Seattle 3, at Cleveland 1

CLEVELAND (Interstat) — Luis Castillo pitched six innings of four-hit ball and Colt Emerson hit a solo home run as the Seattle Mariners defeated the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 on Friday night at Progressive Field before 32,832 in a tightly contested duel between two teams hovering around .500. The Mariners improved to 42-41 while the Guardians dropped to 42-40, but neither team’s record told the story of a game dominated by starting pitching early. Castillo, who entered with a 2-6 record and had allowed four earned runs in each of his previous two starts, gave up only one run on four… Read more...