Bucs Dugout · Apr 2, 2022
Diego Castillo continues hot streak in 7-2 Pirates win
Diego Castillo continued his bid to earn a spot on the Pittsburgh Pirates opening day roster, as he slugged his fifth home run of the spring to help propel the Bucs to a 7-2 win over the Boston Red Sox Saturday in a Grapefruit League matchup at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Florida.
The 24-year-old rookie infielder blasted a Nathan Eovaldi offering just beyond the reach of Jackie Bradley Jr., who vaulted over and through the right field fence in vain, for a two-run shot in the sixth inning that widened a 1-0 lead to 3-0.
Castillo now has five home runs and nine RBIs in 12 spring training games and is hitting .346.