Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners
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The Athletics return home after sweeping the Houston Astros to face the Seattle Mariners and Cal Raleigh, MLB's current home run leader.
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh has taken over as the American League MVP favorite with his closest rival, Aaron Judge, heading to the injured list.
The homer also came at a key time, snapping Raleigh out of a bit of a funk and also propelling him further into the MLB lead. With Yankees superstar Aaron Judge hitting the IL (right elbow), Raleigh has a chance to make a run at the American League MVP award.
The Seattle Mariners lost 4-1 against the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday afternoon at Angel Stadium. With the loss, Seattle is now 56-50, and they've fallen into a tie for the third and final wild card spot with the Texas Rangers,
The Seattle Mariners made their move at the trade deadline by bringing in Josh Naylor, a move that has Julio Rodriguez optimistic.