Seattle Mariners left fielder Randy Arozarena (56) celebrates after hitting a solo-home run against the Kansas City Royals during the fourth inning at T-Mobile Park on June 30. Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images

Randy Arozarena Hits Major Career Milestone as Seattle Mariners Topple Royals

Originally posted on Seattle Mariners on SI
By Brady Farkas | Last updated Jul 1, 2025 11:00 AM ET

The Seattle Mariners moved to 44-40 with a convincing 6-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night at T-Mobile Park.

The M's overcame a 1-0 deficit to win the game, which was their third in the last four. They hit three homers, including two by outfielder Randy Arozarena.

The first home run of the night was the 100th of Arozarena's career, which began in 2019. He's also the third Mariners player to hit their 100th career home run this season, joining Cal Raleigh, who did so in April, and Mitch Garver, who did so on June 20th.

Six players have hit their 100th career home run across @MLB this season.

Three of the 6 have been @Mariners:

Cal Raleigh (4/16 at CIN)
Mitch Garver (6/20 at CHC)
Randy Arozarena (6/30 vs. KC) https://t.co/tgVjgCzeHt
— Mariners PR (@MarinersPR) July 1, 2025

A seven-year veteran, Arozarena was acquired by the Mariners at the trade deadline in 2024. He's hitting .244 this season with 10 homers and 37 RBIs, and he's carrying a .358 on-base percentage. He's been solid this season, but the M's need more games like Monday night if they want to make a playoff run in 2025. They enter play on Tuesday at six games back in the American League West and in possession of the third and final wild card spot in the AL.

Seattle hasn't made the playoffs since the 2022 season, when it advanced to the American League Division Series.

The M's will be back in action on Tuesday when they host the Royals again for the second game of a four-game set. Right-hander Emerson Hancock will pitch for Seattle against Michael Lorenzen.

Hancock is 3-4 with a 5.30 ERA while Lorenzen is 4-8 with a 4.91. Hancock took the loss last Thursday against the Twins, giving up two earned runs over five innings.

This article first appeared on Seattle Mariners on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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