SEATTLE (AP) — Jarred Kelenic homered for the fourth consecutive game and Ty France extended his hitting streak to 11 games in the Seattle Mariners’ 5-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night.
Kelenic connected in the second inning against Austin Gomber to give the Mariners a 2-1 lead and extend his hitting streak to a career-high eight games.
Mariners starter Tommy Milone, called up from Triple-A Tacoma earlier in the day, allowed one earned run and three hits over 4 2/3 innings, while striking out three.
Reliever Matt Brash (1-1) got the win. Paul Sewald pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his third save. Austin Gomber (0-3) was the loser.
Kris Bryant gave the Rockies the lead with a solo homer off Milone in the first inning, and Kelenic put the Mariners ahead with his second-inning blast. Kelenic also doubled to right field in the fourth, and scored on a Julio Rodriguez RBI single.
One batter later, France drove in two runs with a double off the center field wall to push the lead to 5-1.
Yonathan Daza hit an RBI infield single for Colorado in the sixth, and Ezeqial Tovar drew a bases-loaded walk to pull the Rockies within two runs.
Trainer’s room
Rockies: INF Elehuris Montero (right thumb) missed his third straight game, but could return to the lineup Saturday.
Mariners: OF Dylan Moore (oblique) was back with the club after returning from extended spring training, and will head to Tacoma for a rehab assignment next week.
Up next
RHP Ryan Feltner will start Saturday for Colorado. He is 0-1 with a 7.45 ERA through his first two starts. RHP George Kirby will start for Seattle. In his first two starts of 2023, he has a 4.35 ERA and nine strikeouts.
