Seattle Mariners at Colorado Rockies

DENVER – Rockies rookie Cole Carrigg marveled at Saturday’s pregame ceremony honoring Hall of Famer Todd Helton with a statue outside of Coors Field. “He’s an amazing player and a pretty godly figure – looking at some of those numbers written on the statue was pretty incredible,” Carrigg said. “It definitely helps you to know that it’s possible, because he’s just a normal guy. “But, yeah, he’s awesome.” Inspired by one of baseball’s all-time greats, and a large crowd that stayed around for the game, Carrigg delivered a two-run single with the bases loaded and two outs in the seventh inning of a 5-3 victory over the Mariners on Saturday night at Coors Field. Carrigg is only beginning to build his numbers and write his story. How well a player’s story is remembered depends on how long it lasts. How long it lasts depends on how a player survives the twists of baseball. The winning swing, off Mariners reliever Cooper Criswell, came a day after Carrigg represented the possible tying run. He stole second with one out in the ninth inning, but he took off for third too early and was thrown out by Mariners reliever Andrés Muñoz. Mickey Moniak struck out to end the Rockies’ 98th loss of the season. Carrigg was a key to not letting 99 happen, and to helping the Rockies to their eighth win in their past 31 games. “It’s a huge piece for a good big league player that you need to have,” manager Warren Schaeffer said. “It needs to be pitch to pitch. But last night to today, you turn the page and you look to win a ballgame today. You can’t dwell on that \[mistake on Friday\