Luis Castillo's gem gives Mariners win in first playoff game since 2001

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Alek Manoah said Thursday that pressure is "something you put in your tires." His tires must be low.

The Seattle Mariners jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning off the Toronto Blue Jays’ ace and never looked back in their win.

It was the Mariners' first postseason game since Oct. 22, 2001.

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Luis Castillo of the Seattle Mariners reacts at the end of the sixth inning during Game 1 of an AL wild-card series against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre Oct. 7, 2022, in Toronto. (Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)

Rookie phenom Julio Rodriguez led the game off getting hit by a pitch. Two batters later, Eugenio Suarez’s RBI double gave the Mariners the early 1-0 lead. The next batter, Cal Raleigh, the man who sent the Mariners to the postseason with a walk-off home run, belted a two-run blast.

That's all Luis Castillo needed.

Castillo has been everything the Mariners could have hoped for since they acquired him at the trade deadline, and he continued to show why he’s now their ace. 

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, right, celebrates a home run with infielder Eugenio Suarez during the first inning of wild-card Game 1 against the Toronto Blue Jays Oct. 7, 2022, at Rogers Centre in Toronto.  (Julian Avram/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

He tossed 108 pitches in 7⅓ scoreless innings, allowing just six hits without walking a batter while striking out five. He only faced two batters while a runner was in scoring position.

Andres Munoz was the first man out of Seattle's bullpen, and it turned out he'd be the only man they needed to close the door. He retired all but one batter he faced to nail