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Anderson tosses 7 shutout innings, Mariners beat Rockies 2-1 to avoid elimination

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Kelly, M. (2026, September 20). Anderson tosses 7 shutout innings, Mariners beat Rockies 2-1 to avoid elimination. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/anderson-tosses-7-shutout-innings-mariners-beat-rockies-2-1-to-avoid-elimination/article_a7ba7a7e-49ca-5826-94bf-bfc9baec1c07.html

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Rookie pitcher Kade Anderson threw seven shutout innings with three hits allowed and seven strikeouts as the Seattle Mariners beat the Colorado Rockies 2-1 in Denver on Sunday. This win helped the Mariners stay alive in their quest for an AL playoff spot, improving to 73-83 while gaining ground on Texas in the AL West standings. The key moments included Anderson's career-high strikeout performance and Andrés Muñoz’s injury during a tense ninth inning that ultimately didn’t affect the outcome as Eduard Bazardo secured the save.

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Rookie pitcher Kade Anderson tossed seven shutout innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the Colorado Rockies by a score of 2-1 on Sunday in Denver. Dominic Canzone contributed with two RBI hits, helping Seattle avoid being eliminated from playoff contention temporarily. Anderson allowed just three hits and struck out seven batters without issuing any walks, marking his longest outing since making his major league debut on August 22 against the Chicago Cubs. The win improved Seattle's record to 73-83, bringing them a game closer to Texas in the AL West standings. Closer Andrés Muñoz left the game due to an injury after walking TJ Rumfield, with Eduard Bazardo securing his first career save by closing out the ninth inning despite allowing a walk.

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Anderson PERSON · 3× Mariners ORG · 3× Rockies ORG · 3× Canzone PERSON · 2× Colorado GPE · 2× Muñoz PERSON · 2× Seattle ORG · 2× DENVER GPE · 1× Dominic Canzone PERSON · 1× Kade Anderson PERSON · 1×

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Rookie Kade Anderson tossed seven shutout innings, Dominic Canzone drove in two runs, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Colorado Rockies 2-1 on Sunday to stave off elimination from playoff contention.

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2026-09-21 · Toronto Star

Anderson tosses 7 shutout innings, Mariners beat Rockies 2-1 to avoid elimination · assertive framing

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Mariners → toss → contention

Anderson (2-2), in the longest of his six starts since making his major league debut Aug. 22 at the Chicago Cubs, followed his worst outing with his best. asserted

Anderson → make → best

He gave up three hits, struck out a career-high seven and didn’t walk a batter. asserted

He → give → batter

His performance kept Seattle’s slim postseason hopes alive. asserted

performance → keep → hopes

The Mariners (73-83) gained a game on Texas in the AL West and avoided, temporarily, being eliminated from the AL wild-card race. asserted

Mariners → gain → race

Mariners closer Andrés Muñoz left the game after walking TJ Rumfield with one out in the ninth. asserted

Muñoz → leave → ninth

Muñoz bent over flexing his right arm after missing on a 98 mph fastball, bringing out the trainer. asserted

Muñoz → bend → trainer

Manager Dan Wilson said Munoz’s issue was with his right knee He was replaced by Eduard Bazardo, who got the final two outs around a walk for his first save. asserted

who → say → save

Colorado catcher Hunter Goodman hit his 39th homer off Muñoz. asserted

Goodman → hit → Muñoz

Rockies starter Tomoyuki Sugano, who entered Sunday with a 7.41 ERA in three September starts, set down the first 10 batters before running into trouble in the fourth. asserted

who → enter → fourth

He walked Randy Arozarena, and he scored from first on Canzone’s single to center. asserted

he → walk → center

Canzone gave Seattle a 2-0 lead with an RBI double in the sixth off of Ryan Feltner. asserted

Canzone → give → Feltner

Colorado’s best scoring opportunity against Anderson was in the sixth inning when Jake McCarthy tripled with one out. asserted

McCarthy → triple → out

Anderson got Connor Norby looking for the second out and struck out Goodman to end the inning. asserted

Anderson → get → inning

Up next Mariners: RHP Logan Gilbert (12-10, 3.69 ERA) faces the Astros on Tuesday night to open the season-ending homestand. asserted

Gilbert → face → homestand

Rockies: LHP Kyle Freeland (4-10, 6.38) opens the final home series against the Diamondbacks on Tuesday night. asserted

Freeland → open → night