Recap: Mariners beat Reds 11-7 in extras after Cal, Randy HRs in 9th
Apr 17, 2025, 1:45 PM | Updated: 3:13 pm
Cal Raleigh and Randy Arozarena hit back-to-back home runs in the ninth inning, and the Seattle Mariners rallied against shaky Cincinnati defense in the 10th inning to beat the Reds 11-7 Thursday and clinch their first road series win of the season.
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The Mariners rebounded after former M’s outfielder Jake Fraley hit a grand slam in the bottom of the eighth inning to put the Reds ahead 7-5. It was his second career grand slam and first since June 5, 2021 for the Mariners against the Los Angeles Angels.
RAKE! RALLY! REDS! pic.twitter.com/wqsgy3fWc9
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) April 17, 2025
Raleigh hit his sixth home run in six games, which included two in a win on Wednesday, to lead off the ninth inning against another former Mariner, Emilio Pagán. It was the eighth homer of the season for Raleigh, which is just behind the Athletics’ Tyler Soderstrom for the MLB lead.
STAY HOT BIG DUMPER! #TridentsUp pic.twitter.com/Mu20gCyNti
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) April 17, 2025
Two pitches later, Arozarena sent his fourth homer of the year over the fence in left to tie the game.
BRAND NEW BALLGAME. pic.twitter.com/YkieVHTrPy
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) April 17, 2025
J.P. Crawford put the Mariners up by a run in the 10th inning with an RBI single that Reds shortstop Elly de la Cruz could not make a throw on. Arozarena drove in two more with a double, and Donovan Solano pushed another run across when he reached on an error by de la Cruz to make it an 11-7 game.
10th inning chaos! #TridentsUp pic.twitter.com/2CYd6Y1PTp
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) April 17, 2025
The Reds committed four errors on the day.
Emerson Hancock returned from Triple-A Tacoma and pitched five innings in the start for Seattle, holding the Reds to two runs on five hits and no walks with four strikeouts. Austin Hays’ two-run homer accounted for all of the production against Hancock.
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Gonzaga product Casey Legumina pitched a perfect ninth with a strikeout against his former team to send the game to extras, and M’s closer Andrés Muñoz did the same in the bottom of the 10th to clinch the win.
Luke Raley had a two-run homer for the M’s.
Nuke Raley! #TridentsUp pic.twitter.com/d65pDUbBd1
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) April 17, 2025
The Mariners (10-9) will begin a three-game series at Toronto at 4:07 p.m. Friday. Radio coverage will begin on Seattle Sports at 3 p.m. with the pregame show.
This post includes contributions from The Associated Press.
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