Luis Castillo, Mariners offense sizzle in frigid, snowy win over Rockies
by The Seattle Times
The Seattle Times— The Mariners got a brilliant starting pitching performance from Luis Castillo, racked up a season-high 15 hits, including four-hit games from Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodriguez and rolled to a decisive 7-0 victory over the Rockies on a frigid, snowy
MLB.com—Luis Castillo, Mariners beat Rangers, win series in Arlington. ARLINGTON -- They had to prove that they could win in this building. To the rest of the division, fans, and maybe more than anyone, the Mariners had to show themselves that they could hang with the defending World Series champions at Globe Life Field after a disastrous showing here
The Denver Post—Rockies, dominated by Mariners’ Luis Castillo, lose sixth straight. The Rockies didn't have a snowball's chance in Hades against the Mariners Saturday night at frigid Coors Field.
Lookout Landing—Things get rocky in Texas, but the Mariners solidify the series win to set the season tone. One of the beautiful things about baseball is how few of the narratives are linear. One hundred and sixty two games. In a little less than a month of play it is incredibly easy to say things haven’t really started to matter, not yet. The standings will shift drastically. The roster will churn. And yet a first series against a division rival, in their home stadium, and the rival most likely to give us trouble. Not only a rival, but the defending World Series Champions. Such a game not only...