Luis Castillo pitched perhaps his best game of the year, spinning seven shutout innings as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Atlanta Braves, 4-1, at Great American Ball Park.
Jesse Winker's third home run of the game in the top of the ninth inning against Cardinals relief ace Alex Reyes propelled the Cincinnati Reds to a stirring 8-7 victory and a four-game series sweep against St. Louis.
Every pitcher who goes through the early years of his major league career on an average to below-average effectiveness path wants to have a story like Kevin Gausman can tell after he beat the Cincinnati Reds, 4-0, for the San Francisco Giants Wednesday evening.
The Cincinnati Reds (19-21) will try to end their two-game losing skid tonight at 6:40 PM against the San Fransisco Giants (26-16). Tonight will be an uphill battle for the Reds. The Giants now have the best record in baseball, and their starting pitcher tonight has a 1.84 ERA. The Reds will have to win both of the final two games against the Giants to keep their current streak of six consecutive non-series losses alive.