Raleigh Sets AL HR Record as Mariners Cruise Past Tigers 12-3

Friday, July 11th, 2025

DETROIT -- Cal Raleigh hit his 37th and 38th home runs to move within one of Barry Bonds’ 2001 record for homers before the All-Star break, and the Seattle Mariners beat Detroit 12-3 on Friday night to end Tarik Skubal’s three-month unbeaten streak.

Raleigh — in the lineup as designated hitter — made it 5-3 on a solo shot in the eighth inning, then hit a grand slam in a seven-run ninth. He broke the American League record for homers before the break of 37 set by Reggie Jackson in 1969 and matched by Chris Davis in 2013.

Skubal (10-3) was 10-0 with a 1.62 ERA in 16 starts since losing 3-2 to the Mariners in Seattle on April 2. He allowed four runs on four hits and two walks in five innings, striking out five.

Luis Castillo (6-5) got the win, giving up three runs in five innings.

Seattle took a 1-0 lead in the third when center fielder Parker Meadows dove for Donovan Solano's sinking liner and missed. It rolled to the wall for an RBI triple. Zach McKinstry tied it with a fourth-inning single.

J.P. Crawford's two-out RBI single made it 2-1 in the fifth, and Rodríguez followed with a two-run homer over the Seattle bullpen in left-center field.

Riley Greene's RBI triple got the major league-leading Tigers to 4-2 in the sixth, and Spencer Torkelson followed with a sacrifice fly.

Key moment

Nine of Seattle's first 10 batters reached base in the ninth inning, leading manager A.J. Hinch to insert catcher Jake Rogers for his third career pitching appearance. He retired two of the three batters he faced to escape the inning.

Key stat

Skubal started on four days rest in order to get an extra day off before the All-Star Game. In his career, he's 14-15 with a 3.98 ERA on four days of rest, but 37-16 with a 2.68 ERA on five or more. The biggest difference comes in walks (2.6 per nine as opposed to 1.6) and homers (1.4 per nine as opposed to 0.8).

Up next

Tigers All-Star RHP Casey Mize (9-2, 2.63) was set to face RHP George Kirby (3-4, 4.22) on Saturday.

In summary

The Seattle Mariners defeated the Detroit Tigers 12-3 on July 11, 2025, powered by two home runs from Cal Raleigh, including a grand slam. Raleigh's performance brought him closer to Barry Bonds' pre-All-Star break home run record and set a new American League mark. The loss ended Detroit pitcher Tarik Skubal's lengthy unbeaten streak. Luis Castillo earned the win for Seattle, while Skubal took the loss. Key offensive contributions also came from J.P. Crawford and Julio Rodríguez. The game featured a significant nine-run ninth inning for the Mariners and insights into Skubal's performance based on rest days. The teams were scheduled to play again on Saturday with Casey Mize pitching for Detroit and George Kirby for Seattle.

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