SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners brought their offense home with them in the first of a nine-game homestead on Friday. They dominated the Philadelphia Phillies 10-2 to improve their record to 58-53 and stayed even with the Houston Astros in the American League West standings.

It was the most runs the Mariners have scored at home this season and the second time in seven games they’ve put up double-digits.

And Seattle dominated from the first pitch.

Mariners center fielder Victor Robles chose to have JP Crawford’s walk-off music as a way to shout out the injured shortstop. The music must have been a good motivator.

Robles hit a first-pitch solo home run to left field in the bottom of the first to put Seattle up 1-0.

“Victor Robles — what he’s done for our club — I think it seems like I’m talking about him every time postgame,” Seattle manager Scott Servais said in a postgame interview Friday. “But the quality at-bats, the energy he brings — and it starts from the first pitch he sees tonight. Gets us going on the right foot.”

Robles’ homer was just a warning shot. The real fireworks came one inning later.

Luke Raley hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the second that went 459 feet to the upper deck in right field and put the Mariners up 4-0. It was tied for the second longest home run in franchise history.

“(It felt like) nothing,” Raley said in a postgame interview Friday. “You know you got it going when you don’t really feel it. That was probably the best one I ever hit statistically. … I think what I’ve been fighting is my timing more than anything. And to get one like that to right field, you know you’re back on time.”

In the same inning, Justin Turner hit his first home run with Seattle — a two-out, 397-foot grand slam to left field that put the Mariners up 8-0.

“It was electric,” Turner said in a postgame interview Friday. “(The fans) were loud, they were in the game. Obviously offense kind of helps create atmosphere. But that was really fun to be a part of. … (This is) an easy group to mesh with.”

Josh Rojas grounded into a force out that brought another run in the bottom of the fourth.

Mitch Haniger hit the team’s fourth and final home run of the night with a solo shot to left center in the bottom of the seventh. That gave the Mariners their 10th and final run. It was the second time in seven games Seattle has hit four home runs and the third time in its last seven that it’s hit at least three.

Both of Philadelphia’s runs came in the top of the ninth when the game was all but decided.

Seattle starter Bryan Woo awarded his offense with a seven-inning shutout. He had six strikeouts and walked zero batters. It was his first quality start since June 6 and was the longest outing of his career.

The Mariners are now 5-2 since getting swept against the Los Angeles Angels and look to be re-energized despite injuries to key players like Crawford and Julio Rodriguez.

Seattle has eight more games in this homestead and look to be as ready for the stretch ahead as it has been all year.

Bryce Miller will get the start for the Mariners on Sunday at 6:40 p.m. PST.

MARINERS COMMENTS ON REUNION WITH RELIEVER: Seattle Manager Scott Servais commented before Friday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies about recent trade acquisition JT Chargois joining the team. CLICK HERE

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The Seattle Mariners are set to begin the first of a nine-game homestead against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday. And there will be a few new faces that Mariners fans will see making their debut in Seattle colors at T-Mobile Park.

The Mariners acquired outfielder Randy Arozarena, infielder Justin Turner and relievers Yimi Garcia and JT Chargois before the trade deadline.

Arozarena, Turner and Garcia all played for Seattle during its six-game road trip against the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox. Chargois is the only one who hasn’t debuted for the Mariners since being acquired.

The three who have made their debuts so far have been proving the trades for them have been worth it.

Arozarena is batting .316 since making his debut for Seattle with a home run and two RBIs. He’s also scored five times.

Turner is hitting .300 with two RBIs since coming over to the Mariners.

Garcia has made three appearances for Seattle and has struck out three batters, allowed just one hit and is yet to give up a free base. He retired the side in his first two appearances.

Chargois hasn’t debuted this season for the Mariners — but he’s no stranger to T-Mobile Park.

He spent the first half of the 2021 season with Seattle and had a 3.00 ERA with 29 strikeouts in 31 appearances for the team.

The Mariners had multiple injury scares during their road trip. Jorge Polanco, Victor Robles, Bryan Woo and Gregory Santos all either exited games early or missed games with various ailments. That’s in addition to Julio Rodriguez, JP Crawford and Dominic Canzone all being on the injured list.

These new players and the experience they bring to the team will likely be depended on a lot going into the final stretch of the season.

First pitch between Seattle and Philadelphia will be at 6:40 p.m. PT on Friday.

MARINERS RELEASE PITCHING MATCHUPS: The Seattle Mariners released pitching plans ahead of nine-game homestead that begins on Friday against the Philadelphia Phillies. CLICK HERE

RALEIGH WINS TEAM AWARD: Cal Raleigh was named the Seattle Mariners MLBPAA Heart and Hustle award winner on Thursday. CLICK HERE

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There are probably few teams in MLB as happy to see the calendar flip to August as the Seattle Mariners.

The troubling trend developing for the Seattle Mariners

July spiraled into a bad month for the M’s. They fell out of first place in the American League West for the first time in over two months, lost 10 of their final 15 games following a 5-4 start, went 1-7 in one-run contests and lost two series to the lowly Los Angeles Angels, including being swept for the first time all season.

On top of it all, star center fielder Julio Rodríguez and shortstop J.P. Crawford went on the injured list.

However, the Mariners added reinforcements at the trade deadline and enter August in a virtual tie for first place in the AL West with the Houston Astros, and they get strong challenge right away. The Mariners open the month Friday with a three-game home series against the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies, who come in with the second-best record in MLB at 65-43.

Here’s three things to know as Seattle begins a two-month dash for the AL West title against one baseball’s top squads:

Baseball’s best top staffs square off

The Mariners and Phillies have been considered to be the best in baseball this season. The numbers back it up.

Both rotations rank in the top five in the league fWAR, ERA, FIP, opponents’ batting average, WHIP, walks per nine innings, home runs per nine innings, innings pitched and quality starts. Here’s where they stand:

• fWAR: 1. Phillies (12.7), 2. Mariners (11.9)

• ERA: 1. Mariners (3.30), 2. Phillies (3.31)

• OBA: 1. Mariners (.222), 2. Phillies (.227)

• FIP: 1. Mariners (3.54), 4. Phillies (3.63)

• BB/9: 1. Mariners (1.81), 5. Phillies (2.47)

• HR/9: 4. Phillies (0.98), 5. M’s (1.03)

• IP: 1. Mariners (640 2/3), 2. Phillies (626)

• QS: 1. Mariners (66), 2. Phillies (58)

• WHIP: 1. Mariners (1.04), 2. Phillies (1.12)

It would appear as if a pitching clinic is in line at T-Mobile Park this weekend, but neither team will seeing the best of the other’s rotation.

Philadelphia is dealing with multiple injuries. Former Mariner Taijuan Walker went on the IL with a right index finger strain in late June. Veteran right-hander Spencer Turnbull, who was moved to the bullpen in May due to Philadelphia’s wealth of starters, suffered a right lat strain in his first start after replacing Walker in the starting rotation. And All-Star left-hander Ranger Suárez recently went hit the IL with lower back soreness.

Former All-Star Aaron Nola and left-hander Cristopher Sánchez also aren’t scheduled to pitch for the Phillies.

The Mariners’ staff remains at full strength, but Luis Castillo and George Kirby won’t be taking the mound.

There’s still some good pitching matchups in store starting with Friday’s matchup between Bryan Woo (4-1, 2.35) and Tyler Phillips (3-0, 1.80). Phillips has made just three starts, but is coming off a four-hit shutout against Cleveland.

The marquee billing is Sunday’s series finale, as All-Stars Logan Gilbert (6-7, 3.11) and Zack Wheeler (10-5, 2.94) square off.

Seattle Mariners limping into August

The previously mentioned injuries to Rodríguez and Crawford are painful, but those aren’t the only health issues the Mariners are dealing with.

Breakout outfielder Víctor Robles left Tuesday’s game and didn’t play the following day with a lingering hip issue. Manager Scott Servais’ update after Wednesday’s game in Boston wasn’t very encouraging.

“I wish it was easy as just a couple days downs and it’ll going away,” Servais said. “I think this is something that he’s going to have to deal with here going forward. And then we’ll see. We’ll see how he feels.”

Robles has been red-hot since joining the team as a waiver pickup and currently helping fill the void in center field without Rodríguez. In 33 games with Seattle, Robles is slashing .360/.422/.520 eight extra-base hits and nine stolen base .

Seattle’s bullpen is also facing uncertainty after hard-throwing reliever Gregory Santos exited the game with a bicep issues. Santos was set to undergo an MRI when the team return to Seattle on Thursday. An update on Santos’ status will likely come Friday.

The good news is the Mariners are hopeful Rodríguez, who went on the IL with a high right ankle sprain on July 23, will return at some point during the homestand. Outfielder Dom Canzone also began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday.

The bad news is Crawford likely won’t return until September due to a fractured pinky.

Mirroring slide

The Mariners’ tough month of July was detailed a bit earlier. It also didn’t go much better for the Phillies. Philadelphia produced an identical 10-14 record, went 1-5 in one-run games and closed the month with a 3-9 stretch after the All-Star break.

The short-handed rotation played a factor in the Phillies’ struggles, with their starters falling to the middle pack in most categories and ranking 20th in ERA (4.64) in July after being near or at the top of the leaderboard all season. Phillies relievers also struggled with a 6.17 ERA and 19 home runs allowed over 84 2/3 innings.

In an effort to alleviate the bullpen problems, they acquired standout Angels closer Carlos Estévez and White Sox left-hander Tanner Banks at the trade deadline.

The Mariners could be catching the Phillies at the right time, but Philadelphia could say the same about the banged-up Mariners.

More on Seattle Mariners and the trade deadline

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• A closer look at Mariners trade acquisition Justin Turner

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