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08/25 23:23 CDT Raleigh continues homer barrage, Kirby fans 9 as Mariners beat
Phillies 4-1
Raleigh continues homer barrage, Kirby fans 9 as Mariners beat Phillies 4-1
By DAIMON EKLUND
Associated Press
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 Andrs Muoz 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.
The Mariners took a 2-1 lead in the sixth inning on Josh Naylor's run-scoring
single. Dominic Canzone added two more runs with a two-out, bases-loaded single
to left-center off reliever Brooks Raley.
Raleigh became the first Seattle player to hit four home runs over two
consecutive games since Kenji Johjima on June 24-27, 2006. Raleigh did walk in
a plate appearance between homers on Monday, and walked his second time up on
Tuesday before ending the streak with a sixth-inning strikeout.
Up next Phillies LHP Jess Luzardo (11-5, 3.35 ERA) takes on Mariners RHP Bryan Woo (9-8, 4.10) in the final of the three-game series Wednesday afternoon. ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
Up next Phillies LHP Jess Luzardo (11-5, 3.35 ERA) takes on Mariners RHP Bryan Woo (9-8, 4.10) in the final of the three-game series Wednesday afternoon. ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
