The Seattle Mariners rode a power surge from their stars to outslug the Tampa Bay Rays 7-4 on Saturday night, with Julio Rodríguez and Cal Raleigh delivering the decisive blows. Rodríguez electrified the T-Mobile Park crowd with a two-homer, three-RBI performance, including a towering 438-foot shot in the fifth that put Seattle ahead for good. Raleigh, meanwhile, crushed a three-run homer in the third—his 28th of the year—that erased an early deficit and shifted the momentum. The Mariners' offense, which had sputtered in recent games, exploded for 12 hits, with Randy Arozarena adding two hits and two runs scored to fuel the attack.

Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero tried to keep pace with a three-RBI night of his own, including a solo homer, but the Rays’ pitching unraveled early. Starter Joe Boyle lasted just 3.1 innings, surrendering six runs (five earned) while walking five batters. Seattle’s bullpen, anchored by Andrés Muñoz’s dominant ninth, sealed the win and handed the Rays their third loss in four games. For the Mariners, the victory marked a critical bounce-back in their playoff push, proving their lineup can still overpower elite arms when their sluggers get hot.