It’s hard to imagine something happening in tonight’s game that will steal today’s headline from the Luis Castillo extension. If you missed it, John gave us the rundown on the 5-year/$108 million deal. Nevertheless, the Mariners will still play tonight’s game, hoping to get this 2-6 road trip back on track.
They could do worse than asking Logan Gilbert to lead the way. He had a bit of mid-season slump, but since his August 14th start against the Rangers, he’s been on quite a roll. Since then, he’s thrown 34.1 innings over six starts in which he’s tallied 40 strikeouts to just 5 walks and a 1.