On sing-along fireworks night, the Seattle Mariners treated their fans to the most satisfying display of firepower they’ve mustered in nearly three weeks. It was a 7-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians that featured everything that’s been missing from their grisly recent spate of play, while building on what’s nearly clicked game after game.
On the hill, it was Luis Castillo, bouncing back from an unlucky and ill-timed clunker in Anaheim last weekend to post his fifth Quality Start in six games. The Rock has not been an ace in 2024, but his consistency of decency has been a no-religion-send in a season where Seattle’s rotation has been bludgeoned like a piñata.