Castillo shuts down Braves in 4-1 loss

Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images Ian Anderson pitched well, but not well enough to give the Braves a win on Saturday afternoon. A first-inning homer by Jesse Winker and a couple of bad pitches behind in the count were plenty for the Reds to secure the victory behind Luis Castillo, and that was pretty much that, as the Braves lost their second game of this series by a 4-1 score.

As mentioned, Winker drew first blood in this game by obliterating an Anderson changeup that finished in the zone. It was one of the most-crushed balls you’ll see this season. The Braves tried to respond in the top of the second with back-to-back singles, the latter of which was a fortunate bloop, but Castillo…