SEATTLE (AP) — Luis Castillo retired his first 18 batters, Jarred Kelenic hit an RBI single and the Seattle Mariners beat the skidding Colorado Rockies 1-0 on Sunday to finish a three-game sweep.
Kelenic prolonged his hitting streak to a career-best 10 video games and performed excellent protection in proper discipline, together with a diving catch within the eighth inning that saved a run.
Seattle managed solely 4 hits however received its fourth in a row. Colorado has dropped its final 5 video games.
“What an superior outing by Luis Castillo,” Mariners supervisor Scott Servais stated. “Whole management of the entire sport at the moment.”
Castillo (1-0) struck out the facet within the second and fanned eight over the primary six innings earlier than Jurickson Profar led off the seventh for the Rockies with a delicate single to left-center. Kris Bryant adopted with an infield single.
However with two outs and runners at second and third, Castillo received Ryan McMahon to line out to shortstop J.P. Crawford, ending Colorado’s solely risk.
“It got here into my thoughts across the fifth inning once I seemed up on the scoreboard and I noticed no person’s gotten on base” Castillo stated via a translator. “And I keep in mind simply going into the dugout and everyone’s simply quiet.”
Castillo permitted two hits and struck out 9 in seven innings. Justin Topa labored a one-hit eighth, and Paul Sewald struck out the highest three batters within the order to complete the three-hitter and earn his fourth save.
Kelenic delivered an RBI single to proper discipline within the sixth to attain Ty France from second base.
On protection, Kelenic snagged two hard-hit balls to maintain Castillo’s bid for an ideal sport intact, then made a terrific seize within the eighth to rob pinch-hitter Elias Diaz.
“I received an excellent soar,” Kelenic stated. “Ball was tailing away from me and I knew I needed to simply beat it to the spot. These balls are tailing like that, it’s a must to outrun it.”
Noah Davis, making his first main league begin for the Rockies, retired his first eight batters earlier than Kolten Wong singled. Davis pitched 5 scoreless innings, permitting three hits and three walks whereas placing out 5.
“I believed his poise was there in his first main league begin,” Colorado supervisor Bud Black stated.
Dinelson Lamet (1-1) walked two within the sixth earlier than Brad Hand gave up Kelenic’s run-scoring single.
TRANSACTION
To clear a roster spot for Davis, the Rockies optioned INF/OF Nolan Jones to Triple-A Albuquerque. Jones didn’t get right into a sport with Colorado after being known as up Tuesday. He was hitting .359 with six house runs and 14 RBIs at Albuquerque.
Davis made one aid look in 2022 for the Rockies. He made three begins at Albuquerque with a 4.26 ERA.
UP NEXT
Rockies: LHP Kyle Freeland (2-0) faces Pittsburgh on Monday. He’s allowed two runs in 18 2/3 innings this season.
Mariners: RHP Chris Flexen (0-2) seems to rebound Monday in opposition to Milwaukee after permitting eight runs on 10 hits in his final outing.
