Luis Castillo sharp in final game of spring training

PEORIA, ARIZONA - MARCH 11: Luis Castillo #58 of the Seattle Mariners throws a pitch during a Spring Training game against the Colorado Rockies at Peoria Stadium on March 11, 2026 in Peoria, Arizona. (Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Mariners lost the final game of spring training to their complex-mates the Padres today, 10-3, but that is not important. Here’s what’s important: Luis Castillo strong in final appearance of spring Castillo went five innings and gave up just one run on four hits with five strikeouts.

He got the Padres hitters to put the ball on the ground a bunch for easy outs, got whiffs on his four-seamer, and threw 51 of his 76 pitches for strikes. It was a comfortingly familiar performance from Castillo that it’s not hard to imagine him repeating at T-Mobile Park in about a week. Cal and Julio team up for an early run As much fun as the WBC was, seeing Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodríguez combine to knock in a run in the first inning reminded us all of how much we didn’t get to see that this spring.

Brendan Donovan, who is allergic to not getting on base, was hit by a pitch to start the game, then moved to third on a Raleigh double (114 off the bat! ). Julio followed that up with a hard-hit (106 mph) single of his own to knock in Donovan.

Unfortunately, Cal was left standing on third as the next three hitters all made outs, which is an issue I very much hope gets left in Peoria – too many times this spring it’s felt like the Mariners failed to add on when they had good opportunities to do so. One final note on Donovan: he ends spring as the Mariners hits leader, with 19. Cole Young, who didn’t play this game, ends up the leader for home runs, with six, and the RBI leader, with 18, just as we all predicted.