CHICAGO –– With the bases loaded and two outs in the sixth inning, Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Luis Castillo briefly couldn’t hear the PitchCom speaker in his hat because the crowd at Wrigley Field was cheering so loudly.
It put even more pressure on Castillo, who was one pitch away from completing six shutout innings. Even more pressure on a pitcher who was about to throw his career-high 123rd pitch.
On his final pitch of the night, Castillo went with his fastball. And he got the out, showing some of the traits that have made him one of the Reds’ best players over the last six years.