OAKLAND, Calif. — Rays manager Kevin Cash has maintained he has faith in struggling reliever Diego Castillo, and he proved that point by placing Castillo into a tied game Saturday afternoon in Oakland.
The Rays were engaged in another low-scoring affair -- the type in which each run is immensely valuable -- and first baseman Ji-Man Choi had just homered to tie the game in the top of the seventh, getting starter Yonny Chirinos off the hook from a loss, when Cash turned to Castillo in a 2-2 game.
Castillo allowed two runs in the inning, and the Rays dropped a 4-2 decision for their 10th loss in their last 12 games.