Luis Castillo showed frustration after getting pulled from his start against the A's

The three-time All-Star Castillo just wanted to pitch a little bit more, as he was having a night on the mound.

In four innings of work, he allowed zero earned runs on two hits while issuing two walks and recording six strikeouts. It was his best outing in quite some time, so it was tough for him to surrender pitching duties to another pitcher after just 68 pitches, even if that was the plan all along.

“I was kind of asking, ‘Maybe one more inning?’” Castillo said through an interpreter, via Daniel Kramer of MLB.com.

“He told me that Bryce was ready. But as a competitor, you kind of want to go out there and just continue. But at the same time, you’ve got to respect his position. We knew that was part of the plan, and you’ve got to respect what his decision was.”

The good news for Castillo and the Mariners is that Miller did not waste Castillo’s great start. Miller gave up two earned runs on five hits, but he struck out four Athletics hitters, as Seattle came away with a 9-2 win.