SEATTLE -- Pitching against a star-studded New York Yankees lineup on Monday night at T-Mobile Park, Seattle Mariners right-hander Luis Castillo delivered a star performance.

The veteran right-hander went six scoreless innings against New York's vaunted lineup, surrendering just two hits and two walks while striking out seven. With a fastball that was in the 94-96 mph range all night and a solid slider, Castillo kept the Yankees off-balance. Tossing 58 of his 95 pitches for strikes, Castillo was ahead of hitters much of the night.

And he also hit a career milestone, fanning Aaron Judge in the sixth inning for his 1,500th career strikeout.

A 10-year veteran of the Cincinnati Reds and Mariners, Castillo has been one of the best pitchers in the American League since arriving in Seattle during the 2022 season. With five double-digit win seasons under his belt, he's also a two-time All-Star.

One of the most reliable pitchers in the league as well, he's made 30 starts or more in three consecutive seasons, pairing with Logan Gilbert, Bryan Woo, Bryce Miller and George Kirby to make up one of the best pitching rotations in the league.

He now has a career ERA of 3.54 and there were talks on the Mariners Radio Network before the game about his potential of being a team Hall of Famer.

If he keeps up these kinds of performance, it could certainly happen, despite his relatively short team tenure.

--Starting pitcher Emerson Hancock delivered the best start of his career, going six innings in Sunday's win while striking out nine. He also joined M's Hall of Famer Felix Hernandez in team history, no small accomplishment.

--The latest edition of the 'Refuse to Lose' podcast is out, breaking down what we've seen so far through four games. Furthermore, former M's first baseman David Segui joins the show to talk about his tenure with the Mariners and his role in Opening Night, where he delivered the ceremonial first baseball to the mound in honor of his father Diego, who passed away in the offseason. Diego Segui threw the first pitch in team history in 1977.

--The M's changed up their lineup against the Yankees on Monday, but why? Manager Dan Wilson addressed that before the game. It was the second time that the Mariners had been a lefty so far on the young season. They'll see another on Tuesday when Max Fried takes the mound at 6:40 p.m. PT. 

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