"Luis Castillo (0-4 with a 6.57 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 38 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Mariners, his ninth of the season. In his most recent time out on Saturday, the righty went four innings against the Chicago White Sox, allowing four earned runs while surrendering five hits. The 33-year-old has an ERA of 6.57, with 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings, in eight games this season. Opponents are hitting .308 against him. Castillo has one quality start under his belt this season."
"Castillo will look to record his sixth matchup of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 4.8 innings per appearance. In one of his appearances this season he did not surrender an earned run."
"The Astros' Mike Burrows (2-4) will make his ninth start of the season. The right-hander allowed three hits in seven scoreless innings pitched against the Cincinnati Reds on Friday. The 26-year-old has pitched to a 5.04 ERA this season with 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.8 walks per nine across eight games. He's looking to extend his two-game quality start streak."
"Burrows will look to pitch five or more innings for the fourth start in a row. He has one appearance with no earned runs allowed in eight chances this season."
Seattle and Houston play Thursday at 2:10 p.m. ET at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas. Luis Castillo is the Mariners’ probable starter, making his ninth start of the season. He enters with a 0-4 record, a 6.57 ERA, and 37 strikeouts in 38 1/3 innings. In his latest outing versus the Chicago White Sox, he allowed four earned runs over four innings. Castillo averages 4.8 innings per appearance and has one quality start. Mike Burrows starts for the Astros in his ninth start, holding a 2-4 record and a 5.04 ERA. He allowed three hits in seven scoreless innings against the Cincinnati Reds and is aiming to extend a two-game quality start streak while pitching at least five innings.
Read at Bleacher Nation
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]