Castillo lost three starts against the Rangers last season but he had a respectable ERA and kept his K/9 rate up. The Mariners have gotten hot recently and reeled off four wins in their last five games. Not surprisingly, the Mariners' hot streak has coincided with Rodriguez' own hot streak. Rodriguez is hitting .500 over the last five games while slugging .727 and with an OPS of 1.249.

Take the Mariners here Thursday afternoon.