The biggest problem that’s been holding Miguel Castro back has been his control, and that was evident early when the Orioles right-hander received a sudden spot start Sunday in the team’s final game before the All-Star break, a 6-5 win over the Texas Rangers
Castro received his first start of the season — all 37 of his previous appearances were in relief — and quickly fell behind 4-0 five batters into the game after loading the bases with walks to the first three hitters he faced.
Despite falling behind to all three hitters, Castro had two-strike counts on Shin-Soo Choo, Elvis Andrus and Jurickson Profar before walking them, his sinker sweeping out of the zone against the trio.