Luis Castillo to pitch Game 2 of Mariners-Astros ALDS in Houston
The Seattle Mariners will start former Cincinnati Reds pitcher Luis Castillo on Thursday in Game 2 of their best-of-five American League Divisional Series against the Astros in Houston after starting Logan Gilbert in Game 1, the team announced Tuesday.
In Game 1 of their playoff series last week against the Toronto Blue Jays, Castillo tossed 7 1/3 scoreless innings to lead the Mariners to their first postseason win since 2001.
For Castillo - who pitched for the Reds from 2017 until Cincinnati traded him to Seattle in July for Edwin Arroyo, Noelvi Marte, Andrew Moore and Levi Stoudt - it was the second playoff appearance of his career. Castillo lost to the Atlanta Braves in the 2020 National League Wild Card despite allowing just one earned run through 5 1/3 innings.
Social media reactions to Castillo and the Mariners advancing to the ALDS:
This is October! #EmbraceTheChaos pic.twitter.com/VUvm2i3ofg
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) October 9, 2022
It'll be Astros-Mariners in the ALDS starting Tuesday at Minute Maid Park. Houston won 12 of the 19 games in the regular season with a +8 run differential. Mitch Haniger played in one of the 19 games for Seattle. Luis Castillo was a Cincinnati Red for most of them. Should be fun.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) October 9, 2022
Luis Castillo brought the heat!
(MLB x @GoogleCloud) pic.twitter.com/XQMFrfPKX4— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) October 8, 2022
The vibes are juuuuust right for Luis Castillo and crew. 🤣🍻 pic.twitter.com/AbZCitczTO
— theScore (@theScore) October 9, 2022
27 years ago, The Double. Today, The Doubles. 😉 @jp_crawford @A_Fraz12
— Edgar Martinez (@11EdgarMartinez) October 9, 2022
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