Donovan Solano hits 2 homers as the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago
Cubs 14-6
[June 23, 2025]
By JAY COHEN
CHICAGO (AP) — Donovan Solano homered twice and drove
in five runs, helping the Seattle Mariners outslug the Chicago Cubs for
a 14-6 victory on Sunday.
Cal Raleigh hit his major league-leading 31st homer for Seattle on a hot
and windy afternoon at Wrigley Field. Dominic Canzone went deep twice as
the Mariners won the rubber game of a weekend set that featured a total
of 21 homers for the two teams. |
Seattle Mariners' Donovan Solano celebrates with teammates after hitting
a two-run home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against
the Chicago Cubs in Chicago, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y.
Huh) |
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Raleigh connected in the first inning against
Colin Rea (4-3). The two-run drive to center field was his
fourth homer of the series.
Seiya Suzuki homered twice and drove in three runs for the Cubs
in their third loss in four games. Kyle Tucker and Reese McGuire
also went deep for the NL Central leaders.
Chicago trimmed Seattle's lead to 5-4 when Suzuki hit a two-run
shot off Logan Gilbert (2-2) with two down in the fifth. It was
Suzuki's 20th homer of the season.
Seattle responded with two runs in the sixth. Canzone hit his
second solo homer of the day, and Julio Rodríguez added a
run-scoring groundout.
Solano made it 9-4 with a two-run shot off Chris Flexen in the
seventh. Solano went 9 for 14 in the series with eight RBIs.
Key moment
Seattle put away the game with five runs in the eighth against
Nate Pearson. Randy Arozarena hit a two-run double and Solano
capped the scoring with a two-run single.
Key stat
The Mariners improved to 9-3 in rubber games this season.
Up next
Mariners RHP Bryan Woo (6-4, 3.12 ERA) starts Monday night in
the opener of a four-game series at Minnesota. RHP Bailey Ober
(4-4, 4.54) goes for the Twins.
Cubs RHP Ben Brown (4-5, 5.57 ERA) takes the mound Monday night
at St. Louis. LHP Matthew Liberatore (4-6, 4.08) pitches for the
Cardinals.
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