Tim Booth
@ByTimBooth
Seattle Times sports reporter. Former AP. Likes: wife, kids, dog, good ☕️, 🍺, 🥃@CentralWashU, Pearl Jam. Dislikes: OT, extra innings. [email protected]
Earliest date reaching 40 HR & 10 SB, MLB history: July 21 - Ken Griffey Jr., 1998 July 26 - Cal Raleigh, 2025 Both did so for the @Mariners.
Three @Mariners who are All-Stars this season (Julio Rodríguez, Randy Arozarena, Cal Raleigh) homered in same game for first time since July 27, 2001 (Ichiro Suzuki, John Olerud, Bret Boone). That’s 24 years ago, tomorrow. What’s tomorrow? ICHIRO @baseballhall day!!! #TheMayerGWS
Cal Raleigh joined rare company and became the fifth different Mariner to hit 40 home runs in a season with his solo blast Saturday during the M's 7-2 win over the Angels. From @ByTimBooth: st.news/40EVnAG
Final: Mariners 7 Angels 2 Headline: Cal Raleigh hits No. 40 joining rare company in baseball history. Subhead: Julio homers for a 3rd straight game and has 4 HRs in the series. Sub, subhead: Arozarena hits No. 20 and has 12 HR since June 30 Sub, sub, subhead: M's gain a…
Ben Williamson with a 2-out RBI single here in the 8th extends the M's lead to 7-2.
George Kirby finds some chaos in the sixth inning but leaves the bases loaded after strikeouts of Logan O'Hoppe and Luis Rengifo on a 3-2 pitch.
Dom Canzone punches a 2-run single through the left side of the infield and for the first time in this series the M's score a run without hitting a homer. 5-2 M's.
Cal Raleigh reaching 40 HRs is also the ninth time a player whose primary position is catcher has reached that mark in a season. Per @Stathead :

416 feet 113.5 mph exit velocity. He's the fifth different Mariners player with 40 homers in a season joining Junior, Buhner, A-Rod and Nelson Cruz.
Cal Raleigh has 40 home runs this season and it's July 26. Mammoth solo shot leading off the 6th inning gives the M's a 3-2 lead.
Cal Raleigh has 40 home runs this season and it's July 26. Mammoth solo shot leading off the 6th inning gives the M's a 3-2 lead.
Zach Neto with a flyball to the wall in left-center is caught by Julio but Logan O'Hoppe scores on the sac fly to pull the Angels even at 2-2 in the fifth.
Randy Arozarena has recorded his 5th-consecutive 20+ HR season (2021-c). He is 1 of 4 right-handed hitters (9 total) to record at least 20 homers in each of the past 5 seasons.
💥 RANDY SMASH 💥
George Kirby has issued three walks in the first three innings. That ties a career-high for any of the now 101 starts in his career.
Julio Rodríguez has homered in 3-consecutive games for the 3rd time in his career and 2nd this season (last: July 11-13, 2025). This marks the first time in his career he has homered 4 times in a 3-game span.
That's 4️⃣ home runs in 3️⃣ days for Juliooooo 🔥🔥🔥
Julio has homered in three straight games with a frozen rope into the Disney rocks in left-center field. Four homers in the series so far. 1-1 in the 3rd.
Mariners are now 11 for 17 in challenges this season after Jo Adell's stolen base is overturned and becomes a caught stealing with Mitch Garver and JP Crawford linking up to end the 2nd inning.
Taylor Ward hits the first pitch of the second inning out to right-center field to give the Angels a 1-0 lead.