Seattle fell to 56-50 with the loss, remained four games behind the Astros in the division and fell a half-game behind the Boston Red Sox for the second AL Wild Card spot. The Mariners are now tied with AL West rivals, the Texas Rangers, for the final Wild Card spot and second place in the division.

Luis Castillo was OK. His fastball was in the zone and past batters and generated eight of his 13 whiffs. He entered the game with a 1.92 FIP over his last four starts, and he continued his fielding-independent dominance with no walks, no homers, seven strikeouts and a 0.89 FIP.

The Seattle Mariners visit the Los Angeles Angels Saturday for the third game of their 4-game series from Angel Stadium.