Today’s games featured an intriguing pitching matchup: the Opening Day starter for the past two seasons, Luis Castillo, and the newly-minted 2025 Opening Day starter, Logan Gilbert. Sadly, neither pitcher earned a win today, as the Mariners were defeated at home by the Padres and on the road by the Giants.
Home game:
On a day when he was given some disappointing news, Castillo once again proved why his nickname is “The Rock,” pitching three scoreless innings and generally looking very Luis Castillo-ish. “I feel 95% ready to go” said Castillo postgame.
The Padres got to Castillo in the fourth, when Gavin Sheets blasted a solo homer in a 1-2 count, picking up a slider and getting it up in the wind blowing out to right field.