Cal Raleigh belts three homers to power Mariners 9-2 win over Phillies

Cal Raleigh exploded for the Mariners with the first three-homer game of his career, lifting Seattle to a 9-2 win over the Phillies. The switch-hitting catcher capped a five-run first inning with a two-run shot, added a leadoff homer in the fifth, and finished 3-for-3 with a walk to raise his season average from .159 to .167. Raleigh’s performance came after a slumping season that had seen him struggle despite a historic 2025 campaign, but it sparked a much-needed offensive surge for a team still chasing a playoff spot with five weeks left. Julio Rodríguez also homered to help set the tone early, and Cal Raleigh’s breakout provided a rare moment of hope for a lineup that has battled to reproduce last year’s success. The win continued a pattern for Seattle: flashes of power and potential punctuating a season of inconsistency, as the club seeks to translate 2025 division-winning form into sustained production in 2026.