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Montes

Montes came up big for the Mariners in the top of the ninth inning when he blasted a solo homer off of Rockies closer Jordan Romano. Montes blasted a low-and-inside slider from Romano 426 feet into the Colorado night sky to break a 4-4 tie and has now homered four times since getting the call-up in September. Montes now has 10 RBI in 13 games and is slugging .607.

No surprise here with lefty Reid Detmers toeing the rubber for Los Angeles in this one. The 21-year-old slugging prospect has started just five times in 13 games since arriving in the big leagues earlier this month. He’s managed to supply three homers during that span, but isn’t playing enough to make a real impact outside of extremely deep formats.

Montes put the Mariners on the board in the fourth inning with an absolute blast off Cal Quantrill for a three-run homer. It came off the bat at 116.1 mph and traveled a majestic 474 feet for his second career homer. The 21-year-old slugger is starting in a strong-side platoon and is worth streaming for power in deeper leagues against right-handed pitching.

Montes is back in Seattle’s lineup after coming off the bench during two consecutive games over the weekend due to a left hip injury that he suffered on a collision with the right-center field wall last Friday. The 21-year-old top prospect is at DH and hitting eighth. He’s gone 3-for-14 with one homer and three RBI in five games since being called up last week.

Montes was able to come off the bench as a DH tonight after leaving Friday’s game with hip soreness. He probably won’t start Sunday with the Mariners facing another lefty, but he should again be available.

Montes underwent precautionary X-rays that came back negative for any fractures after crashing into the right-center field wall during Friday’s contest against the Athletics. The 21-year-old rookie slugger, who is hitting .273 (3-for-11) with one homer and three RBI in three games since being called up earlier this week, appears to have avoided serious injury, which is the most encouraging news here. He’s likely to receive some additional time off to rest and recover this weekend.

Montes injured the hip while trying to make a play on Zack Gelof’s triple. The 21-year-old will likely undergo testing to determine the severity, but there’s a good chance he’ll miss Saturday’s game. Taylor Ward has taken over in the outfield.

Montes came up just short of making a spectacular catch against the wall, and while he was able to continue immediately after, the Mariners took precaution and took the outfielder out a few batters later. The specifics of the injury for the 21-year-old should be available soon.

Despite going 2-for-4 with a walk and a home run on Tuesday, Montes will sit against a left-handed pitcher. It’s not a surprise, but is good confirmation that he is going to be in a strong-side platoon role. Taylor Ward will play right field and Dominic Canzone will DH with Cal Raleigh also getting a day off.

Montes’s homer off Wyatt Olds in the fifth was only out of 11 ballparks, but it was a legitimate blast, traveling 407 feet to center. It’s obviously his first in the majors, but it’s the 39th he’s hit on the year. The Mariners had Montes DH his debut, even though reports suggest he’s a better option in right field than Dominic Canzone. He’ll probably take a seat in favor of Victor Robles with the Red Sox throwing left-hander Patrick Sandoval in Wednesday’s game.