SEATTLE >> Cal Raleigh hit his 34th and 35th home runs to set a career high and match Ken Griffey Jr.’s Seattle record for homers before the All-Star break, helping the Mariners beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 on Friday.

The major league leader turned on a fastball from Bailey Falter (6-4) in the first inning and walloped it well past the wall in left. The exit velocity on the two-run shot was logged at 115.2 mph, per Statcast — the hardest-hit ball of his career.

Raleigh topped his previous career high — set last season — in the sixth with a solo shot that chased Falter. The Mariners only mustered one other hit off the left-hander, but it was also a home run courtesy of Randy Arozarena in the fourth inning.

Mariners starter Bryan Woo (8-4) went six innings.

Twins 4, Rays 3 >> Harrison Bader hit his second home run of the game in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Minnesota a victory over Tampa Bay.

Bader, the No. 9 batter, lined the first pitch he saw from Kevin Kelly (0-1) into the first row of left-field seats to complete a three-run Minnesota comeback.

It was the second career walk-off RBI for Bader, first on a home run.

Mets 6, Yankees 5 >> Jeff McNeil hit a go-ahead, two-run homer off Luke Weaver in the seventh inning, leading the New York Mets over the Yankees in a Subway Series opener between teams that faded badly after strong starts.

Juan Soto hit a two-run homer among three hits against his former team and Brett Baty connected for a solo shot in the sixth off Ian Hamilton that cut the Yankees’ lead to 5-4.

Weaver (1-3) relieved with two outs in the seventh and walked Pete Alonso. McNeil drove a changeup into the right-field upper deck at Citi Field, sending the Yankees to their fifth straight loss during a slide that dropped them from the AL East lead.

Reds 9, Phillies 6 >> Spencer Steer hit a two-RBI double to spark a five-run third inning and Reds reliever Tony Santillan struck out Alec Bohm with the bases loaded to end the eighth and lead Cincinnati past Philadelphia.

Phillies starter Jesús Luzardo lasted only two-plus innings and Reds starter Andrew Abbott — both pitchers entered with seven wins — couldn’t get out of the fourth. The Reds or Phillies scored at least one run in each of the first six innings and the defending NL East champion Phillies finished with 14 hits. The Reds had 11.

Cubs 11, Cardinals 3 >> Michael Busch hit three home runs, Pete Crow-Armstrong connected twice and Chicago went deep a franchise-record eight times in pounding St. Louis for the Cubs’ fourth straight victory.

Busch finished 4 for 4 with five RBIs. Crow-Armstrong also went 4 for 4 and Dansby Swanson launched a two-run homer during a Cubs power barrage that had the crowd of 40,038 at Wrigley Field roaring.

Red Sox 11, Nationals 2 >> Trevor Story homered and drove in four runs as part of a four-hit day, Lucas Giolito pitched 7 2/3 innings of one-run ball in his first game against the team that drafted him and Boston routed Washington.

Jarren Duran had three RBIs for Boston, which collected 16 hits and has won four of six since enduring a season-worst six-game skid.

Orioles 3, Braves 2 >> Jordan Westburg had three hits, including a homer, Cedric Mullins added a two-run shot and Charlie Morton allowed two runs in his return to Atlanta to lead Baltimore to a win over the Braves.

Tigers 2, Guardians 1 >> Wenceel Pérez and Zach McKinstry homered as Detroit extended Cleveland’s losing streak to eight games.

José Ramírez went deep for the Guardians, who are on their longest skid since dropping nine straight in 2021.

Padres 3, Rangers 2 (10 innings) >> Jake Cronenworth singled to right field with the bases loaded and two outs in the 10th inning to give San Diego a win over Texas.

Brewers 6, Marlins 5 >> Christian Yelich scored the go-ahead run all the way from first on a double by Jackson Chourio in the eighth inning and Milwaukee beat Miami.

Blue Jays 4, Angels 3 (10 innings) >> Myles Straw scored the winning run on a throwing error by pitcher Sam Bachman in the 10th inning, and Toronto extended its winning streak to six games by beating Los Angeles.

Straw, the automatic runner, scored from second when Bachman fielded Ernie Clement’s sacrifice bunt and overthrew first base.

White Sox 3, Rockies 2 >> Adrian Houser allowed two hits in eight innings and rookie catcher Edgar Quero hit his first major league home run — a tiebreaking solo shot in the sixth that sent Chicago past Colorado.

Rookie reliever Grant Taylor gave up a two-out single to Mickey Moniak in the ninth before striking out Ryan McMahon for his third save.