September 8, 2024; St. Louis, Missouri; Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Luis Castillo (58) pitches against the St. Louis Cardinals in the first inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Le-Imagn Images Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Luis Castillo suffered a left lower-body strain in the fourth inning of Sunday’s away game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
The right-handed pitcher allowed five hits, one walk and two runs while striking out three over three innings. Castillo allowed a leadoff single to Ivan Herrera in the fourth and was replaced by right-handed pitcher Trent Thornton, who retired the next three batters as the Mariners went ahead 7-2 through four innings.
Castillo, 31, is 11-12 with a 3.60 ERA, 46 walks and 172 strikeouts in 172 1/3 innings pitched in an AL-leading 29 starts this season. He also led the AL with 33 starts for Seattle last season and led all major leagues with 33 starts for the Cincinnati Reds in 2021.
Castillo appeared in 210 games (all starts) for the Reds (2017-22) and Mariners, posting a 73-76 record and a 3.55 ERA.
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