MIAMI -- Rookie Luis Castillo pitched like a seasoned veteran.
Castillo pitched a career-best eight innings and the Cincinnati Reds ended a six-game skid, beating the Miami Marlins 6-4 on Sunday.
"I can't say enough good things about Luis. It was like playing a video game back there really," said Reds catcher Tucker Barnhart, who drove in three runs. "I felt like I was making up stuff and he was throwing it like it was nothing, like he had been doing it like he had 10 years in the big leagues."
Castillo (2-4) allowed one run on three hits, striking out six and walking one. He outpitched Dan Straily (7-7) in a matchup of right-handers who were traded for each last January as part of a four-player deal.
"It's amazing. You face your ex-team, you face the pitcher they traded you for, and we even wear the same number on the back of the jersey," Castillo said. "It was a good experience and thankfully everything worked out well for me."
The Marlins, who got a three-run homer from Marcell Ozuna in the ninth off reliever Raisel Iglesias, had their four-game winning streak snapped. NL home run leader Giancarlo Stanton was held out of Miami's lineup for the first time since May 31.
"He's fine," Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. "He was on-deck. He would have hit."
Castillo, the Marlins' minor league pitcher of the year last season, primarily used his upper-90s fastball to keep the Marlins off-balance. He allowed one run and three hits while striking out six and walking one as 70 of his 106 pitches went for strikes.
"It was sensational, on the attack," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "Certainly it could have been a lot more on his shoulders in simply trying to get us on the right track, especially pitching (against) his old organization against the pitcher he was traded for against a lot of old friends I'm sure, and he pitched a beautiful game."
Castillo also went 1 for 3 with his first career RBI and laid down a sacrifice bunt.
"He pretty much showed the whole package today," Mattingly said.
Iglesias relieved Castillo to start the ninth and allowed a three-run homer to Ozuna's 24th homer to make it 6-4. Iglesias retired the next two batters to end the game with Stanton in the on-deck circle.
Straily, who went 14-8 in his only season with the Reds last year, allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings. He struck out four and walked two.
"It was kind of fun. There's a few times I've gotten to face some guys I've been traded for," Straily said. "It's just another one of those layers to baseball, another fun thing."
Miami's A.J. Ellis hit a double over the head of diving center fielder Billy Hamilton to cut the deficit to 2-1 in the sixth.
The Marlins had an opportunity to tie the game with Christian Yelich at bat, but Yelich tipped a ball just in front of home plate and was immediately tagged out by Barnhart, who threw down to third to get Ellis trying to advance to end the inning.
"Just an odd play," Barnhart said. "When it hit, it hit in front of the plate and then kind of backed up and it was weird because it sat right on the plate. So I picked it up as quick as I could and got the tag and I saw Ellis in no man's land."
The Reds responded by breaking open the game with four runs in the seventh, pushing their lead to 6-1. Barnhart delivered a two-run single up the middle.
The Reds opened the scoring in the second with a pair of runs keyed by four consecutive singles, including run-scoring ones by Barnhart and Castillo.
OZUNA SETS JULY RBI RECORD
Ozuna set the Marlins' club record with 27 RBI in July, surpassing Kevin Millar (1999) and Logan Morrison (2011), who had 26.
It is the most RBI by a Marlin in any month since Stanton had 29 in April 2014. Hanley Ramirez holds the club record with 33 in June 2009.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: RHP Anthony DeSclafani (right elbow) has not pitched in the majors this season, but made his second rehab start on Saturday with four scoreless innings for Single-A Dayton, allowing one hit and no walks.
UP NEXT
Reds: RHP Homer Bailey (2-5, 8.37 ERA) is scheduled to start Tuesday's game at Pittsburgh after a day off. Bailey is 8-6 with a 3.58 ERA in 19 career starts against the Pirates.
Marlins: RHP Jose Urena (9-4, 4.04) will take the mound on Monday to open a three-game series against the Washington Nationals, who will counter with LHP Gio Gonzalez (8-5, 2.81). Urena allowed five runs in five innings in his last start at Texas.
Castillo pitched a career-best eight innings and the Cincinnati Reds ended a six-game skid, beating the Miami Marlins 6-4 on Sunday.
"I can't say enough good things about Luis. It was like playing a video game back there really," said Reds catcher Tucker Barnhart, who drove in three runs. "I felt like I was making up stuff and he was throwing it like it was nothing, like he had been doing it like he had 10 years in the big leagues."
Castillo (2-4) allowed one run on three hits, striking out six and walking one. He outpitched Dan Straily (7-7) in a matchup of right-handers who were traded for each last January as part of a four-player deal.
"It's amazing. You face your ex-team, you face the pitcher they traded you for, and we even wear the same number on the back of the jersey," Castillo said. "It was a good experience and thankfully everything worked out well for me."
The Marlins, who got a three-run homer from Marcell Ozuna in the ninth off reliever Raisel Iglesias, had their four-game winning streak snapped. NL home run leader Giancarlo Stanton was held out of Miami's lineup for the first time since May 31.
"He's fine," Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. "He was on-deck. He would have hit."
Castillo, the Marlins' minor league pitcher of the year last season, primarily used his upper-90s fastball to keep the Marlins off-balance. He allowed one run and three hits while striking out six and walking one as 70 of his 106 pitches went for strikes.
"It was sensational, on the attack," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "Certainly it could have been a lot more on his shoulders in simply trying to get us on the right track, especially pitching (against) his old organization against the pitcher he was traded for against a lot of old friends I'm sure, and he pitched a beautiful game."
Castillo also went 1 for 3 with his first career RBI and laid down a sacrifice bunt.
"He pretty much showed the whole package today," Mattingly said.
Iglesias relieved Castillo to start the ninth and allowed a three-run homer to Ozuna's 24th homer to make it 6-4. Iglesias retired the next two batters to end the game with Stanton in the on-deck circle.
Straily, who went 14-8 in his only season with the Reds last year, allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings. He struck out four and walked two.
"It was kind of fun. There's a few times I've gotten to face some guys I've been traded for," Straily said. "It's just another one of those layers to baseball, another fun thing."
Miami's A.J. Ellis hit a double over the head of diving center fielder Billy Hamilton to cut the deficit to 2-1 in the sixth.
The Marlins had an opportunity to tie the game with Christian Yelich at bat, but Yelich tipped a ball just in front of home plate and was immediately tagged out by Barnhart, who threw down to third to get Ellis trying to advance to end the inning.
"Just an odd play," Barnhart said. "When it hit, it hit in front of the plate and then kind of backed up and it was weird because it sat right on the plate. So I picked it up as quick as I could and got the tag and I saw Ellis in no man's land."
The Reds responded by breaking open the game with four runs in the seventh, pushing their lead to 6-1. Barnhart delivered a two-run single up the middle.
The Reds opened the scoring in the second with a pair of runs keyed by four consecutive singles, including run-scoring ones by Barnhart and Castillo.
OZUNA SETS JULY RBI RECORD
Ozuna set the Marlins' club record with 27 RBI in July, surpassing Kevin Millar (1999) and Logan Morrison (2011), who had 26.
It is the most RBI by a Marlin in any month since Stanton had 29 in April 2014. Hanley Ramirez holds the club record with 33 in June 2009.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: RHP Anthony DeSclafani (right elbow) has not pitched in the majors this season, but made his second rehab start on Saturday with four scoreless innings for Single-A Dayton, allowing one hit and no walks.
UP NEXT
Reds: RHP Homer Bailey (2-5, 8.37 ERA) is scheduled to start Tuesday's game at Pittsburgh after a day off. Bailey is 8-6 with a 3.58 ERA in 19 career starts against the Pirates.
Marlins: RHP Jose Urena (9-4, 4.04) will take the mound on Monday to open a three-game series against the Washington Nationals, who will counter with LHP Gio Gonzalez (8-5, 2.81). Urena allowed five runs in five innings in his last start at Texas.
1:10PM,EDT,July 30,2017
Marlins Park, Miami,Florida
Marlins Park, Miami,Florida
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Straily pitching for Miami | CIN | MIA |
| Hamilton popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Gennett struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Duvall struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Luis Castillo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIA |
| Gordon lined out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Yelich grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Miami | CIN | MIA |
| Suárez walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Schebler flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Peraza singled to left center, Suárez to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Barnhart singled to center, Suárez scored, Peraza to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Castillo reached on bunt single to pitcher, Peraza scored, Barnhart to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Hamilton reached on infield single to shortstop, Barnhart to third, Castillo to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Gennett struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Votto continues to bat after dropped foul ball by shortstop Rojas. | 2 | 0 |
| Votto grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Luis Castillo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIA |
| Ozuna grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Dietrich lined out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| Moore flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Miami | CIN | MIA |
| Duvall lined out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Suárez flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Schebler flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Luis Castillo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIA |
| Suzuki grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Rojas reached on infield single to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Straily sacrificed to first, Rojas to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Gordon lined out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Miami | CIN | MIA |
| Peraza singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Barnhart popped out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| Castillo sacrificed to pitcher, Peraza to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Hamilton popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Luis Castillo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIA |
| Ellis struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Yelich grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Ozuna struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Miami | CIN | MIA |
| Gennett flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Votto flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Luis Castillo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIA |
| Dietrich popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Moore singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Suzuki grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Moore out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| Rojas grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Dan Straily pitching for Miami | CIN | MIA |
| Suárez singled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Schebler flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Peraza lined out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Suárez to second on wild pitch by Straily. | 2 | 0 |
| Barnhart intentionally walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Castillo grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Luis Castillo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIA |
| M Aviles hit for Straily. | 2 | 0 |
| M Aviles struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Gordon walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Ellis doubled to deep center, Gordon scored. | 2 | 1 |
| Yelich grounded into double play, catcher to third, Ellis out at third. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Hunter Cervenka pitching for Miami | CIN | MIA |
| Cervenka relieved Straily. | 2 | 1 |
| Hamilton walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Gennett singled to center, Hamilton to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Votto walked, Hamilton to third, Gennett to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Steckenrider relieved Cervenka. | 2 | 1 |
| Duvall grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Hamilton scored, Votto out at second, Gennett to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Suárez walked, Duvall to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Schebler struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Peraza walked, Gennett scored, Duvall to third, Suárez to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Barnhart singled to center, Duvall and Suárez scored, Peraza to third. | 6 | 1 |
| Castillo grounded out to first. | 6 | 1 |
| 4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Luis Castillo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIA |
| Ozuna lined out to right. | 6 | 1 |
| Dietrich flied out to center. | 6 | 1 |
| Moore struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brian Ellington pitching for Miami | CIN | MIA |
| Telis at first base. | 6 | 1 |
| Ellington relieved Steckenrider. | 6 | 1 |
| Hamilton walked. | 6 | 1 |
| Gennett walked, Hamilton to second. | 6 | 1 |
| Votto flied out to center, Hamilton to third, Gennett to second. | 6 | 1 |
| Duvall grounded into fielder's choice to third, Hamilton out at third. | 6 | 1 |
| Suárez struck out looking. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Luis Castillo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIA |
| Suzuki struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| Rojas struck out looking. | 6 | 1 |
| Telis flied out to left. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Odrisamer Despaigne pitching for Miami | CIN | MIA |
| Despaigne relieved Ellington. | 6 | 1 |
| Schebler grounded out to second. | 6 | 1 |
| Peraza walked. | 6 | 1 |
| Barnhart flied out to right. | 6 | 1 |
| Kivlehan hit for Castillo. | 6 | 1 |
| Kivlehan struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | MIA |
| Iglesias relieved Castillo. | 6 | 1 |
| Gordon singled to center. | 6 | 1 |
| Ellis walked, Gordon to second. | 6 | 1 |
| Yelich struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| Ozuna homered to center (465 feet), Gordon and Ellis scored. | 6 | 4 |
| Dietrich flied out to right. | 6 | 4 |
| Realmuto hit for Despaigne. | 6 | 4 |
| Realmuto grounded out to second. | 6 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Hamilton CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | .252 | .303 | .330 |
| Gennett 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .302 | .351 | .567 |
| Votto 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .302 | .428 | .580 |
| Duvall LF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .265 | .318 | .528 |
| Suárez 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | .257 | .357 | .450 |
| Schebler RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .228 | .304 | .473 |
| Peraza SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | .253 | .284 | .324 |
| Barnhart C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .261 | .320 | .378 |
| Castillo P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .118 | .118 | .118 |
a-Kivlehan PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .207 | .290 | .396 |
Iglesias P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 173 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for L Castillo in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING RBI: Barnhart 3 (20), Castillo (1), Duvall (72), Peraza (27) S: Castillo 2-out RBI: Peraza, Barnhart 2 Reds RISP: 4-14 (Barnhart 2-2, Castillo 1-3, Duvall 0-2, Gennett 0-1, Schebler 0-1, Hamilton 1-2, Suárez 0-1, Votto 0-2) Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Barnhart-Suárez). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Marlins Park, Miami, FL |
| Attendance | 19,747 (52.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:04 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Andy Fletcher, First Base - Alan Porter, Second Base - Joe West, Third Base - Hunter Wendelstedt |
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