SEATTLE -- Jhonny Pereda hit his first MLB homer, Randy Arozarena also went deep and scored three runs, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 Wednesday. Pereda, who was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma last week when AL MVP runner-up Cal Raleigh was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain, turned on a hanging breaking ball from White Sox lefty Sean Newcomb (0-1) in the seventh inning for a 392-foot homer into Seattle’s bullpen. The backup catcher went 136 at-bats before hitting his first big league homer. Pereda made a stand out play in the field, too, tagging Chase Meidroth in a rundown in the sixth after the Chicago second baseman took too big of a lead off third base. Pereda made a strong throw to third base trying to pick off the runner while Cooper Criswell (2-1) was pitching.
