Seattle Poised for Dramatic Turnaround Against Guardians—Will History Repeat or Rewrite Tonight?
The Mariners are letting this season slip through their fingers. They are currently sitting at 33-34 for the season, and they aren’t even winning at home with a 16-17 record. The team had a great pitching staff last season, but it is not quite as sharp this year. They are collectively at a 4.06 ERA, and a 1.33 WHIP combined. The numbers aren’t nearly what they were last year, and the offensive improvement from last season is not making up for the decrease in pitching effectiveness. Even though they don’t have a winning home record, they are probably happy to be home after a 1-5 road trip. Overall, the team was 28-20 on May 21st, and since then has gone 5-14. Luis Castillo is looking to stop the bleeding. He has a 4-4 record with a 3.31 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP. His ERA probably should be higher with the traffic he is allowing on the base paths. Castillo has a 2.25 ERA at home this season, allowing just 10 earned runs in 40 innings. He has allowed just one earned run over the past 12 home innings. Castillo hasn’t been great against the Guardians, allowing 22 hits over 80 at-bats, including 10 extra-base hits. Jose Ramirez is batting .240 against him with three homers and two triples.Â
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