Luis Castillo strikes out 10 as the Chicago White Sox blank the
Cincinnati Reds 5-0
[August 13, 2026]
By JAY COHEN
CHICAGO (AP) — Luis Castillo struck out 10 in seven
sparkling innings, helping the Chicago White Sox beat Rhett Lowder and
the Cincinnati Reds 5-0 on Wednesday night.
Castillo allowed one hit — Sal Stewart's single in the first — and
walked two in his first win with Chicago. The right-hander, acquired in
an Aug. 1 trade with Seattle, was tagged for five runs over four innings
in his White Sox debut at Boston last week. |
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Luis Castillo throws against the
Cincinnati Reds during the first inning of a baseball game in Chicago,
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) |
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Castillo (4-9) matched his longest outing of the season one day
after Chicago blew a 4-0 lead during a 5-4 loss in the series
opener.
Chase Meidroth and Drew Romo homered as the AL Central leaders
won for the third time in four games. Sam Antonacci had three
hits.
Lowder (4-8) was charged with two runs and seven hits in 5 1/3
innings. The right-hander is 1-1 with a 3.22 ERA in his last
four starts.
Lowder was pulled after Colson Montgomery's single in the sixth.
Meidroth greeted Julian Garcia with a drive to left field for
his 12th homer, giving the White Sox a 3-0 lead.
Romo went deep in the third, capping a 10-pitch at-bat with his
first homer since May 25 and No. 6 on the year. He also singled
home Montgomery in the eighth.
Castillo, who began his big league career with Cincinnati in
2017, helped himself with a nice play on TJ Friedl's two-out
bunt in the fifth. Tristan Peters also made a leaping catch at
the wall on Matt McLain's drive to left-center in the third.
Hagen Smith handled the eighth for Chicago before Huascar
Brazobán finished the two-hitter.
White Sox rookie Munetaka Murakami extended his on-base streak
to 27 games with a two-out walk in the fifth. He is tied with
Cleveland's Steven Kwan for the longest active streak in the
majors.
Up next
Left-hander Andrew Abbott (6-7, 3.92 ERA) starts for Cincinnati
in Thursday's series finale, and right-hander Davis Martin (9-6,
4.17) pitches for Chicago.
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