Cruz hits 30th homer, Mariners beat Rockies 8

Charlie Blackmon’s homer in the first, the 10th leadoff blast of his career, made it 2-1, and Hundley hit a two-run shot to tie it at 3 in the fourth.

“I wasn’t able to stop the bleeding”, he said.

Prior to the season, ZiPS projected Gray to have a 4.47 ERA and a 4.52 FIP against major league competition, both of which adjust to slightly below league average figures. He also scored runs in the first and seventh innings.

For Colorado, DJ LeMahieu bounced back from striking out five times Monday with two hits.

“He was beating himself up for the at-bat the other night”, Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. “It’s good to see those guys have a moment of glory”.

But moments such as the one that happened minutes before McKenry said those words seem to make it all worthwhile. “That’s a big-time hit”.

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Arizona Diamondbacks optioned rookie right-hander Zack Godley to Double-A Mobile on Wednesday and recalled right-handed reliever Allen Webster from Triple-A Reno. “It hung up and was right in the middle”.

Hernandez (13-6) struck out nine and walked one in his first career appearance at hitter-friendly Coors Field, allowing the Mariners to build a big enough lead to withstand the Rockies’ three-run, ninth-inning rally. But the former closer couldn’t seal the deal, allowing a RBI double to Ben Paulsen and a run-scoring single by Kyle Parker to send the game into extra frames. McKenry worked the count even before he delivered his big hit.

Over two seasons with the Sooners, Gray went 18-7, including a 10-win season in 2013, with a 2.32 ERA and 251 strikeouts, which ranks 11th all-time at OU, in 229 innings pitched. He improved to 8-0 with a 1.65 ERA in 12 starts following a loss since the beginning of last season. Miller hit his ninth homer in the third, an opposite-field drive to left that left Butler bent over with his hands on his knees, visibly showing his dismay.The Rockies parlayed four singles into two runs in the fourth. “Walker was in complete control of the game and he was pretty filthy”.

The Mariners blew it open with a three-run eighth.

The euphoria didn’t last. With spot starter Vidal Nuno only working 32/3 innings, the bullpen picked up the rest of the innings, allowing just one run. Nunõ defensively on the night went 3.2 innings giving up five hits, and three runs. “As soon as I threw the pitch, I knew I made a mistake”. “I just swung hard“. Parker raced into foul territory to track down Ketel Marte’s fly. Jackson tracked the ball, ready to catch it, but he ran out of room as the ball carried over the wall to make it 5-4. He is replacing injured RHP Kyle Kendrick (right shoulder inflammation) in the Rockies’ rotation…. He was placed on the disabled list on Monday. He missed three games from July 29-31 and then served as the Mariners’ DH on Saturday and Sunday at Minnesota….

Seattle Mariners’ Franklin Gutierrez watches his two-run home run off Colorado Rockies relief pitcher John Axford during the seventh inning of a baseball game Wednesday, August 5, 2015, in Denver.