Cincinnati.com · Jun 20, 2021
Third inning costs the Reds as Cincinnati gets swept by the Padres
SAN DIEGO –– Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Luis Castillo’s sinker and his fastball were as effective on Sunday as they had been all season, so he used those two pitches on one of the most important at-bats of the game.
In a scoreless game with two outs in the bottom of the third inning, Castillo threw three pitches in the strike zone to San Diego Padres first baseman Eric Hosmer. Two of those pitches were ruled balls by the home plate umpire, so Hosmer walked instead of struck out.
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