Overview

• Cal Raleigh launched his 32nd homer in Seattle’s 11-2 win over Minnesota to widen his advantage in the AL race.
• Judge’s latest blast—the 28th of his campaign—came in the Yankees’ 6-1 loss to Cincinnati and leaves him four homers shy of Raleigh.
• Over his past six games, Raleigh has posted a .480/.536/1.143 slash line with six homers and 14 RBIs.
• A viral social media post falsely quoted Raleigh as taking a dig at Judge, but it was traced to a parody account and debunked.
• Both sluggers are the top American League vote-getters for the All-Star Game and Raleigh’s power surge has injected fresh life into the MVP race.