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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh homered within the third inning towards the host Kansas City Royals on Tuesday to surpass Mickey Mantle’s single-season report for lengthy balls by a swap hitter, then hit his 56th homer of the yr an inning later to equal the franchise report set by Ken Griffy Jr.
Leading off the third inning, with the visiting Mariners forward 3-0, Raleigh crushed a Michael Wacha pitch that stayed honest into the suitable subject seats for his fifty fifth dwelling run. The blast pushed Raleigh previous Mantle’s mark established in 1961.
Raleigh, who homered from the left facet of the plate towards Wacha, rotated towards left-hander Daniel Lynch IV within the fourth inning and tied the membership report with a two-run drive over the middle subject wall for a 9-0 Mariners lead.
Griffey hit 56 homers for Seattle in each 1997 and 1998.
Raleigh additionally doubled and scored within the first inning on Tuesday.
A primary-time All-Star this yr, Raleigh leads the key leagues in dwelling runs and paces the American League with 118 RBIs. Earlier this yr, he set the single-season report for dwelling runs by a full-time catcher, beforehand held by Salvador Perez of the Royals (48 in 2021).
The Mariners led the Houston Astros by a half-game within the American League West coming into play on Tuesday.
–Field Level Media
