Raleigh hits MLB-leading 45th homer as the Mariners beat the Rays 6-3 for 7th straight win
It was Seattle's seventh straight win, the longest active run in the American League. Josh Naylor also homered for the Mariners, who wrapped up a 9-1 homestand.
Seattle starter Bryan Woo (10-6) allowed three runs on seven hits over six innings with nine strikeouts. It was his 23rd start this season of six innings or more.
Raleigh's two-run home run came off Rays starter Adrian Houser before Eugenio Suarez added a two-run single for the Mariners in the first. Raleigh, who homered in all three games of the seriers, hit No. 44, a three-run shot, in the third inning of the Mariners' 7-4 victory over the Rays on Saturday.
The Rays chipped away at Seattle's lead. Ha-Seong Kim's double in the second scored Brandon Lowe to close the gap. Yandy Diaz added an RBI grounder in the third.
Kim hit a solo homer in the fourth to make it 4-3.
Naylor gave the Mariners some breathing room with a solo homer in the seventh. Dominic Canzone had an RBI single in the eighth for the final margin.
Hauser (6-4) allowed four runs on six hits over five innings with four strikeouts and three walks.
Key moment
Julio Rodríguez got hit on the elbow by a 97-mph fastball from Adrian Houser in the fourth inning. When he took his elbow guard off to take first, he paused to kiss it.
Key stat
Raleigh moved into a tie with Johnny Bench (1970) at second all-time for most homers by a catcher in a season. Salvador Perez had 48 in 2021.
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The Rays head to Sacramento, California, to face the Athletics on Monday. The Rays did not announce a starter against A's LHP Jeffrey Springs (10-7, 3.89 ERA).
The Mariners visit the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday. RHP George Kirby (7-5, 4.04) will start for Seattle against RHP Dean Kremer (8-8, 4.35).
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