DETROIT — Cal Raleigh hit his thirty seventh and thirty eighth residence runs to maneuver inside one in every of Barry Bonds’ 2001 document for homers earlier than the All-Star break, and the Seattle Mariners beat Detroit 12-3 on Friday night time to finish Tarik Skubal’s three-month unbeaten streak.
Raleigh — within the lineup as designated hitter — made it 5-3 on a solo shot within the eighth inning, then hit a grand slam in a seven-run ninth.
It was Raleigh’s eighth multi-home run recreation this season, tying Reggie Jackson (1969) for probably the most such video games earlier than the All-Star break in MLB historical past, in response to ESPN Analysis. He additionally tied Ken Griffey Jr. for probably the most multi-homer video games in Mariners franchise historical past.
The Mariners nonetheless have two extra video games — each towards the Tigers — earlier than the All-Star break, giving Raleigh a shot to tie or break Bonds’ document.
Skubal (10-3) was 10-0 with a 1.62 ERA in 16 begins since dropping 3-2 to the Mariners in Seattle on April 2. He allowed 4 runs on 4 hits and two walks in 5 innings, putting out 5.
Luis Castillo (6-5) bought the win, giving up three runs in 5 innings.
Seattle took a 1-0 lead within the third when middle fielder Parker Meadows dove for Donovan Solano‘s sinking liner and missed. It rolled to the wall for an RBI triple. ach McKinstry tied it with a fourth-inning single.
J.P. Crawford‘s two-out RBI single made it 2-1 within the fifth, and Rodríguez adopted with a two-run homer over the Seattle bullpen in left-center discipline.
Riley Greene‘s RBI triple bought the main league-leading Tigers to 4-2 within the sixth, and Spencer Torkelson adopted with a sacrifice fly.
The Related Press contributed to this story.