{"id":157221,"date":"2025-09-14T23:52:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T23:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/157221\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T23:52:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T23:52:07","slug":"raleigh-matches-mantle-ms-beat-angels-take-sole-possession-of-al-west-lead-with-9th-win-in-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/157221\/","title":{"rendered":"Raleigh matches Mantle, M’s beat Angels, take sole possession of AL West lead with 9th win in row"},"content":{"rendered":"

SEATTLE — – Cal Raleigh<\/a> tied Mickey Mantle’s season record for most home runs by a switch hitter with his 54th, and the Seattle Mariners<\/a> extended their winning streak to nine by routing the Los Angeles Angels<\/a> 11-2 Sunday to take sole possession of the AL West lead for the first time since June.<\/p>\n

George Kirby<\/a> matched his career high with 14 strikeouts as the Mariners completed a four-game sweep and won for the 20th time in their last 23 home games.<\/p>\n

Jorge Polanco<\/a> had three doubles and has doubles in seven straight games, tying the Mariners record.<\/p>\n

Seattle (82-68) moved one game ahead of Houston (81-69) at the top of the division, winning nine in a row for the first time since a 14-game streak from July 2-17, 2022, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The Mariners had not been alone in first place since before play on June 3.<\/p>\n

Kirby (9-7) allowed two runs and three hits in 6 1\/3 innings, walking none and leaving after 101 pitches. He also struck out 14 Angels on June 8 in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

Batting left-handed in the first inning, Raleigh had a first-pitch homer to left-center off Kyle Hendricks<\/a> for a 2-0 lead. Mantle hit his 54 homers for the 1961 New York Yankees<\/a>. Raleigh’s homer was his record-setting 43rd homer this season as a catcher, one more than Atlanta’s Javy L\u00f3pez in 2003.<\/p>\n

Hendricks (7-10) gave up nine runs and 10 hits in 3 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n

Mariners third baseman Yo\u00e1n Moncada left in the middle of the fifth inning because of a sore left ankle.<\/p>\n

Christian Moore<\/a> and Oswald Peraza<\/a> hit solo homers for the Angels. Denzer Guzm\u00e1n got his first two big league hits.<\/p>\n

Key moment<\/p>\n

Raleigh’s homer.<\/p>\n

Key stat<\/p>\n

Kirby had his 36th outing of no walks in six or more innings.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Angels: RHP Caden Dana<\/a> (4-2, 6.32 ERA) starts Tuesday at Milwaukee, which sends RHP Freddy Peralta<\/a> (16-6, 2.69) to the mound.<\/p>\n

Mariners: RHP Logan Gilbert<\/a> (4-6, 3.54) starts Tuesday at Kansas City, which goes with RHP Michael Wacha (9-11, 3.45).<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/MLB<\/a>br\/]<\/p>\n

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