{"id":126366,"date":"2025-06-24T01:06:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T01:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/126366\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T01:06:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T01:06:12","slug":"seattle-mariners-keep-home-run-surge-going-against-the-twins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/126366\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Mariners keep home run surge going against the Twins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Seattle Mariners took advantage of the elements during a hot and windy weekend at Wrigley Field, mashing 10 home runs during the three-game series.<\/p>\n<p>They kept that power surge going in less favorable hitting conditions in Minneapolis on Monday with a pair of mammoth home runs during the third inning to jump out to a big lead early against the Twins.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.mynorthwest.com\/mlb\/seattle-mariners\/red-hot-mariners-top-prospect-wins-potw-honors\/1814456\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Red-hot Seattle Mariners prospect wins POTW honors<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/player\/julio-rodriguez-677594\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Julio Rodr\u00edguez<\/a> was the first to do damage via the home run. With the Mariners leading 1-0 after sac fly from J.P. Crawford, Rodr\u00edguez jumped all over a 1-2 changeup just below the strike zone from Minnesota starter Bailey Ober for a 442-foot, two-run blast off the facade the upper deck in left-center field.<\/p>\n<p>The home run was Rodr\u00edguez\u2019s 11th of the season and ended a nearly month-long stretch without a big fly for Rodr\u00edguez, who had gone 107 plate appearances since his last home run during the first inning of a 9-1 win over the Washington Nationals on May 27.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>After Rodr\u00edguez\u2019s blast, singles by Cal Raleigh and Randy Arozarena then set up Luke Raley for his first home run since returning from the injured list over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Raley did his damage on a fastball in the lower part of the zone, redirecting it 436 feet to center field for a three-run home run and a 6-0 Mariners lead.<\/p>\n<p>It was Raley\u2019s third home run this season and first since April 17. 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