03
  • 15-Day-ILEmerson Hancock (SP)Seattle placed Hancock (groin) on the 15-day injured list Sunday with a left adductor strain, retroactive to Aug. 29.08/30
  • 15-Day-ILCole Wilcox (RP)Wilcox left Thursday's game versus the Tigers due to left oblique tightness.08/07
  • 60-Day-ILNick Davila (RP)The Mariners placed Davila on the 15-day injured list Monday with a right SC joint sprain in his shoulder.09/06
  • 60-Day-ILMatt Brash (RP)Brash has been shut down from throwing for eight weeks after an MRI revealed more inflammation in his lat, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.09/05
  • 60-Day-ILBrennen Davis (CF)The Mariners recalled Davis (hamstring) from Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday and placed him on the 60-day injured list.09/03
  • 60-Day-ILColt Emerson (SS)The Mariners transferred Emerson (wrist) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Monday.08/31
  • 60-Day-ILLuke Raley (RF)The Mariners transferred Raley (forearm) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday.08/19
  • 60-Day-ILWill Wilson (3B)Wilson (thumb) has gone 3-for-9 with two RBI and a 1:2 BB:K in his first three rehab games between High-A Everett and Triple-A Tacoma.06/17
  • 60-Day-ILLogan Evans (SP)The Mariners placed Evans (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Monday.05/08
  • Day-To-DayKyle Karros (3B)Karros was scratched from the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners due to back spasms.09/20
  • 10-Day-ILWilli Castro (2B)Castro (heel/knee) said Wednesday that he will miss the remainder of the 2026 season, MLB.com reports.09/17
  • 60-Day-ILChase Dollander (SP)Dollander underwent an internal brace procedure on his right elbow Monday, Kevin Henry of The Denver Gazette reports.06/23
  • 60-Day-ILWelinton Herrera (RP)Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer announced Monday that Herrera (elbow) has been diagnosed with a torn UCL and will miss the remainder of the season, Jack Janes of MLB.com reports.06/02
  • 60-Day-ILMcCade Brown (SP)Brown (shoulder) had been scheduled to throw a live bullpen session this weekend, MLB.com reports.06/01
  • 60-Day-ILRJ Petit (RP)The Rockies transferred Petit (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Thursday, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.05/08
  • 60-Day-ILPierson Ohl (RP)The Rockies placed Ohl (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Wednesday.05/08
  • 60-Day-ILKris Bryant (DH)Bryant said Tuesday that the ongoing pain in his back continues to prevent him from participating in baseball activities, though he's still consulting with doctors and trainers for potential rehab options, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.05/08

Munoz left after that homer with what looked like an injury, with Eduard Bazardo closing it out for the save — a wrinkle worth watching for a Seattle bullpen that had already lost Nick Davila and Matt Brash for good. The win pushed the Mariners to 73-83 and gained them a game on Texas in the AL West, while Colorado fell to 57-99 and inched closer to a fourth straight 100-loss season.

More Stories