Raleigh went 1-for-2 with a three-run home run and two walks in Wednesday's 5-2 win over Tampa Bay.
The Mariners had gone scoreless through five until Raleigh connected for the deciding hit of the game. His 14th homer of the season ties him for the MLB lead at the position, tied with Shea Langeliers and Adley Rutschman. Raleigh now has two home runs in his last three games after a stretch in which he hit only one over 29 games.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Launches 13th homer
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Raleigh went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, a stolen base and two walks in Monday's 4-3 loss to Tampa Bay.
Raleigh slugged his 13th home run of the season, his first since June 10. The 27-year-old has batted just .178 over the past two weeks, but he has added two home runs, three doubles, two stolen bases and 11 RBI during that span.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Out of lineup Sunday
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Raleigh is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.
Raleigh will begin Sunday's game in the dugout after going 1-for-8 with one RBI over the first two games of the series. Mitch Garver will start behind home plate and bat seventh against Miami right-hander Kyle Tyler.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Resting Thursday
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Raleigh is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Guardians.
Raleigh had started in each of the last five games and was behind the plate Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday, so he'll be given a maintenance day as the Mariners wrap up their series in Cleveland. Mitch Garver will pick up a start at catcher Thursday.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Notches second steal
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Raleigh went 1-for-3 with a walk, one RBI, one stolen base and one run scored in Saturday's 7-5 win over the Rangers.
Raleigh has two steals this year, and they've both come over his last 10 games. In that span, he's gone 8-for-35 (.229) with three extra-base hits and 10 RBI. The catcher is slashing .209/.287/.400 with 12 home runs, 43 RBI and 27 runs scored over 67 contests this year. Raleigh is unlikely to ever hit for a good average, but he has the ability to make an impact with power and run production, especially when hitting in the heart of the order.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Not starting Thursday
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Raleigh isn't in the Mariners' lineup for Thursday's game against the White Sox.
Although Raleigh is currently enjoying a five-game hitting streak, the Mariners will sit him down for Thursday's series finale while Seby Zavala starts behind the plate and bats ninth.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Three more RBI in win
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Raleigh went 2-for-4 with three RBI from a pair of doubles in a win over the White Sox on Tuesday.
The red-hot backstop delivered in the clutch yet again Tuesday, just a day after capping off a wild comeback with a walk-off grand slam. Raleigh cut the Mariners' deficit to one run in the third inning with his first double, plating Julio Rodriguez, before following it up with a seventh-inning two-bagger that brought home Rodriguez and Josh Rojas with tying and game-winning runs. Raleigh now has a jaw-dropping nine RBI in his last three games alone, and his season total of 42 is comfortably a team-high figure.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Slugs walk-off grand slam
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Raleigh went 1-for-5 with a grand slam in an 8-4 win against the White Sox on Monday.
Raleigh went hitless with a pair of strikeouts over his first four at-bats but finished the game with a bang, belting a grand slam with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Mariners a walk-off win. It was the second straight day that the backstop produced a clutch hit -- he knocked a two-run single in the 10th frame Sunday to help Seattle to victory. Raleigh is barely over the Mendoza line with a .206 batting average on the season, but he's tied for second among MLB catchers with 12 homers and is tied for fourth with 39 RBI.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Timely hitting in Sunday's win
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Raleigh went 2-for-5 with a two-run single in an extra-inning win over the Royals on Sunday.
Raleigh followed Julio Rodriguez's tie-breaking single in the 10th inning with his own clutch knock, pushing Dylan Moore and Rodriguez across with two more runs that would prove to be critical in the one-run victory. The veteran backstop is hitting just .214 over his last nine games, but he has a trio of two-RBI tallies during that span while hitting a solid .267 with runners in scoring position.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Records first steal Thursday
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Raleigh went 0-for-2 with a walk, a stolen base and a run in a win over the Athletics on Thursday.
The slugging backstop played some small ball Thursday, recording his first steal since 2022. Raleigh is in a 13-game homer drought, and he has only one extra-base hit, a double, over his last 44 plate appearances.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Absent from Tuesday's lineup
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Raleigh is not in the Mariners' lineup Tuesday versus the Athletics.
Raleigh had a three-game hit streak but will begin Tuesday's matchup from the bench. In his place, Mitch Garver starts behind the plate and Mitch Haniger is the DH.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Plates pair in Friday's win
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Raleigh went 1-for-3 with an RBI sacrifice fly and a run-scoring single in a win over the Angels on Friday.
Raleigh's timely hitting would prove to be essential in a one-run victory, with the backstop bringing home the first run of the game with a sacrifice fly in the opening frame before delivering a fifth-inning knock to plate J.P. Crawford and extend the Mariners' lead to 4-0 at the time. Raleigh had been mired in a 1-for-17 funk over the previous six games, however, and he's recorded just a sole extra-base hit over the 43 plate appearances spanning his last 12 games after lacing 14 over his first 41 contests of the campaign.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Not in Wednesday's lineup
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Raleigh is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.
Raleigh started the first two games of the series but has a .403 OPS over his past 26 at-bats and will take a seat for Wednesday's contest. Mitch Garver will step in behind the plate while Mitch Haniger serves as the desigated hitter.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Getting breather Sunday
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Raleigh is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.
Raleigh will receive some routine maintenance for Sunday's day game after he started behind the plate in both of the previous two days. Seby Zavala will get the nod at catcher in the series finale.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Sitting out Thursday
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Raleigh is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Yankees.
Raleigh started the first three games of the series against the Yankees and hit a home run in Wednesday's 7-3 loss, but he'll get a breather for Thursday's afternoon tilt. Seby Zavala will draw the start at catcher.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Slugs 11th homer
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Raleigh went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's 7-3 loss to the Yankees.
Raleigh leads all major-league catchers with 11 homers this season, though he hadn't hit one out since May 11. This was his only hit over 10 at-bats across the last three games after a stretch in which he went 9-for-30 in an eight-game span. Raleigh is up to a .219/.299/.458 slash line with 28 RBI, 24 runs scored, four doubles and no stolen bases over 174 plate appearances this season.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Belts another homer Saturday
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Raleigh went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a loss to the Athletics on Saturday.
Raleigh's 387-foot shot to right center in the second inning served as the first run of the night for either side and also made him the first AL catcher to hit 10 or more homers in his team's first 40 games since 2003. The slugging backstop has cleared the fences four times in the last eight games alone, and he's reached safely in seven contests overall during that span.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Getting Sunday off
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Raleigh is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
After catching each of the past four days, Raleigh will get a breather for the series finale. Seby Zavala will get the starting nod behind the dish Sunday.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Clubs grand slam off bench
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Raleigh went 1-for-1 with a grand slam and an additional run scored during Tuesday's 10-6 win over the Twins.
Raleigh hit for Seby Zavala in the seventh inning and came to the plate with the bases loaded and the Mariners down two. He delivered his first career grand slam to give Seattle the lead and score Mitch Garver, Luis Urias and Dylan Moore. Raleigh reached via walk in his other plate appearance and eventually came around to score on a sacrifice fly by Mitch Haniger. In 32 games, Raleigh has swatted nine home runs and owns a .769 OPS.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Receiving Tuesday off
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Raliegh is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Twins.
Raleigh started the previous four games and will receive a day off after going 2-for-15 with two homers during that stretch. Seby Zavala will take over behind the plate and bat ninth.
