Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Luis Castillo dominated the New York Yankees.
The All-Star right-hander. acquired by the Seattle Mariners ahead of last week’s trade deadline, pitched eight scoreless innings in Tuesday’s 1-0 win at T-Mobile Park.
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Yankees general manager Brian Cashman chased Castillo ahead of the trade deadline, only to see the Cincinnati Reds trade the 29-year-old to the Mariners.
Castillo has made three starts this season against the Yankees (all in the last month) and has posted a 1.66 ERA with 23 strikeouts over 21.2 innings.
Thursday, July 14 at Yankee Stadium: 7 innings, 1 earned run, 8 strikeouts in Reds’ 7-6 win in 10 innings.
Wednesday, August 3 at Yankee Stadium: 6.2 innings, 3 earned runs, 8 strikeouts in Mariners’ 7-3 win.
Tuesday, August 9 at T-Mobile Park: 8 innings, 0 earned runs, 7 strikeout in Mariners’ 1-0, 13-inning win.
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“I just kept thinking to myself, ‘What inning are we going to win? What inning are we going to win?’ Thank God we got the victory,” Castillo said through a translator.
Castillo was the first Seattle pitcher to throw eight innings this season.
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(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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Mike Rosenstein may be reached at mrosenstein@njadvancemedia.com.
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