Raley powers Mariners past White Sox 12‑8

CHICAGO (Interstat) — Luke Raley drove in seven runs with a grand slam and a three-run homer, leading the Seattle Mariners to a 12-8 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night at Guaranteed Rate Field.

Raley’s grand slam in the third inning put Seattle ahead, and his three-run shot in the seventh extended the lead. Josh Naylor added a three-run homer in the eighth, and Julio Rodríguez hit a leadoff homer in the fifth to put the Mariners ahead for good.

Chicago rookie Munetaka Murakami homered in the first inning, his 15th of the season, tying Aaron Judge for the major league lead. Colson Montgomery drove in three runs with a double in the third.

Emerson Hancock (3-1) allowed five runs over six innings, striking out four. Sean Burke (2-3) took the loss.

Seattle improved to 19-20, while Chicago fell to 17-21. Attendance was 23,011, and the game lasted 2 hours, 39 minutes.