Cal Raleigh hits MLB-leading 59th and 60th homers to help the Mariners wrap up AL West | iNFOnews.ca
Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh watches his 60th home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Cal Raleigh hits MLB-leading 59th and 60th homers to help the Mariners wrap up AL West

SEATTLE (AP) — Cal Raleigh hit his major league-leading 59th and 60th home runs of the season and the Seattle Mariners won their fourth AL West title with a 9-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night.

Raleigh opened the scoring in the first inning off Tanner Gordon with a shot to the top deck in right field, and capped it in the eighth with a two-out blast to right off Angel Chivilli. Julio Rodríguez and Jorge Polanco also homered off Gordon (6-8) in the first.

With four games remaining, Raleigh has a chance to break the AL record of 62 set by Yankees star Aaron Judge in 2022.

Luis Castillo (11-8) threw 7 1/3 innings of one-run ball to help the Mariners — the only team in the major that has never reached the World Series — win for the 16th time in 17 games. Castillo didn’t give up at hit until Blaine Crim hit a solo shot in the fourth.

Eugenio Suárez hit his 48th homer in the seventh.

Key moment

Rodríguez hit a no-doubt, solo shot to left field in the first inning immediately after Raleigh’s blast.

Key stat

Raleigh has 11 multi-home run games this season, tied with Aaron Judge (2022), Hank Greenberg (1938) and Sammy Sosa for the MLB record.

Up next

Rockies right-hander Bradley Blalock (2-5, 9.16) was set to start Thursday night. The Mariners had not announced a starter.

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Cal Raleigh hits MLB-leading 59th and 60th homers to help the Mariners wrap up AL West | iNFOnews.ca
Seattle Mariners’ Cal Raleigh hits a solo home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Cal Raleigh hits MLB-leading 59th and 60th homers to help the Mariners wrap up AL West | iNFOnews.ca
Seattle Mariners’ Cal Raleigh celebrates in the dugout after hitting his 60th home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Cal Raleigh hits MLB-leading 59th and 60th homers to help the Mariners wrap up AL West | iNFOnews.ca
Seattle Mariners’ Cal Raleigh reacts after hitting his 60th home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Cal Raleigh hits MLB-leading 59th and 60th homers to help the Mariners wrap up AL West | iNFOnews.ca
Seattle Mariners’ Cal Raleigh reacts after hitting his 60th home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

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