Seattle Mariners catcher throws wild jab at Houston Astros and fans will love it

Cal Raleigh had a game-ending RBI Friday night as the Seattle Mariners beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 at T-Mobile Park, but his postgame interview might have been just as special.

Speaking with ROOT Sports after the game, Raleigh was informed that the Mariners moved up a game in the American League West standings due to losses to the Houston Astros (5.5 games back) and Texas Rangers (9.0 games back), and he wryly uttered a line that every Mariners fan will love:

“It’s always good when the Astros lose, right?”

While most baseball players dislike the Astros because of the 2017 sign-stealing scandal, Mariner fans have a different type of distaste for Houston that makes this comment hit so well. The Astros have been in the ACLS or better for seven straight seasons and M fans are tired of being used as a ladder for the Astros to the playoffs. This season, the Mariners are 5-2 against the Astros and have found a way to play good ball against them. They will need to continue this momentum as they still have six meetings with Houston in the future.

It remains to be seen whether the Astros will use Raleigh’s comments as motivation heading into these matchups.

Raleigh is now hitting just .201 this season, but he continually finds a way to provide clutch moments. While this one hasn’t left the field, it’s just a matter of putting the ball in play and seeing what happens.

The Mariners will face the Twins again Saturday night at 7:10 p.m. PT.

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