Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros
· Major League Baseball
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Cal Raleigh's record-breaking home run lifts Mariners over Astros for 6-4 win
George Kirby (10-7) scattered five hits across six scoreless innings and struck out seven to help the Mariners clinch the season series.
Houston is tied with streaking Cleveland for the final American League wild card, one game behind Boston with seven remaining.
All-Star closer Andrés Muñoz plunked Jake Meyers with a pitch to start the Houston ninth before walking Jeremy Peña. But right fielder Victor Robles made a diving catch on a ball hit by Carlos Correa, and Meyers was out on a double play to give Muñoz his 37th save.
Seattle, which has won 13 of 14, holds the second AL playoff seed just ahead of third-seed Detroit, which has dropped five straight.
The Mariners led by two in the third when Raleigh Framber Valdez into the bullpen in right-center field to make it 3-0 and eclipse Griffey's home run total in 1997 and 1998.
Seattle led by six with two outs in the seventh when Peña’s grand slam off Carlos Vargas got the Astros within 6-4. The Astros had runners on second and third with one out in the eighth, but Eduard Bazardo struck out Yainer Diaz before Gabe Speier came in and fanned pinch-hitter Christian Walker to end the threat.
The Mariners loaded the bases with two outs in the fifth and Valdez was pulled after walking Josh Naylor to make it 4-0. Jayden Murray took over and pinch-hitter Dominic Canzone’s single to right field extended the lead to 6-0.
Valdez (12-11) yielded six hits and five runs with four walks in 4 2/3 innings for his fourth straight loss.
Houston manager Joe Espada and hitting coach Troy Snitker were ejected for complaining to plate umpire Shane Livensparger after Jesús Sánchez struck out looking for the second out of the fifth.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Correa lined into double play, right to second to shortstop, Meyers doubled off second. |
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9th Inning | Peña walked, Meyers to second. |
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9th Inning | Cole struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Cole hit for Smith |
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9th Inning | Meyers hit by pitch. |
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9th Inning | Muñoz relieved Speier |
Statistics
 SEA |
 HOU |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 2 |
| 13 | Ground Balls | 14 |
| 9 | Strikeouts | 11 |
| 6 | Runs Batted In | 4 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 9 | Hits | 10 |
| 3 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 5 | Walks | 1 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 6 | Runs | 4 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 35 | At Bats | 35 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 1 |
| 15 | Runners Left On Base | 20 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 3 | Doubles | 1 |
| 14 | Fly Balls | 10 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 151 | Pitches | 148 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 15 | Total Bases | 14 |
| 41 | Plate Appearances | 38 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 6.2 | Runs Created | 4.6 |
| .257 | Batting Average | .286 |
| 1.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .429 | Slugging Percentage | .400 |
| .400 | Secondary Average | .143 |
| .341 | On Base Percentage | .342 |
| .770 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .742 |
| 0.9 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.4 |
| 6.2 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 4.7 |
| 45.0 | Batter Rating | 31.0 |
| 35.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 35.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.68 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.89 |
| .171 | Isolated Power | .114 |
| 0.56 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.09 |
| .122 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .026 |
| .143 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.143 |
| 12.0 | Runs Produced | 8.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 88.5 | MLB Rating | 82.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
