Luis Castillo stars as Mariners beat Royals 3-2 to grab sole possession of AL West lead

Published August 27, 2023 5:56 PM

By CAMERON VAN TIL
Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — Luis Castillo pitched seven shutout innings and the Seattle Mariners grabbed sole possession of first place in the AL West, beating the Kansas City Royals 3-2 to complete a three-game sweep. Teoscar Hernández and Julio Rodríguez homered as Seattle won for the 11th time in 12 games. The Mariners also improved to a major league-best 36-14 since July 1 for their best 50-game stretch since they also went 36-14 from April 23-June 18, 2003. It’s the latest the Mariners have had sole possession of first in a season since Aug. 24, 2003.

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