TORONTO — The kind of baseball a team is playing is usually dictated by the results. There is “winning baseball” for teams on a roll. Some teams will say they are still playing “good baseball” when they are losing close, competitive games.

TORONTO — The Mariners didn’t expect Luis Castillo to replicate the overpowering dominance he displayed in that memorable American League Wild Card game back in October of 2022. Though they would’ve happily taken seven-plus shutout innings.

MILWAUKEE – The decision to remove Emerson Hancock from his second start of the season again came down effectiveness, pitches thrown and innings worked.

MILWAUKEE – Before the words, “played their best game of the season” could be written or even be uttered on Saturday evening, the Mariners found a way to take a seemingly complete performance and a rare comfortable victory, highlighted by a scintillating performance from starter Bryce Miller, and turn it into another second-guessing, stomach-churning, late-inning dramafest.

MILWAUKEE – The venue changed, but the problems and the failures remain.

SEATTLE – The question isn’t whether Cole Young will eventually earn a promotion to the big leagues.

Seattle Times sports staff

SEATTLE – In defense of the Mariners …

SEATTLE – One pitch in, and you could already see the steam popping out of George Kirby’s ears.

SEATTLE – The Mariners didn’t pitch particularly well Tuesday night, highlighted (lowlighted?) by a second straight sluggish start from Luis Castillo to open the season.

That’s more like it.