Luis Castillo reacted to his stellar effort against the Houston Astros in the Seattle Mariners' victory on Friday night.

After going hitless against the Texas Rangers in his first two games, Brice Matthews puts together stronger at-bats against Mariners.

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners, on a four-game home winning streak, host the Houston Astros. Seattle has a 26-21 record in home games and a 52-45 record overall. The Mariners are 21-8 in games when they did not allow a home run.

The Mariners opened the second half of the season with a win over Houston on Friday thanks to a tremendous start from Luis Castillo and a couple of big swings.

Yahoo Sports' Jordan Shusterman details why the AL West-leading Houston Astros could contend with the Seattle Mariners at the trade deadline.

It might come as a surprise that Cal Raleigh isn't the Seattle Mariners' leading home-run hitter in the month of July.

The Seattle Mariners are set to begin the second half of the season in the first of a three-game series against the Houston Astros at 7:10 p.m. PT on Friday at

Bigger markets have been thrown out as his destination, but this prediction is that Suarez and his 31 homers will come back to Seattle. The Mariners have more top-100 prospects than any team in baseball, according to MLB Pipeline. And they need an upgrade on Ben Williamson at third base.