The Seattle Mariners had Cal Raleigh, and the other team didn't.
It's often a recipe for success this season, and that was no more true than on Tuesday night.
Raleigh single-handedly took over the Mariners' 8-0 win over the Red Sox in a way that has legitimately never been done before in MLB history.
First, Raleigh's stats: 3-for-4, a double, a homer, six RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base.
That included a grand slam.
And so with that, Raleigh became the first player in MLB history (since RBI were tracked in 1920) to have a game in which he drove in six runs, hit a grand slam, stole a base and finished with more hits than the other team.
That stat, courtesy of OptaStats, was aided by a Mariners pitching staff that held the Red Sox to just two hits.
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Raleigh's historic season continues thanks to the huge night. He's up to 27 home runs, which leads MLB. He has eight steals. His OPS is .998.
It's been an absolutely magical ride for Raleigh, and he's far from done.
The 29-year old switch-hitting catcher needs one more homer to tie Johnny Bench's record for home runs by a catcher before the All-Star Break.
From there, he can chase Salvador Perez's 48 homers in a single-season by a catcher.
And at this point, who's betting against Raleigh going further than that? He's one of the best hitters on the planet right now.
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