The Latest Breaking News from George Kirby

The Yankees pitcher breezed through June and July, but Luis Castillo’s fastball is making the race close.

Yes, Julio Rodríguez deserves plenty of credit, but Seattle’s starting pitchers are fueling the team’s October hopes.

SEATTLE — Given the back-and-forth nature of their game results this season, it might have been logical to expect the Mariners to pull out a victory on Thursday afternoon, after they’d dropped two straight to the Twins.

HOUSTON — The last time George Kirby faced the Houston Astros. He walked off the mound after tossing seven brilliant innings, holding the potent Astros lineup scoreless and leaving them shaking their head in frustration. He was rewarded with a raucous standing ovation from more than 47,000 people at T-Mobile…

SEATTLE — After he struck out Randy Arozarena, the Tampa Bay Rays’ most dangerous hitter, to end the sixth inning Saturday, George Kirby stalked off the mound in disgust.

NEW YORK — The Yankees’ offense didn’t exactly experience some kind of breakthrough Tuesday night.

The tease might be the worst part.

They’ve won back-to-back games on numerous occasions this season, though not enough to meet their own overall expectations. It certainly hasn’t felt that way given their back-and-forth inconsistency. They’ve swept the Athletics, who were hapless at the time and hard to beat in the last week, in a four-game series.…

SEATTLE — All-Star. Is that the most apt description?

SEATTLE — The player that’s exceeded expectations and provided so much of the offense in recent weeks was finally joined by the two players acquired to provide offense, but haven’t lived up to those expectations yet in the early part of the season.

SEATTLE — On the day reserved for the celebration of the life and contributions of Jackie Robinson, the reigning winner of the American League Rookie of the Year award, which now is now named after Robinson, offered a reminder of why he won the prestigious award in a near-unanimous vote…