ESPN.com · Oct 17, 2025
The Mariners' Game 4 pitching plan unraveled -- and the effects could be lasting
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SEATTLE -- Luis Castillo's smile was small and tight as he heard Seattle Mariners manager Dan Wilson tell him on the mound that he was being replaced. It was the third inning of Game 4 of the American League Championship Series, with the Mariners trying to hold off the Toronto Blue Jays, who had already won one game on the Mariners' home field. Castillo, who had thrown fewer pitches than he had in any of his 247 starts in the major leagues, nodded in assent -- if not agreement -- and handed the ball to his manager.