Seattle Mariners’ Cal Raleigh hits a three-run home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)
Seattle Mariners’ Cal Raleigh (29) celebrates with teammates in the dugout after hitting a three-run home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)
Seattle Mariners’ Cal Raleigh rounds third base before scoring in the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)
Seattle Mariners pitcher Luke Jackson (77) and catcher Harry Ford, right, react after a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)
Seattle Mariners’ Jorge Polanco runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run in the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)
Raliegh hits major league-leading 53rd homer, Mariners rout Braves 18-2 with most runs since 2012
ATLANTA (AP) — Cal Raleigh his major league-leading 53rd home run and the Seattle Mariners had 20 hits as they scored their most runs since 2012 in an 18-2 rout of the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.
Seattle Mariners’ Cal Raleigh hits a three-run home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)
ATLANTA (AP) — Cal Raleigh his major league-leading 53rd home run and the Seattle Mariners had 20 hits as they scored their most runs since 2012 in an 18-2 rout of the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.
Eugenio Suárez homered twice, raising his season total to 45, and Jorge Polanco and Josh Naylor also went deep as the Mariners hit five homers in consecutive games for the second time in team history, the first since May 20-21, 1994.
Polanco and Naylor homered in eight-run third inning and Raleigh hit a three-run drive in a seven-run ninth, giving him 113 RBIs. Suárez hit a solo homer in the sixth and a two-run shot in the ninth.
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Seattle had its most runs since beating Texas 21-8 on May 30, 2012, and its most hits since getting 20 in that game against the Rangers. The Mariners won consecutive games for the first time since Aug. 24 against the Athletics and the following day vs. San Diego.
Seattle (75-68) opened a 1 1/2-game for the third and last AL wild card over Kansas City (73-69), which played later Sunday. Texas fell to 73-70 with its third loss in four games following a six-game winning streak.
Luis Castillo (9-8) allowed one run and four hits in six innings.
Atlanta scratched scheduled starter Spencer Strider on Sunday morning and pushed him back to Tuesday against the Chicago Cubs.
Joey Wentz (5-6) gave up eight runs, matching his career high, and eight hits in 2 1/3 innings.
Key moment
After Raleigh’ singled in the third, Julio RodrÃguez hit a sharp potential double-play grounder that deflected off third baseman Nacho Alvarez Jr.‘s left thigh and into left for a three-run double that put the Mariners ahead 4-0.
Key stat
Castillo won for the first time since July 28 after going 0-2 with a 7.31EWRA in his previous six starts.
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Up next
Mariners: RHP Bryan Woo (12-7, 3.02) starts at home on Monday night against St. Louis RHP Miles Mikolas (7-10, 4.89).
Braves: RHP Bryce Elder (6-9, 5.54 starts Monday night’s series opener against the Cubs and LHP Shoto Imanaga (6-9, 3.15).
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