Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Unloads for 29th homer Wednesday
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Raleigh went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in a win over the Athletics on Wednesday.
Raleigh's solo homer to right field was part of a critical four-run fifth inning for Seattle. The slugging backstop is now just one homer short of reaching the 30-mark for the first time at any professional level, and he's been a consistently productive asset throughout September with a .273 average, .812 OPS, five extra-base hits and seven RBI across 73 plate appearances.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Catches breather Monday
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Raleigh is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the A's.
Raleigh will get a break after starting seven straight games behind the plate. Luis Torrens will take Raleigh's place in Seattle's lineup.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Knocks homer in extra-innings loss
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Raleigh went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's 8-5 extra-innings loss to the Angels.
Raleigh made an early impact with his first-inning blast. The catcher is hitting well lately, going 8-for-21 (.381) with three homers over his last six contests. For the season, he's up to 28 long balls, 68 RBI, 69 runs scored, 21 doubles and a .237/.315/.479 slash line through 128 games.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Resting Saturday
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Raleigh will be on the bench Saturday against the Rays.
Raleigh has gone 5-for-12 with a pair of homers across his last three games but will hit the bench in favor of Brian O'Keefe. Raleigh's recent hot streak, which includes a 1.085 OPS over his last 16 games, has dragged his wRC+ up to 118, a near match for his 120 wRC+ from last season.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Hits solo homer
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Raleigh went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's loss to the Rays.
Raleigh tied his home run total from last year (27) with his 418-foot blast off Taj Bradley in the fifth inning. The Seattle backstop leads all catchers in home runs, with Francisco Alvarez being the next closest at 22. Raleigh is slashing .235/.315/.475 through 125 games this season.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Catches breather Monday
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Raleigh is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the A's.
Only twice has Raleigh started four games in a row since the All-Star break, so it should not come as a major surprise that he is getting a breather after starting the last three contests. Brian O'Keefe will replace him behind the plate.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Blasts 25th homer
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Raleigh went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 15-2 victory over Kansas City.
Raleigh reached base four times Saturday, including on a solo shot in the sixth inning to extend Seattle's lead to 12-1. Over his last 10 games, the 26-year-old backstop is hitting .371 (13-for-35) with five long balls, 13 RBI and seven runs. Raleigh has now reached 25 home runs for the second consecutive season -- he hit a career-high 27 last year.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Racks up three hits
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Raleigh went 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI in Friday's 7-5 win over the Royals.
Raleigh has a pair of three-hit efforts over his last four games. The catcher has hit just .222 (18-for-81) in August, but he's popped eight home runs and driven in 20 runs over those 22 contests. Overall, he's at a .229/.304/.468 slash line with 24 homers, 63 RBI, 61 runs scored and 20 doubles over 113 contests.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Resting Wednesday
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Raleigh is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.
Raleigh is likely just receiving a breather for the matinee game after he started behind the dish both of the past two nights while going a combined 3-for-8 with two home runs, a double, a walk, seven RBI and three runs. Brian O'Keefe will handle the catching duties Wednesday.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Not in Sunday's lineup
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Raleigh is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros, Shannon Drayer of Seattle Sports 710 AM reports.
Raleigh started the first two games of the series in Houston and will head to the bench Sunday after going 1-for-9 with an RBI and four strikeouts. Brian O'Keefe will take over behind the plate in the series finale.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Resting for afternoon game
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Raleigh is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest in Kansas City.
Raleigh was behind the plate for each of the first three games of the series, so he'll get a breather for the afternoon tilt as the Mariners try to take three of four. Brian O'Keefe will do the catching for George Kirby.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Reaches 20-homer mark
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Raleigh went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 9-2 win over the Orioles.
Raleigh continued his recent power surge -- his homer Friday was his sixth in his last 10 games. The catcher's first-inning blast set an early tone in the Mariners' favor. He's smacked a team-leading 20 long balls with 51 RBI, 54 runs scored and a .227/.310/.455 slash line through 100 contests this season.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Crushes tie-breaking homer
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Raleigh went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Padres.
Raleigh broke things open with a go-ahead blast in the eighth inning that sparked a five-run rally for the Mariners. The catcher has gone a modest 7-for-31 (.226) over his last nine games, but he has five homers and eight RBI in that span. For the season, Raleigh is slashing .227/.311/.448 with 19 long balls, 49 RBI, 53 runs scored, 16 doubles and a triple over 99 contests.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Homers again Wednesday
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Raleigh went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Wednesday's 6-3 victory over the Red Sox.
Raleigh got Seattle's comeback effort started Wednesday with a two-run homer off John Schreiber in the sixth inning, cutting the deficit to 3-2. It's Raleigh's third home run in his last three games and his 17th of the year. The 26-year-old backstop has been swinging a hot bat of late -- he's now 12-for-37 (.324) with four long balls in his last 10 contests. Overall, Raleigh's now slashing .230/.308/.447 with 50 runs scored and 45 RBI across 354 plate appearances this season.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Launches two homers in win
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Raleigh went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs in Monday's 6-2 win over the Red Sox.
Raleigh's pair of homers came against Boston starter Nick Pivetta. This was Raleigh's second multi-homer game of July, and he finished the month batting .239 (17-for-71) with five long balls and 10 RBI. The catcher is up to a .231/.306/.442 slash line with 16 homers, 43 RBI, 49 runs scored and 16 doubles over 91 contests this season.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Sitting Wednesday
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Raleigh is not in the starting lineup Wednesday versus the Twins, Shannon Drayer of Seattle Sports 710 AM reports.
Raleigh will take a seat after he went 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 9-2 win. Tom Murphy will take over at catcher and bat sixth in the series finale with Minnesota.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Takes seat Monday
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Raleigh is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Twins.
Raleigh appears to be receiving some routine maintenance after he caught both of the final two games of the Mariners' weekend series with the Blue Jays. Tom Murphy will spell Raleigh behind the dish in the series opener in Minnesota.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Powers M's to win
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Raleigh went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Saturday's 9-8 win over the Blue Jays.
The catcher took Kevin Gausman deep in the third and fifth innings, part of a power display that saw seven of the Mariners' nine hits on the night go for extra bases. Raleigh has three homers in his last five starts, giving him 14 long balls and 38 RBI through 84 games on the season to go along with a .221/.302/.421 slash line.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Sitting versus lefty
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Raleigh is out of the lineup Friday against the Blue Jays.
Tom Murphy will start at catcher and bat fifth versus the Jays and left-hander Yusei Kikuchi. The switch-hitting Raleigh has slashed just .205/.279/.308 this year versus southpaws.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Belts 12th homer Sunday
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Raleigh went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a win over the Tigers on Sunday.
Raleigh's fourth-inning solo homer traveled an impressive 432 feet and served as Seattle's final run of the day. The round-tripper was Raleigh's first since June 25, snapping a 13-game drought. Raleigh has had a rough go of it at the plate in July despite Sunday's success, as he's still hitting just .167 and is striking out at a 28.6 percent clip over the first 10 games of the month.
