Naylor’s Late Heroics Propel Mariners to Playoffs With Dramatic Win Over Rockies

SEATTLE (Interstat) — Josh Naylor hit a two-out, bases-clearing double in the eighth inning, lifting the Seattle Mariners to a 4-3 comeback victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night that clinched a playoff berth. The Mariners, who had just three hits, trailed 3-1 entering the inning before Naylor’s decisive hit off Juan Mejia scored three. Colorado’s McCade Brown struck out 10 over five innings of one-run ball, but Seattle’s Gabe Speier earned the win in relief. Andrés Muñoz secured the save before a crowd of 35,925 at T-Mobile Park. The Mariners (88-69) won for the 15th time in 16 games. The Rockies fell to 43-114.