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When the red-hot Boston Red Sox open a three-game series on Monday in Seattle, they'll do so without superstar Rafael Devers.
With his wife Kathy and baby daughter Korra watching from the stands, the Mariners hot-hitting shortstop clubbed a grand slam deep into the right field stands off Cleveland starter Luis Ortiz on Sunday, giving the Mariners a commanding five-run lead in the second inning of an eventual 6-0 victory that clinched a three-game sweep over the Guardians.
The Mariners are also squarely in the Wild Card race despite lost 15 of their last 23 games going into Sunday. Struggles aside, Seattle appears to be in solid playoff position as the season nears the halfway point.
The cutters from Cleveland’s Emmanuel Clase were coming in at over 100 mph in the bottom of the ninth inning on Saturday night. Yet for a Mariners lineup that had virtually nothing going since the opening frame,
Julio Rodríguez has been heating up in the batter's box, but the Mariners star has been utterly dominant in the outfield all season.
While the homer-reliant Seattle Mariners are struggling to hit the ball out of the park, the absence of Luke Raley is being felt, explains Mike Salk.
Adley Rutschman and Gunnar Henderson hit back-to-back homers to give the Orioles the lead over Seattle and secure their sixth straight win.
With one out and the bases loaded, Polanco smacked a single up the middle off Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase.