CHICAGO – The Seattle Mariners won their fourth consecutive game on Monday night, beating the Chicago White Sox 5-1 at Rate Field. Seattle is now 27-19 and remains in first place in the American League West. Chicago fell to 14-34, the worst record in the American League.

The M’s have won all four games to start this 10-game road trip through San Diego, Chicago and Houston.

Luis Castillo earned the win on the mound after tossing seven scoreless innings. He allowed just three hits and no walks while striking out five. He’s now 4-3 with a 3.20 ERA.

Offensively, Jorge Polanco had an RBI single in the top of the third and Julio Rodriguez broke the game open in the top of the eighth with a grand slam. It was the second grand slam of his career and his eighth homer of the year.

After the game, Mariners on SI caught up with skipper Dan Wilson and Rodriguez to talk about the win.

Dan Wilson on Castillo’s performance:

​You ​know, ​great ​ballgame ​tonight. ​​I ​think ​when ​you ​look ​at ​the ​outing ​that ​Castillo ​turned ​in, ​you ​know, ​giving ​us ​seven ​full ​innings ​there, ​​really, ​really ​​just ​attacked ​the ​zone. ​I ​thought ​his ​two-​seamer ​was ​really ​good ​tonight. ​When ​you ​look ​at ​an ​outing ​like ​this, ​you ​know, ​he ​had ​everything ​going and attacked ​the ​zone, ​got ​ahead ​early, ​controlled the ​count ​on ​most ​of ​the ​hitters. ​And ​I ​thought that’s ​exactly ​what ​we ​needed ​from ​him. ​Great ​to ​get ​that ​from ​Luis.

On Jorge Polanco’s health, as he was pulled for a pinch-hitter against a left-handed pitcher again in the eighth inning:

He’s ​doing ​fine. ​You know, he’s ​coming ​along ​and ​right-handed ​swings ​are ​not ​too ​far ​behind, ​but ​we’re ​just ​taking ​it ​slow. ​And ​you ​know, ​his ​RBI ​single ​early ​was ​a ​big ​lift ​for ​us, ​I ​think. ​Getting ​on ​the ​board, ​getting ​us ​ahead, ​giving ​Luis (Castillo) ​a ​little ​bit ​of ​breathing ​room ​there ​on ​the ​mound ​was ​helpful. ​That ​was ​a ​big ​hit ​for ​us ​early ​in ​the ​game.

Julio Rodriguez on the team’s ability to add on late for a third straight game:

I ​mean, ​it’s ​huge, ​you ​know, ​especially, ​we’re ​on ​the ​road ​right ​now. ​Anything ​could ​happen ​later ​on and ​I ​feel ​like ​any ​run ​that ​we ​can add ​is ​big but, ​you ​know ​staying in​ the ​game…obviously it ​​was ​a ​little ​slow ​at ​the ​beginning, ​but, ​you ​know, ​we ​kept ​having ​good ​at-bats, ​kept ​putting ​the ​ball ​in ​play, ​and ​we were ​able ​to ​make ​something ​happen ​later.

The Mariners will play the White Sox again on Tuesday at 4:40 p.m. PT, but there is rain in the forecast.

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We saw a little bit of everything on this spring Monday. Highs only in the low 60s with scattered showers, breezy winds and sunbreaks. 

We saw a little bit of everything on this spring Monday. Highs only in the low 60s with scattered showers, breezy winds and sunbreaks.  (FOX 13 Seattle)

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Showers this evening have come to an end with partly to mostly cloudy skies. Rain returns late tonight into early Monday. 

Showers this evening have come to an end with partly to mostly cloudy skies. Showers return late tonight into early Monday. 

It will be a wet start to Monday morning as our next frontal system moves onshore. We will also see snow fall along our higher mountain peaks. 

It will be a wet start to Monday morning as our next frontal system moves onshore.  (FOX 13 Seattle)

Winds will also be gusty on Monday as the front passes through and will stay gusty into the afternoon. 

Winds will also be gusty Monday as the front passes through and will stay gusty into the afternoon.  (FOX Weather)

Temperatures on Monday will be slightly cooler with highs only in the low 60s again. 

Temperatures Monday will be slightly cooler with highs only in the low 60s again. 

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Showers will linger into Tuesday with even a possible rumble of thunder. Spotty showers can’t be ruled out Wednesday, but skies will dry out through Thursday. A few showers are possible again Friday into the weekend, but overall conditions are looking drier and warmer than we have been seeing lately. 

Showers will linger into Tuesday with even a possible rumble of thunder. 

The Seattle Mariners moved to 25-19 on the season with a big 4-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night at Petco Park.

Tied 1-1 in the top of the seventh inning, Mariners’ catcher Cal Raleigh continued the great start to his year, hitting his 15th home run. The solo blast gave the M’s a 2-1 lead before they added on in the ninth courtesy of a two-run single by Dylan Moore.

For Raleigh, the home run put him on an exclusive list with some of the best players in franchise history.

Per @MarinersPR on social media:

List of @Mariners to reach 15+ home runs in 44-or-fewer games:

Cal Raleigh (2025)
Nelson Cruz (2015)
Edgar Martinez (2000)
Alex Rodriguez 2x (1998, 2000)
Ken Griffey Jr. 4x (1994, ’97-’99)
Jay Buhner (1996)

The 28-year-old has taken another step forward offensively this year, raising his batting average to .253 and his on-base percentage to .379. Those are significantly higher than his career norms of .221/.304. He also has 31 RBIs this year to go along with five steals.

Add that to his work behind the plate, where he won the Gold Glove last year, and Raleigh is one of the most valuable players in baseball. ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney recently told our own Refuse to Lose podcast that Raleigh is an early season MVP candidate.

From May 8:

But ​all ​kidding ​aside, ​you ​know, ​early ​in the ​week ​on ​the ​podcast ​that ​I ​do, ​I ​had ​Paul ​Hembekides, ​a ​great ​researcher ​at ​ESPN ​and a huge ​baseball ​guy, and ​we ​independently, ​I ​texted ​him ​ahead ​of ​time ​and ​I ​said, ​’okay, ​tell ​me ​you’re ​1, ​2 ​and ​3 ​in ​the ​American ​League.’ ​And ​we ​both ​landed ​on ​Cal ​Raleigh ​being ​number ​two ​behind ​Aaron ​Judge, ​based ​on ​the ​fact ​that, ​you ​know, ​with ​the ​power ​and ​the ​way ​that ​he ​leads ​the ​pitching ​staff ​and ​the ​fact ​that ​the ​Mariners ​have ​done ​well. He ​gets ​on ​base. ​I mean, ​he ​checks ​every ​box.

The Mariners will take on the Padres again on Sunday afternoon at 1:10 p.m. PT.

NEW PODCAST IS OUT! Brady is back for another episode of “Refuse to Lose,” talking about the Mariners’ recent slide and some of the criticism coming Dan Wilson’s way. Should the Mariners have used Andres Munoz in the eighth inning against the Yankees? Should they have intentionally walked Aaron Judge on Wednesday? And what’s the issue with the bullpen? Brady also raises a question about Logan Gilbert’s impending return and catches up with Tacoma Rainiers standout Samad Taylor for an enlightening conversation. CLICK HERE:

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