Starlin Castro was a huge part of the Cubs for six seasons. During the darker moments of the Cubs’ rebuild Castro was the biggest draw the Northsiders had. At the same time, he was a source of controversy for the mental errors that seemed to plague him in Chicago. Today he returned to Wrigley Field, only this time as an opponent (click here for Castro tribute video played at Wrigley today).
The Cubs were looking to Kyle Hendricks to stick around and eat up innings today after a bullpen-draining 13 inning victory Thursday.
A double and a hit-by-pitch in the top of the first inning put two men on base for Starlin’s first at bat.