Seattle Mariners’ Cal Raleigh follows through on a three-run home run against the Tampa Bay Rays during the third inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Mariners’ Julio Rodriguez holds the trident to celebrate a win over the Tampa Bay Rays in a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Mariners’ Julio Rodriguez (44) reacts with fans above the dugout after he hit a solo home run against the Tampa Bay Rays during the third inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Joe Boyle, right, sits in the dugout after being pulled from a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners during the fourth inning, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Raleigh hits MLB-best 44th homer and RodrÃguez connects twice as streaking Mariners top Rays 7-4
SEATTLE (AP) — Cal Raleigh launched his major league-leading 44th home run, Julio RodrÃguez went deep twice and the surging Seattle Mariners defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 7-4 on Saturday night after retiring Ichiro Suzuki’s No. 51 jersey.
Seattle Mariners’ Cal Raleigh follows through on a three-run home run against the Tampa Bay Rays during the third inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
SEATTLE (AP) — Cal Raleigh launched his major league-leading 44th home run, Julio RodrÃguez went deep twice and the surging Seattle Mariners defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 7-4 on Saturday night after retiring Ichiro Suzuki’s No. 51 jersey.
Seattle extended its win streak to six, the longest active run in the American League, and moved within a half-game of Houston atop the AL West.
After hitting the Raleigh delivered another three-run shot Saturday to put Seattle up 5-1 in the third. RodrÃguez connected on the next pitch from starter Joe Boyle (1-2), who lasted 3 1/3 innings.
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RodrÃguez also hit a two-run homer in the first, a 436-foot drive, and has 23 home runs this season.
Brandon Lowe homered for the second consecutive game in the first inning for Tampa Bay. Junior Caminero hit his 32nd homer in the sixth, a three-run shot off Caleb Ferguson.
Cole Young scored on a wild pitch in the Seattle sixth to make it 7-4.
Key moment
Young’s walk and Randy Arozarena’s single set up Raleigh’s homer to give Seattle a four-run cushion.
Key stat
J.P. Crawford’s 17-pitch at-bat against Rays reliever Mason Englert in the sixth tied for the longest by a Mariners player since pitch tracking began in 1988. After hitting 12 foul balls, Crawford popped out to shortstop — and still received a standing ovation.
Up next
Tampa Bay RHP Adrian Houser (6-3, 2.54 ERA) opposes RHP Bryan Woo (9-6, 3.02) in the series finale Sunday.
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