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07/20 23:59 CDT Raleigh hits 6th career grand slam, Kirby tosses 6 strong
innings as Mariners blank Reds 8-0
Raleigh hits 6th career grand slam, Kirby tosses 6 strong innings as Mariners
blank Reds 8-0
By ANDREW DESTIN
AP Sports Writer
SEATTLE (AP) --- Cal Raleigh hit his sixth career grand slam, George Kirby and
three relievers combined for a three-hitter and the Seattle Mariners beat the
Cincinnati Reds 8-0 on Monday night.
The Mariners (51-50) are above .500 for the first time in nearly two weeks and
moved a half-game ahead of Texas (50-50) in the AL West.
In the seventh inning, Reds lefty Caleb Ferguson intentionally walked Dominic
Canzone to load the bases for Raleigh, last year's AL MVP runner-up. On the
first pitch of the at-bat, Raleigh turned on a hanging breaking ball, sending
it 408 feet into the left-field bleachers to make it 7-0.
It was the 10th homer this season for Raleigh, who hit 60 in 2025.
Kirby (8-8), who struck out six and walked one, needed only 80 pitches in his
sixth straight quality start. Edwin Arroyo was the lone Reds hitter to advance
past second base, and he was thrown out at home with ease by Mariners right
fielder Victor Robles on a shallow fly ball in the third.
Rodrguez hit an RBI single off Andrew Abbott (5-6) to make it 1-0 in the
fifth. He hit a chopper to Elly De La Cruz, and the Reds shortstop's throw to
first base was off line. Robles scored from third base and Rodrguez reached
base safely, but exited the game soon after for precautionary reasons.
Robles moved from right field to center field after Rodrguez departed. Weston
Wilson, who entered for Rodrguez, made it 3-0 with an RBI single in the
seventh.
Nick Davila, Cole Wilcox and Michael Rucker pitched hitless innings of relief.
Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford was a late scratch. Colt Emerson replaced him,
and hit a sacrifice fly in the seventh to increase Seattle's lead to 2-0.
Reds designated hitter Eugenio Suarez, who played parts of three seasons for
the Mariners, was greeted with a standing ovation when he led off the second.
Up next
RHP Luis Castillo (3-8, 4.93) gets the nod for Seattle in the second game of
the three-game series against Reds RHP Chase Burns (11-1, 2.54).
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