In a dramatic turn of events, Cal Raleigh hit a decisive home run in the 9th inning off Astros pitcher Josh Hader, securing a 5-4 victory for the Seattle Mariners over the Houston Astros. This win in the final game of the series allowed the Mariners to take two out of three games. The home run, clocked at 109.2mph off the bat, underscored the Astros' ongoing pitching struggles, dropping their season record to 12-22 and 1-9 in one-run games.
Cal Raleigh's clutch 9th-inning blast gives the @Mariners the win! https://t.co/1KfF1NcoI5
Astros lose the final game of the series 5-4 to the Mariners. #Relentless #Sarge #hsmsports
Mariners win 5-4 on Raleigh's 9th-inning HR off Astros closer Hader: https://t.co/D1EyknDYqo
Mariners beat the Astros, 5-4, to take two of three in the series and drop Houston to 12-22. Astros are 1-9 in one-run games.
Cal Raleigh gives the Mariners the 9th inning lead over the Astros đź’Ş (via @MLB) https://t.co/pisKI2EMJF
BIG DUMPER GIVES THE M’S THE LEAD IN THE 9TH OFF JOSH HADER!!! https://t.co/oQODbXy8cr
Josh Hader gives up a 9th inning go-ahead homer to Cal Raleigh https://t.co/OaGFfPljn1
Cal Raleigh goes deep off Josh Hader in the ninth to put the M’s on top!https://t.co/RvHAhrzdfT
The Josh Hader struggles are not over. It’s trident time. https://t.co/YnHslOGHxT
My God the Astros pitching staff is awful. Abreu and Hader were supposed to be among the best in baseball. What’s happened to Hunter Brown? Unbelievable!
Big Dumper off Josh Hader for the lead in the ninth! https://t.co/XflHqWs62i
Cal Raleigh with a solo shot to put the @Mariners on top! https://t.co/omsTJX5FrT
That pitch by Hader was not hard to miss…That’s why it ended up in the Crawford Boxes and now the Mariners have a 5-4 lead in the top of the ninth inning…#Sarge
Untied. Raleigh line drive home run out to left off Hader. 5-4 Mariners. 109.2mph off the bat.