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Cal Raleigh is heading to the injured list for the first time in his six-year major league career, as the Mariners placed their AL MVP runner-up on the ten-day IL Thursday with a right oblique strain. Seattle loses its anchor behind the plate at a critical stretch of the season, and there's no timetable yet for his return.
Meanwhile in Texas, Corey Seager is grinding through something he's never faced in the big leagues. The two-time World Series MVP is oh-for-twenty-seven over his last stretch of games, a career-long drought that includes eleven strikeouts and zero answers. Seager says he's working to figure it out, but at this point, the Rangers need him to find something fast.
And shifting to the hardwood, the Cavaliers gutted out an overtime win over the Pistons, holding Cade Cunningham in check when it mattered most. Cleveland's defensive pressure dismantled Detroit's offense down the stretch, and meanwhile Victor Wembanyama continues to put the basketball world on notice in the West, raising real questions about whether Minnesota has any answer left in their series.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
