Cal Raleigh stands all alone. Never before has a Major League Baseball player accomplished what Seattle's superstar catcher has before the All-Star break. The Mariners' backstop, in the midst of the most magical season the Pacific Northwest has seen in a long time, continues to rewrite history.

The Tigers started the best pitcher in baseball Tarik Skubal, and the Mariners managed four runs off him in five innings of work. Raleigh, though, didn't get his licks in until Skubal had given way to the Detroit bullpen. Homer No. 1 of the night came off Tyler Holton in the eighth inning.

Cal Raleigh hit two more home runs during Seattle Mariners' rout of the Detroit Tigers and could accomplish a feat only Barry Bonds has reached.

Cal Raleigh hit his 37th and 38th home runs to move within one of Barry Bonds’ 2001 record for homers before the All-Star break, and the Seattle Mariners beat Detroit 12-3 on Friday night to end Tarik Skubal’s three-month unbeaten streak.

After simulating every MLB game 10,000 times, the SportsLine Projection Model has identified the three best pitcher strikeout props for Friday's 16-game schedule

There are a few rarities in baseball. An immaculate inning. A cycle. A triple play. A Tarik Skubal loss. A Donovan Solano triple.

Historically, it's risky to draft right-handed high school pitchers at the very top of the MLB Draft. Also historically, the Seattle Mariners have been incredible at drafting and developing pitchers in their farm system. Almost the entire rotation for the team was drafted by the M's and brought through the franchise's farm system.

Jurrangelo Cijntje's stuff plays differently from each side, according to MLB.com. As a right-hander, he touches 100 miles per hour with his fastball and throws a slider and a changup. The southpaw version of Cijntje throws up to 94 miles per hour with a sweeper and a lower arm slot.