Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh Makes Statcast History with Home Runs on Thursday
The Seattle Mariners blasted the division-rival Los Angeles Angels on Thursday, winning 11-0 in Anaheim.
The win moves the Mariners to 52-43 on the season while the loss dropped the Halos to 38-55. Because the Mariners and Houston Astros continue to follow the same track, Seattle is still just 2.0 games up on Houston in the American League West.
The 15-hit performance was a welcome breakout for the slumping M's offense. Seattle hit three home runs in the game, with two coming from Cal Raleigh and one coming from shortstop J.P. Crawford.
The home runs by Raleigh were his 18th and 19th of the year and marked the second time in the last three games that Raleigh has produced a multi-home run game.
Furthermore, he made some Statcast Era history with the performance, according to Sarah Langs of MLB.com:
Cal Raleigh is the first player with a 110+ mph HR from each side of the plate in a game under Statcast (2015)
and they were 113.9 mph + 113.8 mph!
h/t the wizard @JasonBernard
Cal Raleigh is the first player with a 110+ mph HR from each side of the plate in a game under Statcast (2015)
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) July 12, 2024
and they were 113.9 mph + 113.8 mph!
h/t the wizard @JasonBernard_ https://t.co/mbg7eAHZ4e
If the Mariners are going to continue to hold off the Astros, they are going to need their core to continue to carry the load at the plate. With Raleigh hitting two home runs, Crawford going 3-for-4, Julio Rodriguez going 3-for-3 and Jorge Polanco going 2-for-4, that certainly happened on Thursday.
The Mariners and Angels will play each other again on Friday night with first pitch coming at 6.38 p.m. PT. Former Mariners pitcher Tyler Anderson takes the ball for the Angels while Bryan Woo pitches for the Mariners.
Anderson is 8-8 with a 2.81 ERA this year while Woo is 3-1 with a 1.77. He's making his first start since late June after being on the injured list with a hamstring strain.
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