Coming into today’s game, the Mariners had some things to prove. Not the “we have to prove ourselves to the world” type of mentality, but moreso a “we know we can do this” sort. Before today’s matchup, these three things had never happened:
- Luis Castillo had never beaten the Colorado Rockies. Since his debut in 2017, Castillo has faced the Rockies three times and in all three matchups he gave below sub-par performances. Across those starts, Castillo totaled an 11.30 ERA with the worst of it coming in 2021 when he was chased after just 3.