Overview
- The Mariners lost 4-1 to the New York Yankees on Tuesday, extending a five-game skid and leaving Seattle with a 56-64 record.
- After the game, catcher Cal Raleigh told reporters, “I’m awful,” and said he must lead by example to lift the team's energy and execution.
- Raleigh's production has plunged from a 2025 breakout to a .159/.264/.299 line with 12 homers in 86 games this year, a sharp drop from his 60-homer season.
- Analysts and coverage point to worse underlying metrics—career-high strikeout rate and increased chasing of pitches—plus an oblique injury that cost him roughly a month in May–June.
- Raleigh urged tactical changes such as hitting the other way and taking singles instead of always chasing homers, and the team now faces a short window to regain offensive consistency to reach the wild-card race.