Raleigh’s 2 homers ties Griffey’s club record, Canzone belts 3 homers as Seattle wins 10th straight
KANSAS CITY Mo AP Cal Raleigh hit a pair of homers to match the Seattle season record set by Ken Griffey Jr Dominic Canzone belted a career-best three homers of his own and the AL West-leading Mariners routed the fading Kansas City Royals - on Tuesday night for their th consecutive win Raleigh s first homer a -foot shot off Michael Wacha while batting left-handed gave him on the season latest the record for a switch-hitter set by Yankees great Mickey Mantle in Raleigh s second shot a -footer off Daniel Lynch IV as he batted right-handed tied the club mark that Griffey set during the season and matched the following year It was the th multihomer battle this season for The Big Dumper and the th of Raleigh s career The All-Star catcher also doubled in the first inning and finished for with three RBIs giving him on the year Canzone homered in the second inning the fifth and the ninth on a hot humid late-summer night in which balls were sailing out of spacious Kauffman Stadium The designated hitter also had a pair of singles to finish for with four RBIs Carter Jensen hit the first two homers of his big league career for Kansas City It looked as if he had a third before his long fly ball in the eighth inning bounced off the right-field wall for a double Logan Gilbert - allowed two runs on six hits over innings while striking out five for Seattle The -year-old righty who also pitched well against the Royals in June has allowed just seven earned runs total over his last five starts Wacha - returned after missing his last scheduled start because of a stint on the seven-day concussion list He allowed a season-high seven runs on nine hits over innings for Kansas City Key moment Just about every time Raleigh and Canzone stepped to the plate Key stat The Mariners are riding their longest winning streak since a -gamer from July - Up next Mariners RHP Bryce Miller - ERA gets the start Wednesday night after striking out a career-high in his last start against the Angels LHP Cole Ragans - gets his first start for Kansas City since June when he landed on the injured list with a strained left rotator cuff AP MLB https apnews com MLB Source
