<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mariners-news-seattle-gm-luis-castillo-injury-timeline');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mariners GM hints at Luis Castillo injury timeline');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Mariners-news-Seattle-GM-hints-at-Luis-Castillo-injury-timeline.jpg"></figure><h1>Mariners GM hints at Luis Castillo injury timeline</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-11T12:35:55-07:00">September 11th, 12:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-11T12:35:55-07:00">September 11th, 12:35pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Seattle Mariners placed starting pitcher Luis Castillo on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a Grade 2 hamstring injury. Castillo has played an impactful role for Seattle throughout the 2024 campaign. So will he be able to return as soon as 15 days are up, or will Castillo require more time on the IL?</p><p>“Talking to the trainers, they think it’s not out of the question that he could be ready by the time the 15 days are up,” the team’s general manager Justin Hollander <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/luis-castillo-injured-list-hamstring-strain" rel="noopener">said recently</a>, via Daniel Kremer of MLB.com. “He’s a fast healer. He felt stronger and better already today. … I don’t have a definitive timeline, except to say that it could be 15 days or it could be longer.”</p><p>Although Hollander was unable to provide a specific timeline, he did mention that the trainers did not rule out the possibility of Castillo returning as soon as 15 days pass.</p><p>Castillo, a three-time All-Star, has pitched to a respectable 3.64 ERA across 30 starts in 2024. He has recorded 175 strikeouts across 175.1 innings pitched. The Mariners have leaned on their pitching all season long and Castillo has unquestionably been crucial to Seattle’s success.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mariners-news-seattle-acquiring-reds-ace-luis-castillo-in-blockbuster-trade">Castillo was acquired by the Mariners</a> from the Cincinnati Reds in 2022. The move has gone according to plan for the Mariners as Castillo has been quite reliable since the trade.</p><h2><b>Luis Castillo’s impact on Mariners’ playoff pursuit</b></h2><p>Castillo’s record is just 11-12. Wins and losses don’t truly tell the whole story, though. He has consistently provided Seattle with opportunities to win. Sometimes he simply has not received enough run support.</p><p>The Mariners are still in the postseason conversation. Seattle is 4.5 games behind the Houston Astros in the American League Wild Card. They are four games out of the AL Wild Card race as well.</p><p>Seattle has work to do with the playoffs drawing near. Castillo’s absence is a brutal blow for the ball club. Perhaps he will return before the regular season comes to an end and give the Mariners’ starting rotation a boost.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mariners GM hints at Luis Castillo injury timeline

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mariners-news-luis-castillo-goes-viral-throwing-47-straight-fastballs-domination-white-sox');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mariners’ Luis Castillo goes viral for throwing 47 straight fastballs in domination of White Sox');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/mariners-news-luis-castillo-goes-viral-for-throwing-47-straight-fastballs-in-domination-of-white-sox.jpg"></figure><h1>Mariners’ Luis Castillo goes viral for throwing 47 straight fastballs in domination of White Sox</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-22T08:35:22-07:00">August 22nd, 8:35am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-22T08:35:22-07:00">August 22nd, 8:35am</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Luis Castillo had a great start against the Chicago White Sox on Monday, going seven innings and giving up one run on five hits, but he went viral for throwing 47 consecutive fastballs in the outing. <a href="https://twitter.com/PitchingNinja/status/1693810986652676161" rel="noopener">Take a look</a> at those 47 fastballs, via Rob Friedman.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Luis Castillo just threw 47 Consecutive Fastballs. 😂 <a href="https://t.co/LOv4sD2QuJ">pic.twitter.com/LOv4sD2QuJ</a></p><p>— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) <a href="https://twitter.com/PitchingNinja/status/1693810986652676161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 22, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Luis Castillo threw those 47 fastballs from the start of the fourth inning until the end of the seventh inning. Friedman did say that Castillo <a href="https://twitter.com/PitchingNinja/status/1693811092391072058?s=20" rel="noopener">was mixing</a> two-seam fastballs and four-seam fastballs, but it is still jarring to see Castillo not throw any off-speed pitches during that stretch.</p><p>Castillo’s stuff is as good as anyone in the league, and it is clear that throwing just fastballs was working against the White Sox’s lineup. If it is not broken, it does not need to be fixed.</p><p>The win for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mariners-news-scott-servais-gets-100-real-about-secret-behind-seattles-scorching-stretch" rel="noopener">Mariners</a> moves them to 70-55. After a slow start to the season, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mariners-news-cal-raleigh-closes-in-on-alex-rodriguez-territory-after-insane-seattle-hr-rbi-feat" rel="noopener">Mariners</a> have proved to be dangerous as of late, and currently hold the last wild card spot in the the American League. They are also very close to first place in the American League West, considering where they were earlier in the season.</p><p>The Mariners have pulled to within a half game of the Houston Astros for second place in the American League West, and are two games back of the Texas Rangers for first place in the division. So not only have the Mariners played themselves into a playoff spot, they could be in play to win the division and get a bye to the division series.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mariners’ Luis Castillo goes viral for throwing 47 straight fastballs in domination of White Sox

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mariners-news-julio-rodriguez-luis-castillo-2023');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mariners star Julio Rodriguez’s fiery reaction to Luis Castillo’s blazing 2023 start');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/mariners-news-julio-rodriguezs-fiery-reaction-to-luis-castillos-blazing-2023-start.jpg"></figure><h1>Mariners star Julio Rodriguez’s fiery reaction to Luis Castillo’s blazing 2023 start</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-17T12:05:44-07:00">April 17th, 12:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-17T12:19:59-07:00">April 17th, 12:19pm</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a sports writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Seattle Mariners SP Luis Castillo has impressed to open the 2023 season. The All-Star pitcher <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork/status/1648029557579042816" rel="noopener">owns a 0.73 ERA</a> with 26 strikeouts and only four walks through 24.2 innings pitched (four starts) up to this point, per MLB Network on Twitter. Castillo’s blazing start caught the attention of Mariners star Julio Rodriguez, <a href="https://twitter.com/JRODshow44/status/1648031182502653957" rel="noopener">who posted the following tweet</a> in reference to Castillo.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="art">🔥🔥🔥 <a href="https://t.co/FWfNjcWkwR">https://t.co/FWfNjcWkwR</a></p><p>— Julio Rodriguez🇩🇴🦁 (@JRODshow44) <a href="https://twitter.com/JRODshow44/status/1648031182502653957?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 17, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Mariners are just <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-power-rankings-2023-braves-mets-climb-phillies-astros-fall" rel="noopener">8-8 overall on the season</a>, as they’ve dealt with mediocrity. If Castillo continues to dominate the competition, Seattle should be able to bounce back and find consistency sooner rather than later.</p><p>Castillo, who formerly pitched for the Cincinnati Reds, was traded to the Mariners last season during his second All-Star campaign. He hasn’t always been a fast starter, but Castillo tends to pick things up as the season rolls along. In 2023, however, he’s obviously dealing earlier than usual.</p><p>In 2022, between Seattle and Cincinnati, Castillo finished with a strong 2.99 ERA and 167 strikeouts. The right-hander has quietly been one of the better pitchers in baseball over the past four years, but perhaps he can make a Cy Young run this season.</p><p>With Castillo leading the rotation and Julio Rodriguez set to pace the offense, the Mariners could be a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mariners-3-reasons-win-2023-world-series" rel="noopener">sneaky World Series contender</a> during the 2023 campaign. Their roster isn’t perfect and they would benefit from making a trade or two ahead of the deadline in July, but this is a ball club that features a high-ceiling.</p><p>Castillo, Rodriguez, and the Mariners will try to climb over the .500 mark against the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night in Seattle.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mariners star Julio Rodriguez’s fiery reaction to Luis Castillo’s blazing 2023 start

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mariners-news-luis-castillo-has-perfect-game-bid-broken-up-in-7th-vs-rockies');   ga('set', 'title', 'Luis Castillo’s near perfect game vs. Rockies will have Reds fans wondering what could have been');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Mariners-news-Luis-Castillo_s-near-perfect-game-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>Luis Castillo’s near perfect game vs. Rockies will have Reds fans wondering what could have been</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-16T16:26:16-07:00">April 16th, 4:26pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-16T16:26:16-07:00">April 16th, 4:26pm</time><address><a href="https://muckrack.com/alex-sabri">Alex Sabri</a>Alex Sabri started as an Associate Editor for Cavs Nation and ClutchPoints in November 2022. He has over three years of collegiate and professional sports and local journalism experience. Though he covers various sports and general assignments for ClutchPoints, he specializes in covering the Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA Central Division basketball, NFL football and Big Ten basketball and football.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Seattle Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo’s bid for a perfect game <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBONFOX/status/1647719465898106881" rel="noopener">was broken up</a> by a single by Colorado Rockies outfielder Jurickson Profar in the seventh inning of a 1-0 win by Seattle over the Rockies on Sunday, according to a tweet by FOX Sports: MLB.</p><p>“Heck of a performance by the righty,” wrote FOX Sports.</p><p>Luis Castillo ended the night with two hits allowed, nine strikeouts and a 0.73 ERA in seven innings pitched. Pitchers Justin Topa and Paul Sewald took the mound for the Mariners in the next two innings.</p><p>Colorado pitcher Noah Davis threw in five innings for the Rockies, gathering five strikeouts before Dinelson Lamet, Brad Hand and Justin Lawrence earned time on the mound.</p><p>Luis Castillo, a two-time All-Star during his time with the Cincinnati Reds and the Mariners, garnered a record of 49-55 and an ERA of 3.54 in 151 games played and started, according to Baseball Reference. He took 8th place in 2017 National League Rookie of the Year Voting, taking spots behind Rockies pitcher Kyle Freeland, now-Tampa Bay Rays centerfielder Manuel Margot and Rockies pitcher Germán Márquez. Castillo claimed a 1-0 record in three games played and started during the 2023 season.</p><p>Luis Castillo became the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mariners-news-luis-castillo-makes-epic-franchise-history-after-carving-up-blue-jays-in-mlb-playoffs" rel="noopener">first Mariners pitcher</a> to throw in seven or more innings in the postseason and not give up a single run, according to Seattle Mariners Baseball Information Coordinator Alex Mayer.</p><p>“Luis Castillo is the first pitcher to throw 7.0+ scoreless innings in Mariners postseason history,” wrote Mayer in an October tweet.</p><p>The Mariners moved up to 8-8 on the season, taking second place in the AL West behind the Texas Rangers. The Los Angeles Angels sit 0.5 games behind them with a record of 7-8, most recently falling in a 2-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.</p><p>The Mariners will face the Milwaukee Brewers at 6:40 p.m. PDT on Monday in T-Mobile Park. 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Luis Castillo’s near perfect game vs. Rockies will have Reds fans wondering what could have been

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mariners-news-luis-castillo-avoids-terrifying-head-injury-after-dreadlocks-absorbs-95-8-mph-comebacker');   ga('set', 'title', 'Luis Castillo avoids terrifying head injury after dreadlocks absorbs 95.8 MPH comebacker');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Luis-castillo-mariners.jpg"></figure><h1>Luis Castillo avoids terrifying head injury after dreadlocks absorbs 95.8 MPH comebacker</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-30T20:26:29-07:00">March 30th, 8:26pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-30T20:27:07-07:00">March 30th, 8:27pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Seattle <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-odds-guardians-vs-mariners-prediction-pick-how-to-watch-3-30-2023" rel="noopener">Mariners nearly lost their ace</a> right in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mariners-news-questions-answers-opening-day" rel="noopener">very first game</a> of the 2023 MLB season when pitcher Luis Castillo got nailed in the head by a comebacker from Cleveland Guardians outfielder Will Brennan.It happened so quickly that Castillo did not have enough time to get out of the ball’s way.</p><p>Fortunately for Castillo and the Mariners, he still has those beautiful dreadlocks to prevent what would have been a scary head injury. Castillo’s hair absorbed most of the ball’s momentum of the comebacker, thus helping soften the impact on the pitcher’s skull.</p><p>Luis Castillo was briefly examined by the Mariners’ medical team before getting cleared to continue throwing on the mound, per Daniel Kramer of MLB.com.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Luis Castillo just took a 95.8 mph comebacker off the back of his head from Will Brennan, but after being examined by Mariners athletic trainers, he's remaining in the game.</p><p>A lot of padding in those dreads. <a href="https://t.co/CuSD32OYbh">pic.twitter.com/CuSD32OYbh</a></p><p>— Daniel Kramer (@DKramer_) <a href="https://twitter.com/DKramer_/status/1641631876283781120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The 30-year-old Castillo was acquired by the Mariners via a trade with the Cincinnati Reds in July 2022 to help them in their goal to make the postseason for the first time in over two decades — which they eventually did. The Mariners would later ink Luis Castillo to a five-year contract extension in September 2022 worth $108 million. In other words, Castillo’s dreadlocks did not just save Castillo from injury, but also prevented the Mariners from the pain of seeing one of their most expensive assets unable to do work on the field.</p><p>Castillo, pitching for the Reds and the Mariners, went <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/castilu02.shtml" rel="noopener">8-6</a> with a 2.99 ERA, 3.07 FIP, and 1.084 WHIP across 25 starts in 2022. As the No. 1 pitcher of the Mariners, Castillo will have to deliver great numbers again this season if Seattle is to go back to the postseason again.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
526	3.64	175	1.17	11

2024 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
526	3.64	175	1.17	11

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