The Seattle Mariners moved to 25-19 on the season with a big 4-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night at Petco Park.

Tied 1-1 in the top of the seventh inning, Mariners’ catcher Cal Raleigh continued the great start to his year, hitting his 15th home run. The solo blast gave the M’s a 2-1 lead before they added on in the ninth courtesy of a two-run single by Dylan Moore.

For Raleigh, the home run put him on an exclusive list with some of the best players in franchise history.

Per @MarinersPR on social media:

List of @Mariners to reach 15+ home runs in 44-or-fewer games:

Cal Raleigh (2025)
Nelson Cruz (2015)
Edgar Martinez (2000)
Alex Rodriguez 2x (1998, 2000)
Ken Griffey Jr. 4x (1994, ’97-’99)
Jay Buhner (1996)

The 28-year-old has taken another step forward offensively this year, raising his batting average to .253 and his on-base percentage to .379. Those are significantly higher than his career norms of .221/.304. He also has 31 RBIs this year to go along with five steals.

Add that to his work behind the plate, where he won the Gold Glove last year, and Raleigh is one of the most valuable players in baseball. ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney recently told our own Refuse to Lose podcast that Raleigh is an early season MVP candidate.

From May 8:

But ​all ​kidding ​aside, ​you ​know, ​early ​in the ​week ​on ​the ​podcast ​that ​I ​do, ​I ​had ​Paul ​Hembekides, ​a ​great ​researcher ​at ​ESPN ​and a huge ​baseball ​guy, and ​we ​independently, ​I ​texted ​him ​ahead ​of ​time ​and ​I ​said, ​’okay, ​tell ​me ​you’re ​1, ​2 ​and ​3 ​in ​the ​American ​League.’ ​And ​we ​both ​landed ​on ​Cal ​Raleigh ​being ​number ​two ​behind ​Aaron ​Judge, ​based ​on ​the ​fact ​that, ​you ​know, ​with ​the ​power ​and ​the ​way ​that ​he ​leads ​the ​pitching ​staff ​and ​the ​fact ​that ​the ​Mariners ​have ​done ​well. He ​gets ​on ​base. ​I mean, ​he ​checks ​every ​box.

The Mariners will take on the Padres again on Sunday afternoon at 1:10 p.m. PT.

NEW PODCAST IS OUT! Brady is back for another episode of “Refuse to Lose,” talking about the Mariners’ recent slide and some of the criticism coming Dan Wilson’s way. Should the Mariners have used Andres Munoz in the eighth inning against the Yankees? Should they have intentionally walked Aaron Judge on Wednesday? And what’s the issue with the bullpen? Brady also raises a question about Logan Gilbert’s impending return and catches up with Tacoma Rainiers standout Samad Taylor for an enlightening conversation. CLICK HERE:

BIG QUESTION FOR GILBERT: Logan Gilbert is working his way back from a Grade 1 flexor strain, but when he comes back, will he be able to use his splitter? CLICK HERE:

CRITICIZING DAN? We spoke to ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney about some of the criticism that manager Dan Wilson has gotten for Seattle in the early going this year. CLICK HERE:

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Seattle – A busy weekend around Puget Sound with Kendrick Lamar and Sza also taking the stage Saturday night at Lumen Field.  Rain is forecast at times during the concert with cool temperatures dropping into the 40s. 

Chance of rain continues through the night.

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A convergence zone will settle in tonight around the King and Snohomish County area.  Rain may be heavy at times with some thunder possible.  Another weak disturbance will swing through tomorrow with scattered showers.  

Another weak disturbance swings through on Sunday with additional scattered showers. 

Onshore flow will keep our temperatures cooler than average through the weekend, but a warm-up is expected by next weekend as we celebrate Memorial Day. 

Onshore flow continues on Sunday with afternoon temperatures still cooler than normal. 

Along with the cooler-than-normal weather in Seattle this week, there’s an almost daily chance of showers as well.  We are still looking drier, though in time for Memorial Day weekend next weekend. 

Along with the cooler-than-normal weather in Seattle this week, there’s an almost daily chance of showers as well.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — J.P. Crawford homered on Stephen Kolek’s first pitch and Rowdy Tellez and Cal Raleigh each added a two-run shot for the Seattle Mariners, who beat the San Diego Padres 5-1 Friday night in the opening game of the inaugural Vedder Cup.

Seattle Mariners 5, San Diego Padres 1: Box score

Rookie Logan Evans (2-1) pitched six strong innings for the Mariners, who took a 1 1/2-game lead over the Texas Rangers in the AL West. The Padres came in trailing the Los Angeles Dodgers by one game in the NL West.

J.P. Crawford launches 1st-pitch leadoff HR in return to lineup

The annual interleague series between the teams that share a spring training complex was informally known since 2011 as the Vedder Cup, a reference to Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder. Vedder, who is actually a Chicago Cubs fan, spent some formative years in San Diego before moving to Seattle and joining the fledgling band in 1990. The two teams formalized the competition in March, with the winner getting a trophy featuring a guitar provided by Vedder. Pearl Jam was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.

The teams play again in Seattle Aug. 25-27.

The Padres and Mariners will support EB Research Partnership, a charity co-founded by Eddie and Jill Vedder dedicated to funding research to discover treatments and cures for Epidermolysis Bullosa.

Crawford’s homer was his fourth. Tellez also connected to right with two outs in the fourth, with Raleigh aboard on a walk. It was his seventh. Raleigh homered to left, his 14th, after Julio Rodriguez singled leading off the sixth.

Evans, whose ERA was lowered by six runs on Thursday due to a scoring decision change, held the Padres to seven hits while striking out three and walking one. Only four Padres reached scoring position.

Kolek (2-1) was coming off his first career complete game in a 21-0 win at Colorado last Saturday. He allowed five runs and eight hits in five innings, with four strikeouts and one walk.

Key moment

Crawford set the tone with his 357-foot homer over the home run porch in the right field corner.

Key Stat

Crawford’s 14 leadoff homers are second in Mariners history behind Ichiro Suzuki’s 37.

Up next

Mariners RHP Emerson Hancock (1-2, 6.91 ERA) and Padres RHP Nick Pivetta (5-2, 3.05) are scheduled to start Saturday night.

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