Cal Raleigh hit his MLB-leading 43rd homer of the season, a go-ahead three-run shot in the eighth inning, giving the Seattle Mariners a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night. The Mariners won their fifth consecutive game and remained 1 1/2 games behind the AL West-leading Houston Astros.

The Mariners will retire Ichiro’s number Saturday and then try to keep their hot streak going. The Mariners mostly tread water into and out of the All-Star break. Over the last week, however, they took three of four from Rangers before sweeping the White Sox;