Sinkers sink Mariners in 6-1 loss to White Sox
CHICAGO, IL - MAY 09: A general view of the video board as Rick Rizzs is honored during the game between the Seattle Mariners and the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field on Saturday, May 9, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Kyle Sheridan/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images After a 12-run explosion yesterday, the Mariners couldn’t summon up a ton of offense, and their pitchers gave up three homers in a 6-1 loss against the White Sox. Luis Castillo couldn’t wiggle out of some first-inning trouble after giving up a leadoff single to Sam Antonacci on a fastball that came in at 95 but right on the plate.
Castillo was a pitch away from getting out of it when Colton Montgomery turned on a fastball in his lefty loop zone, squeaking it just 367 feet over the right field fence for a 2-0 lead the White Sox would never surrender. Meanwhile, the Mariners couldn’t solve Anthony Kay’s changeup. He struck out three hitters on the pitch in the first two innings alone, while throwing a bunch of other soft stuff that the Mariners hitters just couldn’t make solid contact on.
They got a little something going in the top of the third, getting two runners on without a hit, but couldn’t convert the gifts of free baserunners. Castillo gave up his own gift in the bottom of the inning, grazing Sam Antonacci in a two-strike count and serving Miguel Vargas a first-pitch sinker right on the plate that he yanked into center field for another two-run homer. Castillo settled after that, limiting the damage to the two two-run homers, although with a little help from Cole Young: Your browser does not support the video tag.
Download the video . The Mariners finally got a run back in the fifth, again without a hit: Mitch Garver led off with a walk, and Young reached on a fielding error by Munetaka Murakami. Leo Rivas sac bunted the two over into scoring position, which, sure, and Rob Refsnyder got the job done with a sac fly.
That brought up Cal Raleigh who, to his credit, battled Kay for seven pitches but ultimately took a called strike three, fooled on a sinker that wound up right on the plate. The White Sox then immediately took that run back, again with two outs, as Vargas – again – won an 11-pitch standoff with Josh Simpson, homering on yet another sinker that got too much plate. Sinkers are stinkers.