Though Cal Raleigh stole the headlines along with his two historic swings of the bat on Tuesday, he wasn’t the one Mariner to make historical past. Dominic Canzone additionally had an evening that will probably be without end remembered in Mariners historical past.
Overshadowed by Raleigh hitting his fifty fifth and 56th dwelling runs, tying him with MLB legend Ken Griffey Jr. for Seattle’s single-season file, Canzone put collectively the most effective statistic outings in franchise historical past.
Canzone, serving because the designated hitter within the first sport of Seattle’s three-game set in Kansas Metropolis, was an ideal 5-for-5 with three dwelling runs of his personal.
The 28-year-old utility participant grew to become solely the second Mariner to ever obtain a 5-for-5 three homer sport, becoming a member of Kyle Seager, who achieved the uncommon show of offense in 2019.
Canzone entered the sport with simply seven dwelling runs on the 12 months. He now has 10 in 72 video games performed. By three MLB seasons, Canzone has 21 profession HRs general.
Previous to Tuesday, Canzone’s final dwelling run got here on Aug. 5. And along with his dwelling runs, he is hitting .304 with 28 RBI and an on-base proportion of .363.
However as a lot as Seattle followers love the lengthy ball, the historical past they possible respect above all else is the Mariners’ group success. Closely powered by the bats of Raleigh and Canzone, the M’s beat the Royals, 12-5, to increase their win streak to 10 video games.
At 83-68, the win additionally permits Seattle to carry onto the highest within the American League West. The Mariners are attempting to win a division title for the primary time since 2001. As soon as the postseason will get underway, the Mariners will attempt to etch their names additional in historical past by capturing the franchise’s first American League pennant.
