SEATTLE (AP) — Julio Rodríguez hit a two-run home run, Cal Raleigh hit a pair of solo homers and the Seattle Mariners opened a nine-game homestand with a 9-1 win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.
Rodríguez and Raleigh went back-to-back after J.P. Crawford led off the first with a single to stake Seattle rookie Logan Evans to a 3-0 lead.
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Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams throws out Seattle Mariners J.P. Crawford at first during the sixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Seattle Mariners' Julio Rodriguez celebrates after hitting a single that scored Ben Williamson during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Seattle Mariners' Dylan Moore celebrates in the dugout after scoring off a fielder’s choice during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Seattle Mariners right fielder Leody Taveras catches a line hit by Washington Nationals' Keibert Ruiz during the seventh inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh celebrates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Evans (2-1) went a career-high eight innings, giving up four hits, including a home run by James Wood in the fourth.
Raleigh's home run made it 4-1 in the fifth, finishing Washington starter Mitchell Parker (4-3). Raleigh's AL-leading 19th home runs breaks a tie with Brooklyn's Roy Campanella in 1955 for the most by a primary-position catcher in his team’s first 53 games of a season.
Rodríguez finished with three hits and three RBIs.
Seattle general manager Justin Hollander said prior to the game that All-Star pitcher Logan Gilbert will be in a Triple-A rehab assignment in Tacoma as early as Thursday. He also said pitcher Bryce Miller would be activated on the homestand, which runs through June 5.
With a 3-1 lead after giving up home run to Wood with one out in the fourth, Evans allowed a single by Nathaniel Lowe but got Keibert Ruiz to hit into a double play. The Nats only stranded two runners, one in the eighth and ninth.
Dylan Moore had three hits for the Mariners, including a pair of doubles, but his biggest contribution may have been breaking from third base on an infield chopper to third and sliding under the tag to ignite a three-run sixth inning.
Trevor Williams (2-5, 6.39 ERA) is scheduled to take the mound Wednesday for the Nationals against Seattle's (George Kirby 0-1, 12.27).
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Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams throws out Seattle Mariners J.P. Crawford at first during the sixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Seattle Mariners' Julio Rodriguez celebrates after hitting a single that scored Ben Williamson during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Seattle Mariners' Dylan Moore celebrates in the dugout after scoring off a fielder’s choice during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Seattle Mariners right fielder Leody Taveras catches a line hit by Washington Nationals' Keibert Ruiz during the seventh inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh celebrates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is meeting with oil executives at the White House on Friday in hopes of securing $100 billion in investments to revive Venezuela’s ability to fully tap into its expansive reserves of petroleum — a plan that rides on their comfort in making commitments in a country plagued by instability, inflation and uncertainty.
Since the U.S. military raid to capture former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, Trump has quickly pivoted to portraying the move as a newfound economic opportunity for the U.S., seizing tankers carrying Venezuelan oil, saying the U.S. is taking over the sales of 30 million to 50 million barrels of previously sanctioned Venezuelan oil and will be controlling sales worldwide indefinitely.
On Friday, U.S. forces seized their fifth tanker over the past month that has been linked to Venezuelan oil. The action reflected the determination of the U.S. to fully control the exporting, refining and production of Venezuelan petroleum, a sign of the Trump administration's plans for ongoing involvement in the sector as it seeks commitments from private companies.
It's all part of a broader push by Trump to keep gasoline prices low. At a time when many Americans are concerned about affordability, the incursion in Venezuela melds Trump’s assertive use of presidential powers with an optical spectacle meant to convince Americans that he can bring down energy prices.
The meeting, set for 2:30 p.m. EST, will be open to the news media, according to an update to the president's daily schedule. “At least 100 Billion Dollars will be invested by BIG OIL, all of whom I will be meeting with today at The White House,” Trump said Friday in a pre-dawn social media post.
Trump is set to meet with executives from 17 oil companies, according to the White House. Among the companies attending are Chevron, which still operates in Venezuela, and ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips, which both had oil projects in the country that were lost as part of a 2007 nationalization of private businesses under Maduro’s predecessor, Hugo Chávez.
The president is meeting with a wide swath of domestic and international companies with interests ranging from construction to the commodity markets. Other companies slated to be at the meeting include Halliburton, Valero, Marathon, Shell, Singapore-based Trafigura, Italy-based Eni and Spain-based Repsol.
Large U.S. oil companies have so far largely refrained from affirming investments in Venezuela as contracts and guarantees need to be in place. Trump has suggested on social media that America would help to backstop any investments.
Venezuela’s oil production has slumped below one million barrels a day. Part of Trump's challenge to turn that around will be to convince oil companies that his administration has a stable relationship with Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodríguez, as well as protections for companies entering the market.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum are slated to attend the oil executives meeting, according to the White House.
Meanwhile, the United States and Venezuelan governments said Friday they were exploring the possibility of r estoring diplomatic relations between the two countries, and that a delegation from the Trump administration arrived to the South American nation on Friday.
The small team of U.S. diplomats and diplomatic security officials traveled to Venezuela to make a preliminary assessment about the potential re-opening of the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, the State Department said in a statement.
Trump also announced on Friday he’d meet with President Gustavo Petro in early February, but called on the Colombian leader to make quick progress on stemming flow of cocaine into the U.S.
Trump, following the ouster of Maduro, had made vague threats to take similar action against Petro. Trump abruptly changed his tone Wednesday about his Colombian counterpart after a friendly phone call in which he invited Petro to visit the White House.
President Donald Trump waves as he walks off stage after speaking to House Republican lawmakers during their annual policy retreat, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
