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The Mariners brought a dumper to a duel.
George Kirby outpitched Aaron Nola on Tuesday in the Mariners electric 4-1 win over the Phillies. Kirby struck out nine over 7 2/3 innings and turned in his best outing of the year. Cal Raleigh smacked another homer, giving him four on the series. And the rest of the lineup scratched and clawed a few more runs late to give the Mariners an impressive, all around, and fun win. That's back-to-back series victories over the top two Wild Card teams in the National League.
It's been a weird season for Kirby, something I feel I've written a dozen times in the last five months. He's walked a lot of batters (relative to himself) and struck out very few (relative to everyone). He survived the early part of the season by keeping the ball on the ground, but that's no longer the case and he's since been getting crushed. He's often seemed to nibble at the edges of the zone, unable to get chase out of it, and unable to get whiffs in it. He gave up 11 runs in his last two starts, making early exits in both.
But Kirby on Tuesday looked like the near-ace level pitcher of the past. He attacked the zone relentlessly with his four-seamer, ripping upper-90s fastballs with his best velocity of the season (97.9 mph). When he did expand the zone with the slow and bendy stuff, he got chase 49% of the time. Kirby generated 21 whiffs on Tuesday — the second most in a game for his career. He was aggressive, sharp, and borderline unhittable.
It was obvious right from the jump that something was special for Kirby. He led off the game throwing three pretty much middle-middle fastballs to Kyle Schwarber, each greater than 98 mph, and Schwarber swung through them all. "I knew I had it today," Kirby said of the four-seamer after the game. He then got ahead of Trea Turner with a few more fastballs registering 99 mph, before finishing him off with devastating sweeper away.
#four #season #zone #schwarber
George Kirby outpitched Aaron Nola on Tuesday in the Mariners electric 4-1 win over the Phillies. Kirby struck out nine over 7 2/3 innings and turned in his best outing of the year. Cal Raleigh smacked another homer, giving him four on the series. And the rest of the lineup scratched and clawed a few more runs late to give the Mariners an impressive, all around, and fun win. That's back-to-back series victories over the top two Wild Card teams in the National League.
It's been a weird season for Kirby, something I feel I've written a dozen times in the last five months. He's walked a lot of batters (relative to himself) and struck out very few (relative to everyone). He survived the early part of the season by keeping the ball on the ground, but that's no longer the case and he's since been getting crushed. He's often seemed to nibble at the edges of the zone, unable to get chase out of it, and unable to get whiffs in it. He gave up 11 runs in his last two starts, making early exits in both.
But Kirby on Tuesday looked like the near-ace level pitcher of the past. He attacked the zone relentlessly with his four-seamer, ripping upper-90s fastballs with his best velocity of the season (97.9 mph). When he did expand the zone with the slow and bendy stuff, he got chase 49% of the time. Kirby generated 21 whiffs on Tuesday — the second most in a game for his career. He was aggressive, sharp, and borderline unhittable.
It was obvious right from the jump that something was special for Kirby. He led off the game throwing three pretty much middle-middle fastballs to Kyle Schwarber, each greater than 98 mph, and Schwarber swung through them all. "I knew I had it today," Kirby said of the four-seamer after the game. He then got ahead of Trea Turner with a few more fastballs registering 99 mph, before finishing him off with devastating sweeper away.
#four #season #zone #schwarber
3 hours ago
SEATTLE (AP) — Cal Raleigh tied a team record with homers in four straight at-bats, George Kirby pitched one-run ball into the eighth inning and Seattle Mariners beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 on Tuesday night.
Raleigh led off the second inning against Philadelphia's Aaron Nola with a 362-foot shot to right field for his 18th homer of the season. It was his first time up after also homering in all three of his at-bats in a 9-2 win against the Phillies on Monday, matching the Seattle record of homers in four consecutive at-bats set by Mike Cameron on May 2, 2002.
Kirby (9-10) gave up one run on four hits and struck out nine in 7 2/3 innings. Jose Ferrer got the last out in the eighth and Andrés Muñoz pitched the ninth for his 24 save in 32 chances.
Nola (5-10) got the loss, allowing two runs on three hits with seven strikeouts over six innings.
Kirby was coming off a couple of tough outings, including giving up six first-inning runs in his last start against the Brewers. It looked as if he might be in trouble again when he allowed three straight singles in the second inning, including an RBI hit by Justin Crawford. Instead, Kirby got out of the jam and cruised the rest of the way.
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Raleigh led off the second inning against Philadelphia's Aaron Nola with a 362-foot shot to right field for his 18th homer of the season. It was his first time up after also homering in all three of his at-bats in a 9-2 win against the Phillies on Monday, matching the Seattle record of homers in four consecutive at-bats set by Mike Cameron on May 2, 2002.
Kirby (9-10) gave up one run on four hits and struck out nine in 7 2/3 innings. Jose Ferrer got the last out in the eighth and Andrés Muñoz pitched the ninth for his 24 save in 32 chances.
Nola (5-10) got the loss, allowing two runs on three hits with seven strikeouts over six innings.
Kirby was coming off a couple of tough outings, including giving up six first-inning runs in his last start against the Brewers. It looked as if he might be in trouble again when he allowed three straight singles in the second inning, including an RBI hit by Justin Crawford. Instead, Kirby got out of the jam and cruised the rest of the way.
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5 hours ago
The Mariners look to make it back-to-back wins and back-to-back series wins.
After getting smacked around by the Cubs on Sunday, the Mariners smacked around the Phillies on Monday night. Cal Raleigh hit three home runs, and Julio and Cole Young each got one as well. It was a lot of fun, which was much needed after the last… five months or so. They'll look to keep it going.
George Kirby gets the ball. He's hoping to bounce back from a pair of true clunkers his last turns out. I've written so many times that it's been a weird season for Kirby, but that's a lot different from "it's been a bad season," because even though that's been true at times, he's turned in several excellent performances. The Mariners will certainly hope that's the case today.
Facing him will be Austin Nola's brother, Aaron. "It's been a bad season" does largely apply here, for the second year in a row. He's still a former ace — and not just in the way people say "ace" to mean good — so the Mariners will have to show up, as they say. But for a lineup looking to stay hot, the guy with -32 run value allowed on the fastball (which appears to be pretty close to a record in the Statcast era) figures to be as a good a choice as any for a tee.
And hey, they'll have some extra help today. The Mariners activated J.P. Crawford from the injured list today, who's been out since July 30 with wrist inflammation. He slots back into the lineup at third base, with Brock Rodden sticking at shortstop.
#kirby
After getting smacked around by the Cubs on Sunday, the Mariners smacked around the Phillies on Monday night. Cal Raleigh hit three home runs, and Julio and Cole Young each got one as well. It was a lot of fun, which was much needed after the last… five months or so. They'll look to keep it going.
George Kirby gets the ball. He's hoping to bounce back from a pair of true clunkers his last turns out. I've written so many times that it's been a weird season for Kirby, but that's a lot different from "it's been a bad season," because even though that's been true at times, he's turned in several excellent performances. The Mariners will certainly hope that's the case today.
Facing him will be Austin Nola's brother, Aaron. "It's been a bad season" does largely apply here, for the second year in a row. He's still a former ace — and not just in the way people say "ace" to mean good — so the Mariners will have to show up, as they say. But for a lineup looking to stay hot, the guy with -32 run value allowed on the fastball (which appears to be pretty close to a record in the Statcast era) figures to be as a good a choice as any for a tee.
And hey, they'll have some extra help today. The Mariners activated J.P. Crawford from the injured list today, who's been out since July 30 with wrist inflammation. He slots back into the lineup at third base, with Brock Rodden sticking at shortstop.
#kirby
13 hours ago
Few players in MLB history have ever experienced a drop-off like the one Cal Raleigh has endured this year.
After setting an MLB record for catchers with 60 home runs last season and finishing second in the AL MVP race to Aaron Judge, Raleigh has endured a disastrous 2026 thus far. He's missed time with injuries and collapsed at the plate, losing 330 points on his OPS.
Fortunately for the Seattle Mariners, however, he seems to be pulling out of it. He's hit safely in four straight games with four homers during that span, including his first career three-homer game on Monday night against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Raleigh finished Monday's game 3-for-3 with three homers, four RBI and a walk, powering the Mariners to a 9-2 victory that snapped the Phillies' nine-game winning streak.
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After setting an MLB record for catchers with 60 home runs last season and finishing second in the AL MVP race to Aaron Judge, Raleigh has endured a disastrous 2026 thus far. He's missed time with injuries and collapsed at the plate, losing 330 points on his OPS.
Fortunately for the Seattle Mariners, however, he seems to be pulling out of it. He's hit safely in four straight games with four homers during that span, including his first career three-homer game on Monday night against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Raleigh finished Monday's game 3-for-3 with three homers, four RBI and a walk, powering the Mariners to a 9-2 victory that snapped the Phillies' nine-game winning streak.
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1 day ago
With the Mariners showing no consistent signs in the second half that they'd put their first-half struggles behind them, many fans have put to bed their hopes for the playoffs, especially as the team entered into this particularly grueling stretch of a long road trip combined with playing three very tough NL teams: the Brewers, Cubs, and now the Phillies. Both the Brewers and Cubs series featured brutal, humiliating losses, the Brewers a historic 22-0 drubbing and the Cubs – despite a series win thanks to scraping out wins in the first two games – a game that saw multiple position players have to take the mound in a 19-2 loss. But just as the Mariners bounced back to ******* a game from the Brewers after making team history (derogatory), they again bounced back tonight to surprise the Phillies with a dominant 9-2 win that also made history (complimentary).
It certainly didn't look like things were going to go this way. The game got off to a rough start for Logan Gilbert, who walked Kyle Schwarber on five pitches to lead off the game. He struck out Trea Turner on a spicy 98 mph heater, but then surrendered back-to-back singles to Bryce Harper and Luis Arraez to load the bases with just one out. To Gilbert's credit, though, he didn't wilt under pressure, continuing to execute pitch after pitch. Alex Boehm hit into an RBI groundout on a slow roller that could have been an inning-ending double play, and then Gilbert bullied Bryson Stott on four pitches, striking him out on another spicy heater. In the end, the Phillies only got one run out of all that traffic, and the only real damage was done to Logan's pitch count, at 29.
But Zack Wheeler had his own struggles in the bottom of the first, and would finish the inning with a similarly inflated pitch count (33) but significantly more damage on the scoreboard thanks to two Mariners home runs. MULTI-run home runs, even, which is delightful. Randy Arozarena led off the game with a walk, followed by a sharply-hit single from Dominic Canzone (110 EV), and then Julio Rodríguez – who scuffled in the Cubs series, going 1-for-13 with seven strikeouts – tattooed a splitter that caught too much plate for a home run into the visitor's bullpen.
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And then, and this is the part you'll really like, the Mariners didn't stop there. So often we've seen this team score a few early and then take their foot off the gas. Instead, they kept the pressure on Wheeler in the first, with Josh Naylor singling into right field (but then getting thrown out and also bonked on the head trying to stretch it into a double, no Josh!), and then Taylor Ward refusing to chase off the plate for a walk to extend Wheeler's inning. That brought up Cal Raleigh, and Wheeler tried to dispense of him with a fastball up, a pitch Cal has been consistently missing this season. He did not miss this one:
#game #first #Phillies #back
It certainly didn't look like things were going to go this way. The game got off to a rough start for Logan Gilbert, who walked Kyle Schwarber on five pitches to lead off the game. He struck out Trea Turner on a spicy 98 mph heater, but then surrendered back-to-back singles to Bryce Harper and Luis Arraez to load the bases with just one out. To Gilbert's credit, though, he didn't wilt under pressure, continuing to execute pitch after pitch. Alex Boehm hit into an RBI groundout on a slow roller that could have been an inning-ending double play, and then Gilbert bullied Bryson Stott on four pitches, striking him out on another spicy heater. In the end, the Phillies only got one run out of all that traffic, and the only real damage was done to Logan's pitch count, at 29.
But Zack Wheeler had his own struggles in the bottom of the first, and would finish the inning with a similarly inflated pitch count (33) but significantly more damage on the scoreboard thanks to two Mariners home runs. MULTI-run home runs, even, which is delightful. Randy Arozarena led off the game with a walk, followed by a sharply-hit single from Dominic Canzone (110 EV), and then Julio Rodríguez – who scuffled in the Cubs series, going 1-for-13 with seven strikeouts – tattooed a splitter that caught too much plate for a home run into the visitor's bullpen.
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And then, and this is the part you'll really like, the Mariners didn't stop there. So often we've seen this team score a few early and then take their foot off the gas. Instead, they kept the pressure on Wheeler in the first, with Josh Naylor singling into right field (but then getting thrown out and also bonked on the head trying to stretch it into a double, no Josh!), and then Taylor Ward refusing to chase off the plate for a walk to extend Wheeler's inning. That brought up Cal Raleigh, and Wheeler tried to dispense of him with a fastball up, a pitch Cal has been consistently missing this season. He did not miss this one:
#game #first #Phillies #back
1 day ago
Cal Raleigh is back.
The Seattle Mariners star, after backing up a breakout campaign in 2025 with a very rough go this summer, seems to have found his stride again. Raleigh rattled off three home runs to help lift the Mariners to a 9-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night. It was the first ever three-homer game of his career.
Raleigh opened the night with a two-run shot to right in the first inning at T-Mobile Park, which helped push the Mariners to a 5-1 lead almost instantly. It was the second home run of the inning for Seattle, too, following Julio Rodríguez's three-run shot.
Raleigh then followed suit with a very deep solo homer in the fifth inning, which extended the Mariners' lead.
And finally, Raleigh just barely got his third one over the wall in right field in the seventh inning for good measure. All three of his homers were on nearly identical trajectories.
#Mariners #three #homer
The Seattle Mariners star, after backing up a breakout campaign in 2025 with a very rough go this summer, seems to have found his stride again. Raleigh rattled off three home runs to help lift the Mariners to a 9-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night. It was the first ever three-homer game of his career.
Raleigh opened the night with a two-run shot to right in the first inning at T-Mobile Park, which helped push the Mariners to a 5-1 lead almost instantly. It was the second home run of the inning for Seattle, too, following Julio Rodríguez's three-run shot.
Raleigh then followed suit with a very deep solo homer in the fifth inning, which extended the Mariners' lead.
And finally, Raleigh just barely got his third one over the wall in right field in the seventh inning for good measure. All three of his homers were on nearly identical trajectories.
#Mariners #three #homer
1 day ago
SEATTLE (AP) — Cal Raleigh busted out of a season-long slump with the first three-homer game of his career Monday night.
The switch-hitting catcher capped a five-run first inning with a two-run shot off struggling Philadelphia Phillies ace Zack Wheeler. Raleigh added a leadoff homer against Wheeler in the fifth and a solo drive off reliever Chase Shugart in the seventh to give him 17 home runs this season.
It was the first multihomer game of the year for Raleigh, who finished 3 for 3 with a walk in a 9-2 victory and raised his batting average from .159 to .167.
Raleigh was runner-up for the AL MVP award last year, when he led the majors with 60 home runs and added 125 RBIs.
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#first #homer #home
The switch-hitting catcher capped a five-run first inning with a two-run shot off struggling Philadelphia Phillies ace Zack Wheeler. Raleigh added a leadoff homer against Wheeler in the fifth and a solo drive off reliever Chase Shugart in the seventh to give him 17 home runs this season.
It was the first multihomer game of the year for Raleigh, who finished 3 for 3 with a walk in a 9-2 victory and raised his batting average from .159 to .167.
Raleigh was runner-up for the AL MVP award last year, when he led the majors with 60 home runs and added 125 RBIs.
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#first #homer #home
1 day ago
Zack Wheeler's struggles continued as the Philadelphia Phillies' (73-59) MLB-best nine-game winning streak came to screeching halt with a 9-2 humbling at the hands of the Seattle Mariners (63-69).
Wheeler surrendered eight runs on nine hits, five walks and four home runs, raising his ERA from 2.92 to 3.40. It was the second time in his career he allowed five first inning runs and first as a member of the Phillies. He has an 8.51 ERA in his last six starts.
The Phillies loaded the bases in the first frame of the game and put up the first run on an Alec Bohm sacrifice fly.
The first six batters Wheeler faced reached base and accounted for five runs on a pair of multi-RBI homers by Julio Rodriguez and Cal Raleigh.
Struggling most of the year after a historic campaign last year, Raleigh had his best game of 2026 with his first career three-home run game, two of which came against Wheeler and another by Chase Shugart in his mop up duty.
#game #raleigh #nine #came
Wheeler surrendered eight runs on nine hits, five walks and four home runs, raising his ERA from 2.92 to 3.40. It was the second time in his career he allowed five first inning runs and first as a member of the Phillies. He has an 8.51 ERA in his last six starts.
The Phillies loaded the bases in the first frame of the game and put up the first run on an Alec Bohm sacrifice fly.
The first six batters Wheeler faced reached base and accounted for five runs on a pair of multi-RBI homers by Julio Rodriguez and Cal Raleigh.
Struggling most of the year after a historic campaign last year, Raleigh had his best game of 2026 with his first career three-home run game, two of which came against Wheeler and another by Chase Shugart in his mop up duty.
#game #raleigh #nine #came
1 day ago
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — RJ Luis Jr., a former St. John's standout who recently signed with LSU after spending time with two NBA clubs, was cleared by a court Monday evening to start practicing and potentially play for the Tigers this season.
Luis, who briefly was under contract with the Utah Jazz and Boston Celtics but never played in an NBA game, hugged LSU coach Will Wade after the ruling by East Baton Rouge Parish District Court judge Ronald R. Johnson.
After a five-hour hearing, Johnson granted the player's request for a preliminary injunction against the NCAA, which had argued Luis was unlikely to win reinstatement after leaving college to turn pro in 2025.
"This is precedent. It's monumental," said Baton Rouge-based attorney Tony Clayton, who represented Luis along with Elliot Abrams of Raleigh, North Carolina. "This allows him to go practice, go play and we'll let the legal process work itself out."
The timeline for that process was not immediately clear.
#luis #process #Monday
Luis, who briefly was under contract with the Utah Jazz and Boston Celtics but never played in an NBA game, hugged LSU coach Will Wade after the ruling by East Baton Rouge Parish District Court judge Ronald R. Johnson.
After a five-hour hearing, Johnson granted the player's request for a preliminary injunction against the NCAA, which had argued Luis was unlikely to win reinstatement after leaving college to turn pro in 2025.
"This is precedent. It's monumental," said Baton Rouge-based attorney Tony Clayton, who represented Luis along with Elliot Abrams of Raleigh, North Carolina. "This allows him to go practice, go play and we'll let the legal process work itself out."
The timeline for that process was not immediately clear.
#luis #process #Monday
3 days ago
Richard Petty has collected just about every honor the racing world has to offer. His next one will extend well beyond NASCAR.
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein announced that Petty will receive the North Carolina Award, the state's highest civilian honor, during a ceremony at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh on Nov. 17.
Petty is one of six North Carolinians selected for the honor in 2026, but his inclusion comes with another distinction: The seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion will become the first motorsports figure ever to receive the North Carolina Award.
For a man whose career and life have become almost inseparable from the state's racing identity, it is a fitting piece of history.
Created by the North Carolina General ****** embly in 1961, the North Carolina Award recognizes significant contributions to the state and nation in literature, public service, science and the fine arts.
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North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein announced that Petty will receive the North Carolina Award, the state's highest civilian honor, during a ceremony at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh on Nov. 17.
Petty is one of six North Carolinians selected for the honor in 2026, but his inclusion comes with another distinction: The seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion will become the first motorsports figure ever to receive the North Carolina Award.
For a man whose career and life have become almost inseparable from the state's racing identity, it is a fitting piece of history.
Created by the North Carolina General ****** embly in 1961, the North Carolina Award recognizes significant contributions to the state and nation in literature, public service, science and the fine arts.
#award #honor #racing
5 days ago
The Jacksonville Jaguars continue to bolster their ailing offensive line, signing Timothy McKay on Aug. 20.
McKay joined the team on Monday, Aug. 17, after being added to the 90-man roster.
McKay, 24, signed with Washington as an undrafted free agent following the 2025 NFL Draft. He spent the 2025 season on the Commanders' practice squad.
The Raleigh, N.C., native played six seasons at NC State (2019-2024). He appeared in 56 games, making 35 starts at both tackle and guard. McKay was a semifinalist three times for the William V. Campbell Trophy (2022-24), given annually to the nation's top football scholar-athlete.
In a subsequent move, the Jaguars released defensive tackle Quinton Bohanna.
#jaguars #tackle #Commanders
McKay joined the team on Monday, Aug. 17, after being added to the 90-man roster.
McKay, 24, signed with Washington as an undrafted free agent following the 2025 NFL Draft. He spent the 2025 season on the Commanders' practice squad.
The Raleigh, N.C., native played six seasons at NC State (2019-2024). He appeared in 56 games, making 35 starts at both tackle and guard. McKay was a semifinalist three times for the William V. Campbell Trophy (2022-24), given annually to the nation's top football scholar-athlete.
In a subsequent move, the Jaguars released defensive tackle Quinton Bohanna.
#jaguars #tackle #Commanders
7 days ago
Box Score
Struggling offense? What struggling offense?
The Brewers poured it on the Mariners tonight with 22 hits and 22 runs in a game that became a laugher late. But even discounting the nine runs that Milwaukee scored off of a position player, the offense showed real, positive signs against Mariners starter Bryce Miller and a series of ineffective relievers. On the other side of the ball, Kyle Harrison kept the Mariners off the board for five innings and the bullpen kept it going. What resulted was a historic night: the Brewers matched the largest margin of victory in a shutout in the last 126 years.
Brendan Donovan, the first batter against Harrison tonight, smacked a ball to the base of the wall in the right-field gap for a leadoff double. But Harrison locked in, and even with a wild pitch that advanced Donovan to third, Harrison got managed a scoreless inning with a strikeout, a ground ball to second with a drawn-in infield, and another strikeout. (William Contreras, unfortunately, burned a challenge on a 2-0 pitch with two outs that was almost three inches off the plate, putting Milwaukee behind the eight ball early in that respect.)
The Brewers got some good swings on Miller in the bottom of the first. Brice Turang, playing for the first time since last Wednesday, hit a solid line drive to left but it was caught by Randy Arozarena. Jackson Chourio nearly went yard; he hit one 102 mph and 402 feet to center, but Julio Rodríguez caught it on a leap at the wall. It wasn't quite a home run robbery, but it kind of looked like it on TV. Jake Bauers was next, and he ripped a double into the right-field corner, just barely beating out Victor Robles' throw at second. Three pitches later, William Contreras blooped a soft line drive just over shortstop. Bauers looked like dead meat at the plate—Arozarena's throw beat him by a mile—but when Raleigh put a tag on the sliding Bauers, the ball was knocked loose. Bauers hadn't touched the plate and didn't immediately catch that Raleigh didn't have the ball, but he realized in time to just beat the scrambling Mariner catcher back to home plate. Christian Yelich struck out to end the inning but the Brewers had an early lead.
#harrison #offense #miller
Struggling offense? What struggling offense?
The Brewers poured it on the Mariners tonight with 22 hits and 22 runs in a game that became a laugher late. But even discounting the nine runs that Milwaukee scored off of a position player, the offense showed real, positive signs against Mariners starter Bryce Miller and a series of ineffective relievers. On the other side of the ball, Kyle Harrison kept the Mariners off the board for five innings and the bullpen kept it going. What resulted was a historic night: the Brewers matched the largest margin of victory in a shutout in the last 126 years.
Brendan Donovan, the first batter against Harrison tonight, smacked a ball to the base of the wall in the right-field gap for a leadoff double. But Harrison locked in, and even with a wild pitch that advanced Donovan to third, Harrison got managed a scoreless inning with a strikeout, a ground ball to second with a drawn-in infield, and another strikeout. (William Contreras, unfortunately, burned a challenge on a 2-0 pitch with two outs that was almost three inches off the plate, putting Milwaukee behind the eight ball early in that respect.)
The Brewers got some good swings on Miller in the bottom of the first. Brice Turang, playing for the first time since last Wednesday, hit a solid line drive to left but it was caught by Randy Arozarena. Jackson Chourio nearly went yard; he hit one 102 mph and 402 feet to center, but Julio Rodríguez caught it on a leap at the wall. It wasn't quite a home run robbery, but it kind of looked like it on TV. Jake Bauers was next, and he ripped a double into the right-field corner, just barely beating out Victor Robles' throw at second. Three pitches later, William Contreras blooped a soft line drive just over shortstop. Bauers looked like dead meat at the plate—Arozarena's throw beat him by a mile—but when Raleigh put a tag on the sliding Bauers, the ball was knocked loose. Bauers hadn't touched the plate and didn't immediately catch that Raleigh didn't have the ball, but he realized in time to just beat the scrambling Mariner catcher back to home plate. Christian Yelich struck out to end the inning but the Brewers had an early lead.
#harrison #offense #miller
8 days ago
Fitting that a fancy feed led to the game-winning points on Cousy Court.
During a frantic final possession, Cole Binienda drove into the lane and whipped a pass to a cutting Matt Halloran with five seconds remaining for the go-ahead layup on Monday night. After Jono Raleigh's half-court heave rimmed out, Halloran ducked his 6-foot-8-inch frame as he was mobbed by his Worcester Partnership teammates in a 55-54 victory over Sullivan, Garrity and Donnelly Insurance.
The victory handed the fifth-seeded Bancroft School team the Kingsway Summer League championship over the No. 1 seed from St. John's at Crompton Park on a muggy night.
"No one was on me and I just went up with it," said Halloran, who transferred to Bancroft after playing at Wachusett last season. "It feels great to win the championship."
"I was trying to drive for the layup and I just threw it (to Halloran)," Binienda said.
#victory #championship
During a frantic final possession, Cole Binienda drove into the lane and whipped a pass to a cutting Matt Halloran with five seconds remaining for the go-ahead layup on Monday night. After Jono Raleigh's half-court heave rimmed out, Halloran ducked his 6-foot-8-inch frame as he was mobbed by his Worcester Partnership teammates in a 55-54 victory over Sullivan, Garrity and Donnelly Insurance.
The victory handed the fifth-seeded Bancroft School team the Kingsway Summer League championship over the No. 1 seed from St. John's at Crompton Park on a muggy night.
"No one was on me and I just went up with it," said Halloran, who transferred to Bancroft after playing at Wachusett last season. "It feels great to win the championship."
"I was trying to drive for the layup and I just threw it (to Halloran)," Binienda said.
#victory #championship
8 days ago
An integral part of UNC basketball success from 2019-2024, Armando Bacot left Chapel Hill as one of the best big men in program history.
Bacot is North Carolina's all-time leader in rebounds (1,715), offensive boards (593) and double-doubles (87). Part of both the Tar Heels' 2022 National Championship runner-up squad, plus their 2024 Sweet 16 group, Bacot proved himself worthy of an NBA spot with his consistent, high-level production in college.
Now currently entering his first season with Israeli Premier League squad Maccabi Tel Aviv, Bacot is also thriving as a business owner. Recently, Bacot announced the opening of his first hotel, the Home2 Suites by Hilton near Raleigh's Crabtree Valley Mall.
Bacot is using part of his NIL earnings, which he recently revealed exceeded $2 million at UNC, to operate the Home2 Suites in conjunction with the Atma Hotel Group. Bacot's former teammate, now-Louisville guard Seth Trimble, owns the Ben and Jerry's on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill.
Despite his highly-successful North Carolina career, Bacot went undrafted in 2024. He then joined the Utah Jazz for NBA Summer League, signed with the Memphis Grizzlies and, after being waived, played with their G League affiliate Memphis Hustle that season.
#league #part #hill
Bacot is North Carolina's all-time leader in rebounds (1,715), offensive boards (593) and double-doubles (87). Part of both the Tar Heels' 2022 National Championship runner-up squad, plus their 2024 Sweet 16 group, Bacot proved himself worthy of an NBA spot with his consistent, high-level production in college.
Now currently entering his first season with Israeli Premier League squad Maccabi Tel Aviv, Bacot is also thriving as a business owner. Recently, Bacot announced the opening of his first hotel, the Home2 Suites by Hilton near Raleigh's Crabtree Valley Mall.
Bacot is using part of his NIL earnings, which he recently revealed exceeded $2 million at UNC, to operate the Home2 Suites in conjunction with the Atma Hotel Group. Bacot's former teammate, now-Louisville guard Seth Trimble, owns the Ben and Jerry's on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill.
Despite his highly-successful North Carolina career, Bacot went undrafted in 2024. He then joined the Utah Jazz for NBA Summer League, signed with the Memphis Grizzlies and, after being waived, played with their G League affiliate Memphis Hustle that season.
#league #part #hill
9 days ago
HOUSTON (AP) — Cal Raleigh and Randy Arozarena homered to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 3-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday night.
Arozarena went deep in the first inning and Raleigh connected in the sixth to make it 3-1. The victory gives the Mariners a 9-2 advantage in the season series.
The Mariners led by a run when the Astros loaded the bases with two outs in the eighth inning after Jose Altuve singled when reliever Seranthony Domínguez tripped and fell trying to catch his infield pop up.
But Domínguez struck out Daulton Varsho to escape the jam.
Seattle's Bryan Woo (9-8) yielded three hits and two runs while striking out five in six innings. Andrés Muñoz walked one in a scoreless ninth for his 22nd save.
#inning #nguez
Arozarena went deep in the first inning and Raleigh connected in the sixth to make it 3-1. The victory gives the Mariners a 9-2 advantage in the season series.
The Mariners led by a run when the Astros loaded the bases with two outs in the eighth inning after Jose Altuve singled when reliever Seranthony Domínguez tripped and fell trying to catch his infield pop up.
But Domínguez struck out Daulton Varsho to escape the jam.
Seattle's Bryan Woo (9-8) yielded three hits and two runs while striking out five in six innings. Andrés Muñoz walked one in a scoreless ninth for his 22nd save.
#inning #nguez
9 days ago
HOUSTON (AP) — Cal Raleigh and Randy Arozarena homered to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 3-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday night.
Arozarena went deep in the first inning and Raleigh connected in the sixth to make it 3-1. The victory gives the Mariners a 9-2 advantage in the season series.
The Mariners led by a run when the Astros loaded the bases with two outs in the eighth inning after Jose Altuve singled when reliever Seranthony Domínguez tripped and fell trying to catch his infield pop up.
But Domínguez struck out Daulton Varsho to escape the jam.
Seattle's Bryan Woo (9-8) yielded three hits and two runs while striking out five in six innings. Andrés Muñoz walked one in a scoreless ninth for his 22nd save.
#Mariners #inning #randy #Seattle
Arozarena went deep in the first inning and Raleigh connected in the sixth to make it 3-1. The victory gives the Mariners a 9-2 advantage in the season series.
The Mariners led by a run when the Astros loaded the bases with two outs in the eighth inning after Jose Altuve singled when reliever Seranthony Domínguez tripped and fell trying to catch his infield pop up.
But Domínguez struck out Daulton Varsho to escape the jam.
Seattle's Bryan Woo (9-8) yielded three hits and two runs while striking out five in six innings. Andrés Muñoz walked one in a scoreless ninth for his 22nd save.
#Mariners #inning #randy #Seattle
9 days ago
South Carolina has signed a top-20 recruiting class — according to the Rivals Industry Team Recruiting Rankings — in each of the last four cycles. Head coach Shane Beamer and his staff are working to make it five in a row this winter.
As of Aug. 16, the Gamecocks have the No. 25 class in the nation. That also ranks 13th out of 16 SEC teams. Some teams have already filled out an entire pledge list, but USC currently has just 17 total commits heading into football season.
Eight of the 17 commits in the class are blue-chippers. The headliner gave the Gamecocks what might be the biggest recruiting victory of the Beamer era on July 1. Cornelius (N.C.) William Amos Hough five-star cornerback Joshua Dobson chose USC over Michigan, Auburn, Texas A&M and others. He's the highest-rated defensive commit in program history.
"I love the people at South Carolina. They always made it feel like home," Dobson told Rivals' Chad Simmons. "The development, not only on the field, but off the field, was big too. They will help me become a better man. Also on the field, I know Coach Gray and Coach White will take care of me and develop me."
Dobson also kicked off a massive string of commits for the Gamecocks last month. Each of the first four days of July brought a pledge from a blue-chipper. Dobson, Hough four-star safety Davion Jones, Irmo (S.C.) four-star interior offensive lineman Nate Carson and Raleigh (N.C.) Rolesville four-star EDGE Jayden Broadie vaulted South Carolina up to No. 25 in the team rankings.
#star #class
As of Aug. 16, the Gamecocks have the No. 25 class in the nation. That also ranks 13th out of 16 SEC teams. Some teams have already filled out an entire pledge list, but USC currently has just 17 total commits heading into football season.
Eight of the 17 commits in the class are blue-chippers. The headliner gave the Gamecocks what might be the biggest recruiting victory of the Beamer era on July 1. Cornelius (N.C.) William Amos Hough five-star cornerback Joshua Dobson chose USC over Michigan, Auburn, Texas A&M and others. He's the highest-rated defensive commit in program history.
"I love the people at South Carolina. They always made it feel like home," Dobson told Rivals' Chad Simmons. "The development, not only on the field, but off the field, was big too. They will help me become a better man. Also on the field, I know Coach Gray and Coach White will take care of me and develop me."
Dobson also kicked off a massive string of commits for the Gamecocks last month. Each of the first four days of July brought a pledge from a blue-chipper. Dobson, Hough four-star safety Davion Jones, Irmo (S.C.) four-star interior offensive lineman Nate Carson and Raleigh (N.C.) Rolesville four-star EDGE Jayden Broadie vaulted South Carolina up to No. 25 in the team rankings.
#star #class
10 days ago
Mariners' Cal Raleigh on track to set dubious never-before-seen MLB history originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Seattle Mariners are having a brutal 2026 season so far. They really should be atop the AL West but have been in a free fall lately, dropping 21 of their last 32 games, and now sit at 58-66.
A lot has gone wrong this season, and if there were one major issue for this team that's been a reason for the struggles, it would be Cal Raleigh's regression. Unfortunately, it's a record-breaking regression from Raleigh.
USA Today's Bob Nightengale highlighted how Raleigh is on track to make some dubious never-before-seen MLB history, as he can smash the record for fewest homers hit in a season after clobbering 60.
"There have been 10 instances in which a player hit at least 60 homers in a season," Nightengale writes. "No one has hit fewer than 32 the following season. Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh has 12, while hitting .158."
#track #never
The Seattle Mariners are having a brutal 2026 season so far. They really should be atop the AL West but have been in a free fall lately, dropping 21 of their last 32 games, and now sit at 58-66.
A lot has gone wrong this season, and if there were one major issue for this team that's been a reason for the struggles, it would be Cal Raleigh's regression. Unfortunately, it's a record-breaking regression from Raleigh.
USA Today's Bob Nightengale highlighted how Raleigh is on track to make some dubious never-before-seen MLB history, as he can smash the record for fewest homers hit in a season after clobbering 60.
"There have been 10 instances in which a player hit at least 60 homers in a season," Nightengale writes. "No one has hit fewer than 32 the following season. Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh has 12, while hitting .158."
#track #never
14 days ago
When the 2026 season started with Paul Skenes having the roughest start of his MLB career against the New York Mets, many thought it would be just a blip on his greatness radar. Unfortunately, it might have been a precursor for things to come this season for the Pittsburgh Pirates ace, and now we're left wondering if something is truly wrong with Skenes.
On this episode of Baseball Bar-B-Cast, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss yet another concerning start for the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner and try to figure out what's going on with Paul Skenes. They make a comparison between him and Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, who has also suffered a major falloff after his great 2025 campaign, and discuss whether the World Baseball Classic can be used as an excuse.
Later in the show, Jake and Jordan talk about Jackson Merrill being at the forefront of the San Diego Padres' hot offense, which has put them right back in the mix for a potential NL Wild Card spot. They then highlight the Chicago White Sox giving out a Pope hat as part of a giveaway, Tim Anderson announcing his retirement and play a fun game surrounding the 2026 Heart and Hustle Award winners.
1:11 - The Opener: Paul Skenes' concern grows
19:13 - Cal Raleigh's falloff from 2026
#skenes #Baseball #falloff
On this episode of Baseball Bar-B-Cast, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss yet another concerning start for the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner and try to figure out what's going on with Paul Skenes. They make a comparison between him and Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, who has also suffered a major falloff after his great 2025 campaign, and discuss whether the World Baseball Classic can be used as an excuse.
Later in the show, Jake and Jordan talk about Jackson Merrill being at the forefront of the San Diego Padres' hot offense, which has put them right back in the mix for a potential NL Wild Card spot. They then highlight the Chicago White Sox giving out a Pope hat as part of a giveaway, Tim Anderson announcing his retirement and play a fun game surrounding the 2026 Heart and Hustle Award winners.
1:11 - The Opener: Paul Skenes' concern grows
19:13 - Cal Raleigh's falloff from 2026
#skenes #Baseball #falloff
14 days ago
The Seattle Mariners have not lived up to expectations this season, and their five-game losing streak has them four games out of a wild card spot.
The Mariners have a minus-22 run differential this year. Last season they won the third most games in the American League and had a plus-72 run differential. Cal Raleigh had an MVP-caliber season last year, hitting 60 home runs and notching 125 RBIs. This year has been very different.
He has a .564 OPS and just 12 home runs. A regression from Raleigh was very likely, buit no body expected one of the best hitters in baseball to fade into irrelevance. He is wearing a lot of the balme for the team's struggles.
"We're not playing well, that starts with me — I'm awful," Raleigh said on Tuesday, per The Athletic's Tyler Kepner. "So it is what it is. I've got to find a way to be better and to help bring the guys along, and we've just got to play better.
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#Mariners #last #differential
The Mariners have a minus-22 run differential this year. Last season they won the third most games in the American League and had a plus-72 run differential. Cal Raleigh had an MVP-caliber season last year, hitting 60 home runs and notching 125 RBIs. This year has been very different.
He has a .564 OPS and just 12 home runs. A regression from Raleigh was very likely, buit no body expected one of the best hitters in baseball to fade into irrelevance. He is wearing a lot of the balme for the team's struggles.
"We're not playing well, that starts with me — I'm awful," Raleigh said on Tuesday, per The Athletic's Tyler Kepner. "So it is what it is. I've got to find a way to be better and to help bring the guys along, and we've just got to play better.
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#Mariners #last #differential
14 days ago
Peter Millar may be best known for sponsoring a number of high-profile professional golfers, including Sam Burns, Cameron Young and Justin Rose. But now the Raleigh, N.C.-based brand has moved beyond the links to the gridiron, signing its first NFL ambassador: Christian McCaffrey, the running back for the San Francisco 49ers.
Off the field, McCaffrey has increasingly embraced the sport of golf as both a passion and a discipline, Peter Millar said, making him the ideal fit as the brand seeks to expand its reach.
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#mccaffrey #justin
Off the field, McCaffrey has increasingly embraced the sport of golf as both a passion and a discipline, Peter Millar said, making him the ideal fit as the brand seeks to expand its reach.
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#mccaffrey #justin
14 days ago
Early returns on Taylor Ward trade fail to spark cold Mariners' offense originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
After making a run in the postseason last year, the Seattle Mariners have looked like a much different team this year. Things are not coming as easily for this squad as they did last season.
While the rotation is elite on paper, they have had a ******* in their armor. Logan Gilbert and George Kirby have dealt with some command issues, but that's not all.
The offense is struggling to get anything going. Julio Rodriguez has been inconsistent, and Cal Raleigh looks nothing like the slugger he did in 2025.
MORE: Mariners 'insist' trade deadline plans didn't involve All-Star starter despite rumors
#Mariners #offense #year #taylor
After making a run in the postseason last year, the Seattle Mariners have looked like a much different team this year. Things are not coming as easily for this squad as they did last season.
While the rotation is elite on paper, they have had a ******* in their armor. Logan Gilbert and George Kirby have dealt with some command issues, but that's not all.
The offense is struggling to get anything going. Julio Rodriguez has been inconsistent, and Cal Raleigh looks nothing like the slugger he did in 2025.
MORE: Mariners 'insist' trade deadline plans didn't involve All-Star starter despite rumors
#Mariners #offense #year #taylor
15 days ago
After three straight series against the Senior Circuit, the Yankees welcome the Mariners to the East Coast. The Bombers had an off day on Monday after dropping the series finale against the National League East-leading Atlanta Braves. The Yankees continue to hold serve as they wait for reinforcements to arrive, posting a 5-5 mark over their last 10 games, including an even 3-3 record thus far on the homestand.
The Mariners dock in New York after being swept at home by the pesky and, at this point, must-be-declared-legit Tampa Bay Rays. Seattle's season has not gone according to plan, as star catcher Cal Raleigh has struggled and the club enters play Tuesday sitting at 56-63. The Mariners have dropped four straight and are just 3-7 over their last 10 games.
This series features two night games before Thursday's getaway game, currently scheduled for 1:35 p.m. ET. Let's dive into which Mariners will be manning the harpoons and which Yankees white whales will be hoping to avoid the trident.
Tuesday: Ryan Weathers vs. Bryan Woo (7:05 pm ET)
Weathers has had a bit of an up-and-down first season in the Bronx. After opening the year looking solid, the month of June was not kind to the left-hander. However, since the calendar flipped to July, Weathers has found his footing again. Weathers currently has a 5-7 record, 3.79 ERA, and a 1.22 WHIP for the season.
#season #east #tuesday
The Mariners dock in New York after being swept at home by the pesky and, at this point, must-be-declared-legit Tampa Bay Rays. Seattle's season has not gone according to plan, as star catcher Cal Raleigh has struggled and the club enters play Tuesday sitting at 56-63. The Mariners have dropped four straight and are just 3-7 over their last 10 games.
This series features two night games before Thursday's getaway game, currently scheduled for 1:35 p.m. ET. Let's dive into which Mariners will be manning the harpoons and which Yankees white whales will be hoping to avoid the trident.
Tuesday: Ryan Weathers vs. Bryan Woo (7:05 pm ET)
Weathers has had a bit of an up-and-down first season in the Bronx. After opening the year looking solid, the month of June was not kind to the left-hander. However, since the calendar flipped to July, Weathers has found his footing again. Weathers currently has a 5-7 record, 3.79 ERA, and a 1.22 WHIP for the season.
#season #east #tuesday
17 days ago
One of the fun things about basketball in the Triangle is that there are three teams that all woof at each other. The common element is that Duke and NC State historically hate UNC, while Carolina hates Duke and likes to condescend to State fans as if they're the infamous little brother.
Take this article from KeepingItHeel.com, which mocks the Wolfpack after Darrion Williams announced he would transfer back to Texas Tech.
Like most players this past spring who ******* umed their eligibility was up, Williams had made other plans. He entered the NBA Draft but was not selected. When the recent court decision came down that gave all members of the class of 2022 a fifth year, Williams took advantage and returned to Lubbock, which makes sense.
Why would he have stayed with the Wolfpack? The team he was recruited to is scattered to the winds. The coach who brought him to Raleigh is gone. There isn't anything holding him there.
The writer takes glee in what he calls an "NC State collapse," but is it?
#state #wolfpack #triangle #texas
Take this article from KeepingItHeel.com, which mocks the Wolfpack after Darrion Williams announced he would transfer back to Texas Tech.
Like most players this past spring who ******* umed their eligibility was up, Williams had made other plans. He entered the NBA Draft but was not selected. When the recent court decision came down that gave all members of the class of 2022 a fifth year, Williams took advantage and returned to Lubbock, which makes sense.
Why would he have stayed with the Wolfpack? The team he was recruited to is scattered to the winds. The coach who brought him to Raleigh is gone. There isn't anything holding him there.
The writer takes glee in what he calls an "NC State collapse," but is it?
#state #wolfpack #triangle #texas
18 days ago
A Raleigh high school student is now among the elite swimmers who have successfully crossed the English Channel.
Lorelei Schmidt, a 17-year-old student who swims for the Marlins of Raleigh swim team, completed the feat Friday morning.
Schmidt recently posted a video on Instagram showing part of her swim.
She completed the 21-mile journey between England and France in 12 hours and 32 minutes.
ABC11 spoke with Schmidt while she was training for the crossing. She said her passion for open-water swimming began during the COVID-19 pandemic, when pool closures pushed her to train in open water.
#english
Lorelei Schmidt, a 17-year-old student who swims for the Marlins of Raleigh swim team, completed the feat Friday morning.
Schmidt recently posted a video on Instagram showing part of her swim.
She completed the 21-mile journey between England and France in 12 hours and 32 minutes.
ABC11 spoke with Schmidt while she was training for the crossing. She said her passion for open-water swimming began during the COVID-19 pandemic, when pool closures pushed her to train in open water.
#english
19 days ago
Things turned awfully testy during the late innings of Wednesday night's 4-2 Mariners victory over the Detroit Tigers, which evened the pivotal series for both teams in an American League playoff race that is heating up more and more with every passing day. A half-inning after Cal Raleigh was drilled in the ribs with 95 mph four-seam fastball by Enmanuel De Jesus — and no warnings were issued — Gabe Speier pegged Gleyber Torres with a 96 mph four-seamer of his own, leading to an exchanging of words and the benches clearing. Speier and Dan Wilson both ended up ejected. As Kate said in the recap, we'll see if this has any ramifications Thursday.
Speaking of throwing at people, Framber Valdez gets the start for the Tigers on Thursday. His first season in Detroit hasn't gone quite to plan, with many of his numbers across the board taking a step back. His FIP has ballooned to 4.13 in 2026, having not exceeded 3.50 over his previous four seasons in Houston.
The Mariners will look to Bryce Miller to try to secure an important series win before the American League-leading Tampa Bay Rays come to town for 50 Seasons weekend. Big Tex had a much shakier month of July (4.93 FIP) after beginning his 2026 campaign with solid performance in May (2.86) and June (3.22). For more on the pitching matchup, check out the series preview.
Taylor Ward is in the leadoff spot for his first time as a Mariner. Brendan Donovan and Josh Naylor both get scheduled days off, and Raleigh gets a rest day (unrelated to the hit-by-pitch last night). Jhonny Pereda will be behind the plate for the first time since being recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday, while Weston Wilson and Leo Rivas make starts at first and third base.
In the aftermath of Wednesday's bench-clearing incident, both Speier and Dan Wilson have been suspended by Major League Baseball. Speier's discipline amounts to three games, which he is appealing. Dan Wilson, on the other hand, will serve his one-game suspension on Thursday afternoon. Manny Acta will be the Mariners' acting manager for this important rubber game.
#speier
Speaking of throwing at people, Framber Valdez gets the start for the Tigers on Thursday. His first season in Detroit hasn't gone quite to plan, with many of his numbers across the board taking a step back. His FIP has ballooned to 4.13 in 2026, having not exceeded 3.50 over his previous four seasons in Houston.
The Mariners will look to Bryce Miller to try to secure an important series win before the American League-leading Tampa Bay Rays come to town for 50 Seasons weekend. Big Tex had a much shakier month of July (4.93 FIP) after beginning his 2026 campaign with solid performance in May (2.86) and June (3.22). For more on the pitching matchup, check out the series preview.
Taylor Ward is in the leadoff spot for his first time as a Mariner. Brendan Donovan and Josh Naylor both get scheduled days off, and Raleigh gets a rest day (unrelated to the hit-by-pitch last night). Jhonny Pereda will be behind the plate for the first time since being recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday, while Weston Wilson and Leo Rivas make starts at first and third base.
In the aftermath of Wednesday's bench-clearing incident, both Speier and Dan Wilson have been suspended by Major League Baseball. Speier's discipline amounts to three games, which he is appealing. Dan Wilson, on the other hand, will serve his one-game suspension on Thursday afternoon. Manny Acta will be the Mariners' acting manager for this important rubber game.
#speier
19 days ago
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mariners reliever Gabe Speier was given a three-game suspension Thursday after hitting Detroit's Gleyber Torres with a pitch in the eighth inning of Wednesday night's game.
Speier is appealing the ban, according to the MLB Players **** ociation.
Additionally, Mariners manager Dan Wilson was also suspended one-game and will serve his suspension in the series finale Thursday against the Tigers. Managers cannot appeal a suspension. Manny Acta will serve as the manager for the Mariners.
Speier had relieved Bryan Woo in the eighth inning of Seattle's 4-2 win. After getting the first two outs, Speier threw two inside fastballs to Torres, with the latter pegging him on the upper left leg on a 96.3 mph pitch.
Torres and Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh proceeded to have words with each other before the benches and bullpens cleared. There were no punches thrown, and Wilson was ejected in the aftermath after Speier was tossed from the game. It was the second time this season Wilson was removed from a game.
#wilson
Speier is appealing the ban, according to the MLB Players **** ociation.
Additionally, Mariners manager Dan Wilson was also suspended one-game and will serve his suspension in the series finale Thursday against the Tigers. Managers cannot appeal a suspension. Manny Acta will serve as the manager for the Mariners.
Speier had relieved Bryan Woo in the eighth inning of Seattle's 4-2 win. After getting the first two outs, Speier threw two inside fastballs to Torres, with the latter pegging him on the upper left leg on a 96.3 mph pitch.
Torres and Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh proceeded to have words with each other before the benches and bullpens cleared. There were no punches thrown, and Wilson was ejected in the aftermath after Speier was tossed from the game. It was the second time this season Wilson was removed from a game.
#wilson
20 days ago
SEATTLE – It's apparently never boring when the Detroit Tigers are in town. It got interesting again late Wednesday, Aug. 5, at T-Mobile Park when Gleyber Torres got hit, and the benches cleared, and a pitcher and manager got ejected.
The bit of spice didn't last, though, nor did the Tigers' late comeback effort as their offense finally stalled, and so their four-game winning streak came to an end with a 4-2 loss.
Torres wasn't the only one hit by a pitch. Three other Tigers were, too – Max Clark, Riley Greene, Zack McKinstry. Torres was hit in the eighth. He had a few words with catcher Cal Raleigh, who had been plunked in the inning before.
THE KID: Max Clark defense catching up to his big bat for Detroit Tigers
The benches cleared and the managers met at the plate and eventually left-handed reliever Gabe Speier was ejected for plunking Torres, presumably in retaliation for Raleigh getting hit by Enmanuel DeJesus. Dan Wilson, Seattle's manager, was also ejected.
#torres #ejected #late
The bit of spice didn't last, though, nor did the Tigers' late comeback effort as their offense finally stalled, and so their four-game winning streak came to an end with a 4-2 loss.
Torres wasn't the only one hit by a pitch. Three other Tigers were, too – Max Clark, Riley Greene, Zack McKinstry. Torres was hit in the eighth. He had a few words with catcher Cal Raleigh, who had been plunked in the inning before.
THE KID: Max Clark defense catching up to his big bat for Detroit Tigers
The benches cleared and the managers met at the plate and eventually left-handed reliever Gabe Speier was ejected for plunking Torres, presumably in retaliation for Raleigh getting hit by Enmanuel DeJesus. Dan Wilson, Seattle's manager, was also ejected.
#torres #ejected #late
20 days ago
SEATTLE – It's apparently never boring when the Detroit Tigers are in town. It got interesting again late Wednesday, Aug. 5, at T-Mobile Park when Gleyber Torres got hit, and the benches cleared, and a pitcher and manager got ejected.
The bit of spice didn't last, though, nor did the Tigers' late comeback effort as their offense finally stalled, and so their four-game winning streak came to an end with a 4-2 loss.
Torres wasn't the only one hit by a pitch. Three other Tigers were, too – Max Clark, Riley Greene, Zack McKinstry. Torres was hit in the eighth. He had a few words with catcher Cal Raleigh, who had been plunked in the inning before.
THE KID: Max Clark defense catching up to his big bat for Detroit Tigers
The benches cleared and the managers met at the plate and eventually left-handed reliever Gabe Speier was ejected for plunking Torres, presumably in retaliation for Raleigh getting hit by Enmanuel DeJesus. Dan Wilson, Seattle's manager, was also ejected.
#torres
The bit of spice didn't last, though, nor did the Tigers' late comeback effort as their offense finally stalled, and so their four-game winning streak came to an end with a 4-2 loss.
Torres wasn't the only one hit by a pitch. Three other Tigers were, too – Max Clark, Riley Greene, Zack McKinstry. Torres was hit in the eighth. He had a few words with catcher Cal Raleigh, who had been plunked in the inning before.
THE KID: Max Clark defense catching up to his big bat for Detroit Tigers
The benches cleared and the managers met at the plate and eventually left-handed reliever Gabe Speier was ejected for plunking Torres, presumably in retaliation for Raleigh getting hit by Enmanuel DeJesus. Dan Wilson, Seattle's manager, was also ejected.
#torres
20 days ago
Seattle — The record will forever show that Max Clark made his Major League debut in Sacramento last weekend.
But his real big-league debut, in an actual big-league stadium, was here Tuesday, at T-Mobile Park, complete with three decks, brighter lights and a retractable roof. And some real big-league amenities. Like when he came to bat in the second inning and Mariners' All-Star catcher Cal Raleigh congratulated him on being called up.
Like, before the game, when his jaw nearly dropped to the ground when he walked out onto the field for the first time and saw one of his childhood idols ****** baseballs in center field — Hall-of-Famer Ichiro Suzuki.
"That was actually like my first, 'Oh my God' moment when I walked on the field yesterday," Clark said. "It was a very surreal moment walking out there and seeing him still taking BP and throwing. Just unbelievable. You see this huge stadium and then in center field, Ichiro is tracking ****** ."
Clark reached into his locker and, with a proud smile on his face, produced his most recent prized possession — a freshly autographed Ichiro game jersey.
#clark #like #stadium
But his real big-league debut, in an actual big-league stadium, was here Tuesday, at T-Mobile Park, complete with three decks, brighter lights and a retractable roof. And some real big-league amenities. Like when he came to bat in the second inning and Mariners' All-Star catcher Cal Raleigh congratulated him on being called up.
Like, before the game, when his jaw nearly dropped to the ground when he walked out onto the field for the first time and saw one of his childhood idols ****** baseballs in center field — Hall-of-Famer Ichiro Suzuki.
"That was actually like my first, 'Oh my God' moment when I walked on the field yesterday," Clark said. "It was a very surreal moment walking out there and seeing him still taking BP and throwing. Just unbelievable. You see this huge stadium and then in center field, Ichiro is tracking ****** ."
Clark reached into his locker and, with a proud smile on his face, produced his most recent prized possession — a freshly autographed Ichiro game jersey.
#clark #like #stadium
