Luis Castillo returned to a big league mound for the first time in 2022, and the Cincinnati Reds put on a performance worthy of his season debut on Monday in a 10-5 win over the division-leading Milwaukee Brewers.
Castillo had some rust on him, to be sure, but the shoulder issue that kept him sidelined for a month looked to be behind him. He yielded 3 ER in 4.2 IP, fanned 5 against a trio of walks, and generally looked close to the ace we all know he can be (and has been) in his 87 pitch return.