The day after they struck out 17 times and looked like the Mariners team that’s been frustrating fans all year, the Mariners came through with another series win today, winning back-to-back series for the first time since mid-June, thanks to a three-homer performance from the outfield and a complete effort on both sides of the ball.
Actually, Luis Castillo was a bit shaky to open the game, running two 3-0 counts and three three-ball counts in the inning; he surrendered a two-out triple to Junior Caminero on a 3-0 meatball over the plate that he’s lucky didn’t get sent over the fence, but was able to come back to strike out Christopher Morel—again in a full count, though—to end the first without damage.