Raleigh homers twice as Mariners stay hot and topple Red Sox
SEATTLE (AP) — Cal Raleigh hit a pair of solo dwelling runs off Nick Pivetta, Julio Rodriguez added a two-run single as a part of a four-run eighth inning, and the Seattle Mariners moved a season-best 4 video games over .500 with a 6-2 win over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night time.
Seattle (55-51) concluded its most profitable month of the season, going 17-9 in July and inched nearer within the AL West and wild card races.
But the profitable month wasn’t sufficient for the Mariners entrance workplace to maintain from promoting off a number of items. Seattle’s afternoon began with nearer Paul Sewald being traded to Arizona and outfielder AJ Pollock getting dealt to San Francisco.
The day ended with the Mariners reaching their highwater mark for the season.
Raleigh hit a towering fly ball main off the second inning that had sufficient carry to sneak into the proper discipline seats for his fifteenth homer of the season. His sixteenth with one out within the seventh inning was a no-doubter off the bat and stayed contained in the foul pole to present Seattle the lead.
It was Raleigh’s fourth multi-homer sport this season and second previously two weeks after hitting a pair on July 22 in opposition to Toronto.
The two homers had been the one errors by Pivetta, who was in any other case excellent in his return to Boston’s rotation. Starting for the primary time since May 16, Pivetta (7-6) pitched 7 1/3 innings, allowed 5 hits and struck out 10.
But Seattle was capable of rating 4 instances within the eight with Rodriguez lining a single off reliever Joe Jacques down the right-field line to attain a pair, and Eugenio Suarez and Teoscar Hernandez following with RBI singles.
Boston misplaced its third straight and has scored three runs or much less in 4 straight video games.
Boston’s first run got here courtesy of a play straight off the youth baseball discipline. Jarren Duran walked to open the sport, stole second, instantly superior to 3rd as catcher Tom Murphy’s throw airmailed into middle discipline and scampered dwelling as Rodriguez’s throw from the outfield received previous Suarez at third base.
While Seattle’s protection was shaky in that second, it got here by way of later with key performs by Suarez and second baseman Jose Caballero, and Rodriguez operating down Pablo Reyes’ liner in right-center discipline.
Matt Brash (6-3) was considered one of 5 relievers utilized by the Mariners after starter George Kirby labored by way of 5 innings. Justin Turner’s infield single with two outs within the ninth scored Wong, however Turner walked off the sphere with a slight limp after beating out the sluggish grounder.
ROSTER MOVE
Boston positioned LHP Joely Rodriguez on the 15-day injured checklist with proper hip irritation and recalled Jacques from Triple-A Worcester. Rodriguez has pitched solely 11 innings all season resulting from a mixture of an indirect harm and shoulder irritation.
UP NEXT
Red Sox: RHP Brayan Bello (7-6, 3.66) has pitched at the least six innings in 4 of his previous 5 begins. Bello allowed three runs over six innings in his final outing in opposition to Atlanta.
Mariners: RHP Bryce Miller (7-3, 3.96) picked up the win in his final begin regardless of giving up six runs and 4 homers to Minnesota. In his previous two begins at dwelling, Miller has allowed one earned run in 10 1/3 innings pitched.
