It’s an open question as to whether there are any easy ways to win games. But it’s hard to envision any way much tougher than protecting a one-run lead over the closing innings at Coors Field.
The Mariners pulled that off Monday afternoon in holding on for a 6-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies with a magnificent bullpen relay by six relievers.
"That was outstanding," second baseman Robinson Cano said. "Especially in this field where anything you hit in the air can be a homer. Three innings, leading by just one run, that was pretty good by our bullpen.