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08/25 00:29 CDT Cal Raleigh hits career-high 3 homers for the Mariners against
the Phillies
Cal Raleigh hits career-high 3 homers for the Mariners against the Phillies
By SHANE LANTZ
Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) --- Cal Raleigh busted out of a season-long slump with the first
three-homer game of his career Monday night.
The switch-hitting catcher capped a five-run first inning with a two-run shot
off struggling Philadelphia Phillies ace Zack Wheeler. Raleigh and Cole Young
opened the fifth with back-to-back homers, chasing Wheeler, and Raleigh
connected for another solo shot off reliever Chase Shugart in the seventh to
give him 17 home runs this season.
It was the first multihomer game of the year for Raleigh, who finished 3 for 3
with a walk in a 9-2 victory and raised his batting average from .159 to .167.
He began the night with a strikeout rate of 31.2%.
Raleigh pulled all three homers into the right-field seats from the left side
of the plate, becoming the 13th player in franchise history to hit three home
runs in a game. The previous one was teammate Dominic Canzone on Sept. 16 last
year.
The only other Seattle catcher to accomplish the feat was current Mariners
manager Dan Wilson in April 1996.
Raleigh was runner-up for the AL MVP award last year, when he led the majors
with 60 home runs and added 125 RBIs.
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