Luis Castillo will remain winless in 2020 after the Chicago Cubs solved hin with three home runs to propel the visitors to a 10-1 win to even the series at two games each.
Three Cubs' batters hit two home runs in the game.
Middletown, Ohio native Kyle Schwarber led off the fourth inning with a towing drive to the empty seats in right field. It was Schwarber's eighth home run of the season. His ninth came off Jpse De Leon with the bases loaded in the ninth inning.
Jason Heyward lined his fourth into the first row in right center with one out. He repeated the performance in the sixth.
"It was two pitches I didn't locate well," Castillo said "I think last year we threw a lot of the change ups and the batters saw a lot of it. That is why I'm working so hard on the slider."
Ian Happ out of the University of Cincinnati hit two.
The two players with connections to Cincinnati hit four home runs and drove in eight of the Cubs runs between them.
Castillo hit the ninth hitter in the Cubs lineup, Nico Hoerner, leading off the fifth. Ian Happ hit his eighth home run to make it 4-0. Castillo finished strong with three strikeouts but Robert Stephenson replaced him to start the sixth. Heyward extended the lead to 5-0 with his fourth home run of the season and ninth career multi-homer game.
Tyler Chatwood left the game in the third inning with tightness in his right elbow. The Cubs starter gave up singles to Mike Moustakas and Shogo Akiyama.
Colin Rea finished the scoreless inning. Jose Quintana took over and pitched three innings. Joey Votto put the Reds on the scoreboard with his fifth home run of the season and second in two games. Akiyama doubled in the fifth off Quintana but was stranded.
Votto was benched in Milwaukee but has come alive in the series against the Cubs.
"He is a big part of our team in every way," David Bell said.
The break seemed to spark Votto.
"I was challenged by some people on the inside here," Votto said. "You think you know a lot about the game and yourself but you're always learning>" I'im not going to hide the fact that I don't like sitting but I realize that you have to do well. When something you've been doing since you a little boy, sitting could be motivation. It was humbling for sure.".
The Reds loaded the bases in the seventh against Ryan Tepera but Nick Castelloanos hard low line drive was speared by secondbaseman, Hoerner.
Matt Davidson, a firstbaseman by trade finished up. He walked Heyward but a leaping catch against the fence in left center by Akiyama kept the Cubs at 10 runs for the game.
Castillo's record sinks to 0-5 in spite of pitching well in most outings.
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