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One contributor to the Seattle Mariners’ recent stellar bullpen run has a new team.
Left-hander José Castillo was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles on Monday.
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Castillo was a waiver claim by the Mariners themselves on Sept. 3, with the 29-year-old coming to Seattle after a stint with the New York Mets.
The Mariners turned to the 6-foot-6 southpaw three times, and he allowed just three hits, two walks and an unearned run over three innings. He also logged one strikeout.
Castillo appeared once in each of series during the Mariners’ current nine-game win streak: Sept. 7 at Atlanta, Sept. 10 against the St. Louis Cardinals and Sept. 11 against the Los Angeles Angels. The unearned run that scored against him was the inherit