Raleigh, Arozarena Homers Lead Mariners Past Royals 6-2
Tuesday, July 1st, 2025
Cal Raleigh hit his major league-leading 33rd homer and Randy Arozarena connected twice as the Seattle Mariners beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 on Monday night.
Raleigh led off the seventh inning with a home run against reliever Daniel Lynch IV, prompting chants of “MVP! MVP!” from the home crowd.
Arozarena hit his 100th career homer with a solo shot in the fourth to give Seattle its first run. In the fifth, he broke open the game with a three-run drive, his 10th of the season. It was the first multihomer game for Arozarena since July 20, 2024.
George Kirby (2-4) allowed one run and three hits in six innings, striking out five without a walk. He also permitted just one run and three hits over six innings his previous time out at Minnesota.
Royals starter Michael Wacha (4-8) gave up five runs and eight hits over five innings.
Bobby Witt Jr. had two RBI for the Royals.
Key moment
Kansas City loaded the bases with one out in the eighth against reliever Trent Thornton, who then retired Witt and Maikel Garcia on grounders to limit the damage to one run.
Key stats
Raleigh also had a sacrifice fly in the fifth. He leads the majors with 71 RBI. ... Witt has at least one hit in 20 straight road games, two shy of the franchise record.
Up next
Royals RHP Michael Lorenzen (4-8, 4.91 ERA) starts Tuesday against RHP Emerson Hancock (3-3, 5.43) in the second game of the four-game series.
In summary
The Seattle Mariners defeated the Kansas City Royals 6-2 on June 30, 2025, at home. Key contributions for Seattle included Cal Raleigh's MLB-leading 33rd home run and two home runs from Randy Arozarena, including a three-run shot. George Kirby earned the win for the Mariners, allowing one run over six innings. Michael Wacha took the loss for the Royals, while Bobby Witt Jr. drove in two runs for Kansas City.
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