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Castillo (1-0) allowed six hits and a hit batter while striking
out five.
Raleigh's two-run home run keyed a three-run first inning for
the Mariners, who were playing in their first postseason game
since 2001.
Toronto right-hander Alek Manoah (0-1) allowed four runs, four
hits, one walk and two hit batters while striking out four in 5
2/3 innings.
"(Castillo) was throwing a 100-mph sinker. He had great stuff
today," Blue Jays interim manager John Schneider said. "You've
got to give him credit. (Manoah) did a good job today. That was
an uncharacteristic first."
Castillo was obtained in a trade with the Cincinnati Reds on
July 29 and Mariners manager Scott Servais said his impact was
noticeable.
"You could clearly see early on that (Castillo) is wired for
these moments," Servais said. "He was in control of the strike
zone. He was in command. He enjoys being on the big stage.
"That's how we have been playing all season long. It was a very
challenging environment and we handled it very well today."
The second game of the best-of-three series will be played
Saturday afternoon.
Julio Rodriguez was hit by a pitch to lead off the first. He
took second on a groundout and scored on Eugenio Suarez's
double. Raleigh followed with a home run to right.
After a second-inning walk, Manoah retired nine batters in a row
before he hit Rodriguez with a pitch again with one out in the
fifth. Rodriguez took third on Ty France's single to right and
scored on Suarez's fielder's choice grounder to third.
Tim Mayza replaced Manoah with two outs and nobody on base in
the sixth to end the inning on a groundout.
Mayza retired the first two batters in the seventh before Yimi
Garcia replaced him and allowed a single to Rodriguez before
retiring France on a comebacker.
Castillo, meanwhile, pitched around two singles in the second,
the third and the fifth. After tossing just two strikeouts over
the first six innings, he struck out the side in the bottom of
the seventh.
Suarez led off the eighth for Seattle with a single against Zach
Pop and took third on Mitch Haniger's one-out double to left.
Trevor Richards replaced Pop and worked out of the jam with a
strikeout and a groundout.
Castillo hit George Springer on the wrist with a pitch with one
out in the home eighth and was replaced by Andres Munoz, who
completed the inning with a flyout and a groundout.
Adam Cimber replaced Richards after J.P. Crawford walked with
one out in the ninth.
Munoz pitched around Matt Chapman's two-out double in the bottom
of the ninth. Munoz had two strikeouts in his 1 2/3 innings.
Schneider said X-rays on Springer's wrist were negative.
--By Larry Millson, Field Level Media
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