A rough start last night to the Phillies’ 9-game West Coast road trip. Cal Raleigh awoke from his season-long slumber last night slugging three home runs to lead Seattle (63-69) to a 9-2 win over Philadelphia (73-59) and snapping the Phillies 9-game winning streak in the opener of their three-game series. With the win, the Mariners kept pace with the Rangers and remained within three games of the AL West leader. Philly dropped a half game further back in the NL East as a result of the loss and now trails the Braves by 3.5 games. They sit in the second Wild Card spot.
The Phillies actually struck first last night. Kyle Schwarber worked a…
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