SEATTLE– Cal Raleigh hit a game-winning grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Seattle Mariners rallied from a four-run deficit in the eighth to beat the Chicago White Sox 8-4 on Monday night.
Raleigh, also known by his colorful nickname Big Dumper, threw his walk against Jordan Leasure (0-2) one inning after the AL West leaders scored four times in the eighth to tie it.
“Big Dumper does what he does,” Mariners coach Scott Servais said. “At the end of games, he always has good at-bats and you know he’ll get the job done for us there.”
Dominic Canzone led off the eighth with a home run off starter Erick Fedde before Michael Kopech gave up three runs and four hits. Mitch Haniger struck in two with a bases-loaded single, and Luke Raley tied it with a bunt single.
“It’s a risky play trying to hit a ball there,” Raley said. “But I was waiting, looking at the third baseman every time, and he was on the first few pitches and dropped back and kind of gave me that clue. I just decided to take a chance.”
JP Crawford and Josh Rojas walked with one out in the ninth before Julio Rodríguez’s single loaded the bases. Raleigh hit a 2-0 fastball 383 feet into the right field seats to leave the Seattle crowd happy.
“You can be 0 for 4 or 4 for 4, it doesn’t matter,” Raleigh said. “When that moment comes, you have to slow down and try to do whatever it takes to help the team win. So it was a big moment, for sure, and slowing down definitely helped.”
Ryne Stanek (4-1) struck out three goals in a scoreless ninth for the win.
Luis Robert Jr. and Corey Julks were honored by the major league’s worst White Sox (17-50).
Both starters were dominant early, as Fedde allowed three hits in his first five shutout innings, and Mariners starter Logan Gilbert gave up just two hits in the same span.
Korey Lee led off the sixth with a double, and Robert put the White Sox ahead with a two-run homer into the left-field bleachers. Lenyn Sosa made it 3-0 with an RBI single in the seventh, and Julks hit a solo home run in the eighth off reliever Matt Bowman.
Gilbert struck out eight and allowed three runs and six hits in 6 2/3 innings. Fedde went more than seven innings, giving up one run and five hits.
“Fedde threw the ball really well,” White Sox manager Pedro Grifol said. “I kept these guys off balance the whole game.”
ROSTER MOVEMENT
The Mariners placed INF Dylan Moore on the paternity list and recalled INF Leo Rivas from Triple-A Tacoma.
TRAINER’S ROOM
White Sox catcher Max Stassi underwent a season-ending left hip surface procedure, the team announced. Stassi entered the injured list on March 25 and is expected to return for spring training in 2025. …Chicago sent OF Andrew Benintendi (Achilles tendonitis) and OF Tommy Pham (ankle) to the Arizona Complex League for injury rehab duties .
NEXT
Mariners right-hander Bryan Woo (3-0, 1.07 ERA) pitches Tuesday against Cal Poly college teammate Drew Thorpe, who will make his major league debut for the White Sox.
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