Raleigh hits three homers as Mariners defeat Phillies
SEATTLE (Interstat) — Cal Raleigh homered three times and drove in four runs to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 9-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday at T-Mobile Park.
Raleigh went 3 for 3, including a two-run homer in Seattle’s five-run first inning and solo shots in the fifth and seventh innings. Julio Rodríguez added a three-run homer in the first, and Cole Young also went deep for the Mariners.
Philadelphia took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first when Kyle Schwarber scored on Alec Bohm’s groundout. J.T. Realmuto cut the deficit with a solo homer in the second, but Seattle pulled away with two runs in the fifth and one in the seventh.
Logan Gilbert (11-7) earned the win, allowing two earned runs on five hits while striking out five over five innings. Zack Wheeler (10-5) took the loss. The Mariners outhit the Phillies 10-5.
Seattle improved to 63-69, while Philadelphia dropped to 74-59. Attendance was 35,293, and the game lasted 2 hours, 41 minutes.