Cal Raleigh home runs from each side of the plate for 2nd time in 3 days, Mariners defeat Angels 11-0

ANAHEIM, California – Cal Raleigh homered from each side of the plate for the second time in three days, and JP Crawford hit a two-run home run while collecting three hits and three RBIs in the Seattle Mariners’ 11-0 rout of the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night. -fair. .

Jorge Polanco had a two-run single in a four-run first inning as the Mariners destroyed Jack Kochanowicz’s major league debut (0-1) and kept piling on. Seattle opened a four-game series in Anaheim with its third straight victory.

Raleigh connected for a solo shot in the third inning from the left side of the plate and a three-run drive in the sixth from the right side. His 19 home runs are an ongoing record for a Seattle catcher before the All-Star break.

Luis Castillo (8-9) pitched six innings of four-hit ball with five strikeouts to win consecutive games for the first time since April.

Mickey Moniak had two hits for the Angels, who have lost nine of 11. Los Angeles has been shut out for the fourth time in its last nine games.

Kochanowicz went three innings for the Halos, allowing four earned runs on seven hits and two batters. Los Angeles promoted the 23-year-old right-hander straight from the Double-A Rocket City to fill a spot in its patchwork rotation, but the Mariners’ first five hitters reached base against him.

Raleigh’s leadoff home run in the third pushed him ahead of Oakland’s Shea Langeliers for the most home runs by a catcher this season. Raleigh then added his three-run shot to left field for his seventh career multi-homer game after his two-homer performance Tuesday in San Diego.

Crawford hit a two-run home run in the fourth, smoking a 170 mph line drive to right, and added an RBI single in the sixth. The Long Beach native often stands out in front of his large home crowd in the Big A, where he has 45 hits — the most at any visiting ballpark — and 19 RBIs in 38 career visits.

Seattle got to Kochanowicz immediately, opening the first inning with four straight hits. After Crawford belted a leadoff double and scored on Josh Rojas’ single to right, the Mariners got five straight hitters on base to start a game for the first time since August 2022.

Seattle then scored on a throwing error by third baseman Luis Guillorme, who should have turned into a double play in the bottom of the inning, and Polanco added his two-run single.

Kevin Pillar was ejected by home plate umpire Nick Mahrley in the sixth after a called third strike that appeared to be well off the base.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Angels: LHP José Quijada moved up to pitch at Triple-A Salt Lake on Wednesday in his return from Tommy John surgery in May 2023. He is still expected to return to the majors this season.

NEXT

All-Star selection Tyler Anderson (8-8, 2.81 ERA) takes over for the Angels on Friday. Seattle is likely to send out Bryan Woo (3-1, 1.77) to return from a two-game absence due to a hamstring injury.

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