Overview

• Raleigh’s 57th homer came in the third inning on an 0-2 sinker from Framber Valdez, traveling about 399 feet into the right-center bullpen at Daikin Park.
• Seattle beat Houston 6-4, with George Kirby throwing six scoreless innings, pushing the Mariners to a two-game AL West lead and securing the season-series tiebreaker.
• The catcher already set single-season marks for a switch-hitter and for homers by a primary catcher and leads MLB in home runs while pacing the AL with 118 RBIs.
• Raleigh kept the celebration brief, raising the team’s trident after rounding the bases and later said he felt grateful and still couldn’t fully process the achievement.
• With only a handful of games left, Raleigh’s pursuit of 60 homers and his MVP race with Aaron Judge headline Seattle’s final-week stakes.