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SEATTLE (AP) -- Tom Goodwin and the Colorado Rockies turned on their jets. Seattle catcher Tom Lampkin turned red.
"He flies," teammate Brian Hunter said of Goodwin. "It's ridiculous."
Goodwin went 4-for-5 with a career-high four steals, and
Colorado swiped seven in all in beating the Mariners 6-1 Wednesday
night for its first win at Safeco Field.
"There was nothing Lampkin could do," Hunter said. "He made
some good throws. Base stealing is off pitchers. We stole our bases
off pitchers."
But Lampkin blamed himself.
"I had a chance to throw every one of those guys out," he
said. "I don't care if Santa Claus was running. You hear guys
steal bases off of pitchers. Most of the time they do. But today
they didn't."
Goodwin is 26-for-30 in steal attempts, tied with Florida's Luis
Castillo for most stolen bases in the majors.
He came home on a double steal in the first inning -- the first
steal of the plate by Colorado since Todd Helton against Houston on May 30, 1998. On the double steal, Mike Lansing drew a poor throw
from Lampkin in stealing second, and Goodwin stole home without
drawing a throw.
"Lampkin looked at me and froze me," Goodwin said. "I'm not
surprised at anything that happens in this game."
Goodwin stole a pair of bases in the third and another in the
seventh. Colorado was 7-for-8 on the basepaths against Lampkin,
with Lansing, Neifi Perez and Hunter also stealing. Lampkin threw
out Perez.
Goodwin, who came into this season with more stolen bases than
any other player in the majors the past five years, said the stolen
base was still a major weapon despite all the home runs being hit.
"That's why Seattle went out and acquired the services of the
greatest base stealer of all time," Goodwin said of the free-agent
signing of Rickey Henderson, who did not play Wednesday night.
Rockies manager Buddy Bell loves his team's speed. Colorado is
second in the majors in stolen bases behind Florida, with 58 in 78
attempts.
"It just puts so much pressure on defenses and makes pitchers
speed up their deliveries," Bell said.
Helton went 1-for-4 with an intentional walk and was 2-for-11
with two intentional walks in the series. His major league-leading
average dropped to .405.
Rolando Arrojo (4-4) won his third straight start, allowing four
hits in seven innings, including two by Alex Rodriguez. Gabe White
completed the five-hitter, giving up Rodriguez's third hit.
Jamie Moyer (3-2) made his second start since a seven-week stay
on the disabled list due to a strained muscle in the back of his
left shoulder. He gave up three runs and eight hits in six innings.
"You have to respect speed and they have good speed," Moyer
said. "They are going to get on base, and it's a matter of trying
to keep the running game under control."
After the double steal put Colorado ahead in the first, Jeff
Cirillo had a run-scoring bunt single in the third.
Seattle, which won its three previous games, got a sacrifice fly
from Lampkin in the fourth.
Jeffrey Hammonds homered in the sixth for a 3-1 lead, and the
Rockies added three runs in the eighth on RBI singles by Scott
Servais and Goodwin, and Lansing's run-scoring groundout.
Game notes
After the game, the Mariners trimmed their roster to 11
pitchers by optioning right-hander Kevin Hodges to Triple-A Tacoma and recalling INF-OF Charles Gipson from their Pacific Coast League farm club. Hodges gave up a run in two innings on Wednesday. He
leaves Seattle with a 3.72 ERA. ... Goodwin became the first player
to steal home against the Mariners since San Diego's Gary Matthews
Jr. last June 4 -- also on a double steal. ... Colorado DHs were
1-for-9 in the series. ... Colorado's record for stolen bases in a
game is 10. The record for stolen bases against the Mariners is
eight. ... Goodwin's four hits were a season high and tied his
career high. ... 1B ump Laz Diaz initially called John Olerud's
ninth-inning drive a home run, but Bell argued, the umpiring crew
convened and the ball was called foul. Olerud then struck out.
"The first base umpire said he didn't get a good look," Mariners
manager Lou Piniella said. "The other three assured me it was foul
and they were right."
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