Looking to finish the season on a high note, Bradley Blalock suffered the opposite as he labored in a short start. Blalock lasted just 3 2/3 innings, allowing five runs on six hits with one strikeout and two walks while throwing 73 pitches. It was clear Blalock was laboring through the outing, running into deep counts and battling his command.

Eugenio Suárez matched his career high with his 49th homer, leading the AL West champion Seattle Mariners over the Colorado Rockies 6-2 on Thursday night for their 17th win in 18 games. A day after clinching their first division title since 2001,

The Seattle Mariners announced Friday that they will shut down Root Sports Northwest at the end of the 2025 season, shifting all aspects of broadcast production, carriage, and streaming of Mariners games to Major League Baseball beginning in 2026.

The Rockies were eliminated from the playoffs a month ago, so Tuesday night’s game at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park was the closest they would come to postseason vibes.

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies will look to break a four-game road skid when they play the Seattle Mariners. Seattle is 89-69 overall and 50-27 at home. The Mariners are second in the AL with 236 total home runs, averaging 1.5 per game.

The Seattle Mariners (88-69), winners of 15 of their last 16 games, will continue their march to October when they host the Colorado Rockies (43-114) at T-Mobil

Unfortunately, one more game comes against the Seattle Mariners. The Colorado Rockies have not had a good time in Seattle, watching the M’s clinch a playoff berth as well as a division title over the first two games.