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SEATTLE — Seattle starting pitcher Luis Castillo had to do more than just try and shut down the Minnesota Twins from the mound. Castillo had to grab a bat and step in as a hitter after Seattle catcher Mitch Garver was injured by getting hit on the wrist and forcing a major reshuffling of the Mariners lineup. Castillo was forced to hit because Garver's backup for this game, Cal Raleigh, was already in the lineup as the designated hitter and took over at catcher after the injury. Garver suffered a right wrist contusion. Castillo struck out when he stepped into the batters' box in the fourth inning.
