ANAHEIM, Calif. — Cal Raleigh homered from each side of the plate for the second time in three days, and J.P. Crawford had a two-run homer while getting three hits and three RBI in the Seattle Mariners’ 11-0 thrashing of the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night.
Jorge Polanco had a two-run single in a four-run first inning as the Mariners wrecked the major league debut of Jack Kochanowicz (0-1) and kept piling on. Seattle had 15 hits while opening a four-game series in Anaheim with its third straight victory.
Raleigh connected for a solo shot in the third inning from the left side of the plate and a three-run drive in the sixth from the right side. His 19 homers are an ongoing record for a Seattle catcher before the All-Star break.
“Cal Raleigh is on some kind of heater,” Mariners manager Scott Servais said. “It’s hard to hit home runs from both sides of the plate, and to do it a couple of times in three games here has just been phenomenal. He has that in him, and when he gets hot, he gets rolling, and it’s not just singles, it’s home runs.”