Mariners' Raleigh is 1st in majors with 40 HR

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Cal Raleigh became the archetypal subordinate to deed 40 homers this play with a tiebreaking solo changeable successful the sixth inning of the Seattle Mariners' 7-2 victory implicit the Los Angeles Angels connected Saturday night.

Raleigh is the archetypal switch-hitter to scope the 40-homer people earlier August successful MLB history, according to ESPN Research. The erstwhile location tally grounds done July by a switch-hitter was 39 by Mickey Mantle successful 1961.

From the near broadside of the plate, Raleigh hammered a 97 mph fastball from José Fermin (2-2) 416 feet into the right-field bleachers for his 2nd homer successful 8 games since winning the Home Run Derby.

Julio Rodríguez deed his 4th solo homer successful 3 games astatine Angel Stadium, and Randy Arozarena besides connected for the Mariners.

George Kirby (5-5) struck retired 9 implicit six hard innings of five-hit shot to gain his 4th triumph successful 5 starts contempt not matching his 14-strikeout show astatine Angel Stadium past month.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.