The Mariners gained ground against their American League West rivals and kept their momentum going from prior to the All-Star Break.

The Seattle Mariners face the Los Angeles Angels in the opener of a 4-game set at Angel Stadium in Anaheim Thursday.

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.