Kansas City battles Seattle in a tense showdown that pivots on a return-for-impact start from Cole Ragans, a high-velocity rally in the eighth, and Salvador Perez’s early thunder. KC’s offense plates enough late insurance as Jac Caglianone and Carter Jensen pace a 105+ mph duo and Estévez closes it out in a 7-5 win to keep the Royals in the hunt for the final stretch.

The Royals ride the eighth-inning spark, leveraging Perez’s on-base presence and Frazier’s line-drive homer to flip the script, while Perez, K.C.’s veteran catalyst, and the rookie-laden attack pull off a critical series win. It’s a matchup that deepens fantasy intrigue around Ragans’ return, KC’s depth, and Seattle’s mid-range depth sparking continued postseason chatter.

Cal Raleigh’s 2025 season has become a power coronation. He’s sitting at 56 homers with 11 games remaining, on a pace for 60 and chasing the Mariners’ single-season marks while rewriting the record book for switch-hitters. He’s already passed Mantle for the most homers in a season by a switch-hitter and sits atop the AL RBI chart as Seattle rides a home-run tear into the stretch.

His remarkable May–June run, 101 runs and 115 RBIs, and 30 road HRs illustrate a season defined by elite power, timely production, and a shift in how fantasy managers value catchers with multi-positional appeal and monster counting stats.