Rookie Chase DeLauter homers twice in 1st regular-season game, Cleveland Guardians beat Seattle Mariners 6-4 on Opening Day
DeLauter is the first to do so since Jhonkensy Noel on June 26, 2024. Seattle responded in the bottom half of the first when third baseman Brendan Donovan hit a solo shot in his first at-bat with the franchise. The Mariners acquired the former All-Star from the St.
Louis Cardinals in February.
Lindsey Wasson/AP (AP) — Rookie Chase DeLauter hit his first two career home runs as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Seattle Mariners 6-4 on Thursday night. DeLauter hit a home run in the first regular-season at-bat of his major league career in the top of the first. He became the fifth player in Cleveland’s 126-year franchise history to hit a home run in his first career regular-season at-bat.
DeLauter is the first to do so since Jhonkensy Noel on June 26, 2024. Seattle responded in the bottom half of the first when third baseman Brendan Donovan hit a solo shot in his first at-bat with the franchise. The Mariners acquired the former All-Star from the St.
Louis Cardinals in February . Donovan’s home run marked the first time a Mariners player hit a leadoff home run on opening day. The Mariners took a 2-1 lead in the second on the first of two solo home runs by Dominic Canzone.