CAL RALEIGH NEWS

Loses hold of No. 1 job Raleigh is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.

Impact After sitting against Houston right-hander Jake Odorizzi on Tuesday, the lefty-hitting Raleigh will remain on the bench versus a righty (Jose Urquidy) for the second day in a row. At this point, Tom Murphy -- who will catch Wednesday's game -- appears to have usurped Raleigh on the depth chart. After going 0-for-17 over his last six games, Raleigh's batting average now sits at .157 since he was called up from Triple-A Tacoma on July 11.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Not starting Tuesday Raleigh isn't starting Tuesday's game against the Astros.

Impact Raleigh went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Monday's loss and will head to the bench for the second time in the last three games. Tom Murphy will start at catcher and bat eighth.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Meyers has homer, 4 RBIs as Astros rout Mariners 11-2

Rookie Jake Meyers homered and drove in four runs as the Houston Astros jumped on Yusei Kikuchi early and sailed to an 11-2 win over the Seattle Mariners

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

On bench Sunday Raleigh is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Impact Raleigh has hit a lowly .138 with a pair of doubles and a 40 percent strikeout rate in his last 10 games. Tom Murphy is catching and batting sixth Sunday.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Not in Friday's lineup Raleigh isn't starting Friday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Impact Raleigh has gone 0-for-7 with a strikeout across his last three appearances and will be out of the lineup for the third time in the last four games. Tom Murphy will start behind the plate and bat sixth.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting in series finale Raleigh is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.

Impact After going 0-for-3 in Tuesday's 4-0 win to drop his season average to .173, Raleigh will take a seat for the second time in the series. Tom Murphy will step in behind the dish for Raleigh.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Retreats to bench Raleigh isn't in the lineup Monday against the Astros.

Impact Raleigh went 1-for-6 with an RBI, a walk and two strikeouts across the last two games and will get a day off Monday. Tom Murphy will start at catcher and bat ninth.

AUGUST 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Salvador Perez homers again as Royals topple Mariners 4-2

Salvador Perez homered for the fourth straight game, lining a two-run shot off the top of the fence for his 37th of the season to lead the Kansas City Royals over the Seattle Marin...

AUGUST 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Not in Friday's lineup Raleigh isn't starting Friday's game against the Royals.

Impact Raleigh went 1-for-4 with a double and two strikeouts in Thursday's contest, but he'll retreat to the bench for the second time in the last three games. Tom Murphy will start at catcher and bat seventh.

AUGUST 27, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

On bench Tuesday Raleigh will sit Tuesday against Oakland.

Impact Raleigh is a fairly highly-rated prospect and has been given the chance to earn everyday at-bats recently, but he hasn't made the most of the opportunity. Through his first 91 MLB plate appearances, he's homered just once while slashing .179/.231/.286. Tom Murphy starts behind the plate in his absence.

AUGUST 24, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Takes seat Sunday Raleigh is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

Impact Tom Murphy will be behind the plate for the series finale after Raleigh caught five of the Mariners' previous six games. Despite the run of steady playing time, Raleigh has yet to carry over much of his offensive success from Triple-A Tacoma over to the majors. Through his first 86 MLB plate appearances, Raleigh is hitting .177 with six extra-base hits (one home run, five doubles) and 30 strikeouts (34.9 percent rate).

AUGUST 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Riding pine Thursday Raleigh isn't starting Thursday's game against the Rangers.

Impact Raleigh was in the lineup during each of the last three games and went 3-for-9 with two doubles, two runs and three strikeouts. Tom Murphy will start behind the plate and bat seventh.

AUGUST 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Seager's HR, Gonzales' pitching lead Seattle past Texas, 3-1

Kyle Seager hit a two-run home run on the game’s third at-bat and Marco Gonzales pitched 5 1/3 shutout innings as the Seattle Mariners beat the Rangers 3-1

AUGUST 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Remains on bench Raleigh will sit for the second straight game Saturday against Toronto.

Impact Raleigh has a fair amount of potential but hasn't shown much of it in his first 20 major-league games, hitting .159/.206/.254. Tom Murphy remains the starter behind the plate in his absence.

AUGUST 14, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Out of Friday's lineup Raleigh is not in Friday's lineup against the Blue Jays.

Impact Tom Murphy gets the start behind the dish with lefty Robbie Ray on the hill for Toronto. The Mariners face lefties on Saturday (Hyun Jin Ryu) and Sunday (Steven Matz) as well, so Raleigh could play sparingly, if at all, this weekend.

AUGUST 13, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Gonzales throws 2-hitter, Mariners beat Rangers 3-1

Marco Gonzales pitched a two-hitter, J

AUGUST 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Not starting Tuesday Raleigh is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rangers.

Impact After a 1-for-4 performance Sunday, Raleigh is now hitting .182 with two doubles and six RBI in his last 10 games. Tom Murphy is catching and batting eighth Tuesday.

AUGUST 10, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Kikuchi, Seager, Mariners beat Yankees, avoid 4-game sweep

Yusei Kikuchi and the Seattle bullpen combined on a six-hitter, Kyle Seager doubled to break a scoreless tie in the eighth inning and the Mariners avoided a four-game sweep, beatin...

AUGUST 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Back to bench Raleigh isn't starting Saturday's game against the Yankees.

Impact Raleigh went 1-for-4 with a double Friday, but he'll retreat to the bench for the third time in the last four games. Tom Murphy will start behind the dish and bat fifth.

AUGUST 7, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

On bench for second straight day Raleigh is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Yankees.

Impact After a string of four consecutive starts behind the dish, Raleigh will remain on the bench for a second straight day while Tom Murphy receives another turn behind the dish. Though Murphy's .654 OPS is more than 200 points below his 2020 mark, he's still threatening Raleigh's status as the Mariners' No. 1 backstop. Since his July 11 call-up from Triple-A Tacoma, Raleigh has slashed .152/.200/.261 while striking out in 32 percent of his plate appearances.

AUGUST 5, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Not in Wednesday's lineup Raleigh isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Rays.

Impact Raleigh had started each of the last four games, and he went 1-for-16 with two RBI and four strikeouts. Tom Murphy will start behind the plate and bat seventh.

AUGUST 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Kikuchi goes 6 effective innings, Mariners beat Rays 4-2

Yusei Kikuchi went six effective innings, Abraham Toro and Jarred Kelenic homered, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2

AUGUST 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Riding pine Friday Raleigh isn't starting Friday against the Rangers.

Impact Raleigh has gone 3-for-7 with a double, three RBI, a run, a walk and four strikeouts across his last two appearances, and he'll retreat to the bench for a second straight game. Tom Murphy will start behind the plate and bat seventh.

JULY 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Takes seat Wednesday Raleigh isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Astros.

Impact Raleigh recorded hits in each of the last two games and went 3-for-7 with a double, three RBI, a run and a walk during that time. Tom Murphy will start behind the plate and bat seventh.

JULY 28, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Plates three in comeback win Raleigh went 1-for-4 with a double and three RBI in Monday's 11-8 win over the Astros.

Impact The rookie backstop struck out three times on the night, but he made his lone hit count, as he cleared the bases with a two-bagger in the fourth inning to put the Mariners on the board. Raleigh is now slashing .148/.207/.333 with a 37.9 percent strikeout rate through the first eight games of his big-league career, but the Mariners will likely give him more opportunities to right the ship after his dominating performance in Triple-A (.324/.377/.608 with a 12.6 percent strikeout rate) earlier this season.

JULY 27, 2021 • ROTOWIRE