One night it would be Mark McGwire, the Cardinals titan mashing fastballs and sliders a mile into the sky.

Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh is suddenly in the spotlight. He leads the league with 36 home runs just before the All-Star break.

With a two-run shot in the eighth, Raleigh eclipsed Hall of Fame slugger Ken Griffey Jr. (1998) for the most homers by a Mariners player before the All-Star break.

Following a 35-minute rain delay in the top of the fifth, Oswald Peraza’s run-scoring infield single off Mariners starter Logan Gilbert with two outs in the bottom half ended Seattle’s team-record st...