Williamson has RBI double, Castillo strikes out 8 in 7 innings as Mariners beat Pirates 1-0

By: Andrew Destin, The Associated Press Posted: 11:47 PM CDT Saturday, Jul. 5, 2025

SEATTLE (AP) — Ben Williamson had an RBI double in the sixth inning, Luis Castillo tossed seven innings, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 on Saturday night.

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SEATTLE (AP) — Ben Williamson had an RBI double in the sixth inning, Luis Castillo tossed seven innings, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 on Saturday night.

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SEATTLE (AP) — Ben Williamson had an RBI double in the sixth inning, Luis Castillo tossed seven innings, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 on Saturday night.

Williamson, who came in with just one RBI since May 29, patiently waited on a cutter down in the zone from Pirates reliever Caleb Ferguson (0-3) and smacked it into the right-center gap to put the Mariners in front.

It was the only run they would need with Castillo (5-5) easily going through the Pirates’ lineup.

Seattle Mariners' Ben Williamson hits a RBI-double during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)

The right-hander gave up two singles while striking out a season-high eight. He needed just 99 pitches to tie his season-high for innings.

Matt Brash pitched the eighth, and Andres Munoz got the last three outs for his 20th save.

Pirates starter Mike Burrows gave up three hits and walked four while striking out six in five innings.

Key moment

Just two hitters into the game, Pirates designated hitter Andrew McCutchen got a hold of a four-seam fastball from Castillo. Mariners center fielder Julio Rodriguez raced to and collided with the wall in left-center field to take extra bases away from McCutchen.

Key stat