SEATTLE -- Rockies rookie Noel Cuevas tried in vain to trick the Mariners with a squeeze bunt in the seventh inning on Saturday. On the next pitch, he treated the Rockies to a three-run homer and, ultimately, their fifth straight win in Colorado's 5-1 victory.
It was just the second Major League homer for Cuevas, who had two of the Rockies' seven hits in seven innings against Mariners standout lefty James Paxton (8-3). Interestingly, five of the hits off Paxton (who struck out nine, including a career-high four for Charlie Blackmon and two against Nolan Arenado) and seven total hits came from the bottom three hitters in the order.