The day after the beanball incident there was calmness and serenity.
Just kidding.
"There is always emotion in these games," David Bell said. "That's what it takes. We are truly focused on winning the game. We approach every game the same way."
Pittsburgh Pirates starter Dario Agrazal hit two batters in the fourth inning, Tucker Barnhart and Jesse Winker. The crowd booed the 24-year old from Panama off the mound after Winker's plunking. The Reds got back to its winning ways with a 4-1 win to take two out of three from the Pirates, who have los
Winker opened the game for the Reds' offense with his 15th home run and third lead off home run of the year. Winker singled in the third inning and scored on Eugenio Suarez 29th home run of the season.
The Reds made it a 4-0 game. Josh VanMeter walked with two outs and stole second. Nick Senzel singled VanMeter home.
Luis Castillo allowed four harmless singles through the seventh inning bur Elias Diaz singled to open the eighth. Pinch hitter Jose Osuna doubled to left. It was the Pirates only threat to Castillo. Michael Lorenzen entered the game to pitch to Adam Frazier. Frazier flied out to Senzel in center with Diaz holding. Bryan Reynolds grounded out to second as Diaz scored. Starling Marte walked to bring the tying run to the plate in the person of Josh Bell. Bell grounded out weakly to Joey Votto,
Castillo rebounded from his worst outing in which he allowed six runs in five innings to pitch seven innings, allowing six hits and one run with no walks.
"This is a big win for the team. My outing, I just made adjustments in the bullpen," Castillo said through interpreter Julio Morillo. "I was being aggressive. When situations happen like last night you try to come back and do your job the best you can."
Castillo gave the team just what they needed with a long, effective outing.
"What a great game. He stepped up in a big way," Bell said. "Michael came in and did a good job as a pitcher and an outfielder. It"was a well rounded game. I believe we can keep that going.
The Reds announced that they acquired outfielder Jameson Hannah from the Oakland Athletics for pitcher Tanner Roark. Hannah is 21-years old from Dallas Baptist University. He was the Athletics second round pick in 2018.
"The city's great, The fans are great. I'm going to miss them, Well it is the next chapter," Roark said. "I still think there is stuff some guys can learn. The only way they can do that is to get out there on the field and learn from mistakes.'
Raisel Iglesias finished off the Pirates with the help of a diving catch in right field by Michaels Lorenzen.
"Finally the ball found me," Lorenzen said. "I've been waiting for one to find me all year. It is something I've missed doing on the baseball field." He showed the press the abrasion on his left arm put there by the warning track. "I will cherish this."
"It is good to get a pitcher like Bauer," Castillo said. "The sad part is I didn't want to see Tanner leave. Every one knows this is a business."
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