Overview

• Cal Raleigh hit his 42nd homer in the fifth inning, surpassing Todd Hundley’s 1996 mark for the most in a single season by a switch-hitting catcher.
• The milestone contributed to a 6-0 shutout over the Texas Rangers at T-Mobile Park, lifting Seattle into sole possession of the third American League wild-card spot.
• George Kirby delivered six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out six to anchor the Mariners’ pitching effort.
• Rookie Cole Young supplied two runs with a solo home run and an RBI triple in his first long ball at T-Mobile Park.
• Trade Deadline additions Eugenio Suárez and Caleb Ferguson made immediate impacts, with Suárez igniting the scoring and Ferguson tossing a perfect seventh inning in his Mariners debut.