"The Mariners clinched the AL West yesterday, and they did so on back of two more home runs from AL MVP candidate Cal Raleigh. Those homers were the 59th and 60th of Raleigh's season, making him the seventh player in MLB history to hit 60 long balls in a single season. With the records for most home runs by a catcher, most home runs by a Mariner, and most home runs by a switch-hitter all locked up,"
"Raleigh has one more major milestone he can reach this year: the AL home run record, set by fellow AL MVP candidate Aaron Judge just three years ago. Raleigh would need two more homers to match Judge's record and three more to break it. That's going to be a tall order with just four games left, but Raleigh has already hit four homers in his past four games and has recorded 11 multi-homer games throughout the year."
"Kyle Schwarber hit his 55th and 56th home runs of the season, leaving him just two dingers behind Ryan Howard's franchise record of 58 homers. Like Raleigh's pursuit of the AL record, Schwarber is facing long odds with just four games left on the calendar. However, he does benefit from those games being against non-contenders; Philadelphia wraps a series against the Marlins today"
Cal Raleigh hit his 59th and 60th home runs, becoming the seventh player in MLB history to reach 60 homers in a season. He holds records for most home runs by a catcher, by a Mariner, and by a switch-hitter; he needs two homers to tie Aaron Judge's AL record and three to break it with four games remaining. Kyle Schwarber hit his 55th and 56th homers and trails Ryan Howard's franchise record of 58 by two, with four games left against non-contenders. The Red Sox can clinch a postseason spot while attempting a sweep of the Blue Jays, sending Brayan Bello (3.34 ERA) against a Toronto bullpen game opened by Louis Varland (3.10 ERA in 72 relief appearances).
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