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Friday 29 July 2022
Castano hit on head by 104 mph liner in Marlins' 7-6 win

CINCINNATI (AP) — Dan- player hurt like that. I was
iel Castano was hit on the waiting to see blood com-
forehead by a 104 mph line ing out. I thought he got hit
drive off the bat of Dono- in cheek or his eye bone or
van Solano in the first inning something.
of the Miami Marlins' 7-6 win I am hoping he's OK. My
over the Cincinnati Reds on prayers go out to him and
Thursday. his family. I hope he can
The ball hit the bill of his come back and make his
cap and ricocheted off the next start."
crown, manager Don Mat- Before the game, the Mar-
tingly said. The team said lins said 23-year-old right-
Castano showed mild con- hander Max Meyer will
cussion symptoms and was have Tommy John surgery.
bruised, and a CT scan was Meyer left his second ma-
normal. jor league start on Friday in
"I'm not sure what hap- Pittsburgh after throwing 10
pened," Castano said af- pitches.
ter the game, wearing a Miami earned a split of
bandage on his forehead the four-game series by
where some skin had overcoming a 5-4, ninth-
scraped off. "I was down inning deficit. Pinch-hitter
for a second. I was a little Jesús Sánchez led off the
out of it. When I woke up, inning with a home run off
I asked, 'What happened?' Hunter Strickland (2-3), who
I'm much better now. I'm a Miami Marlins catcher Jacob Stallings, left, checks on starting pitcher Daniel Castano after he was walked Luke Williams and
little bit tired, but I'll be all hit by a line drive by Cincinnati Reds' Donovan Solano during the first inning of a baseball game hit Stallings with a pitch.
right." Thursday, July 28, 2022, in Cincinnati. Wendle hit a go-ahead
The 27-year-old left-hander Associated Press double against Buck Farm-
fell to the field on his knees er, and Jesús Aguilar fol-
and held a hand to his as a cart prepared to enter biggest fear is damage. was OK. It is just a major relief lowed with sacrifice fly
head as Mattingly, catcher the field before Castano He's about as good as to hear that. It's very scary for his fourth RBI. Aguilar
Jacob Stallings and athletic walked off on his own. could be expected." for everyone involved, cer- finished a triple shy of the
trainers went to the mound "It's a little bit scary," Mat- "It is really awful to see that tainly for their pitcher and cycle.
to check on him. Castano tingly said after talking on happen to anyone," Bell their home team and our Zach Pop (2-0), the sixth
did not appear to lose con- the phone with Reds man- said. "I've seen it happen team. You almost want to of seven Marlins pitchers,
sciousness, and the door on ager David Bell, who called before. I had a conversa- stop playing the game. threw a perfect eighth.
the outfield fence opened to check on Castano. "Your tion to see that every thing When he was kneeling and Tanner Scott overcame a
walked off on his own, we pair of two-out walks and
all felt a little better." Tommy Pham's RBI single for
Castano rose to his feet his 14th save in 18 chances,
about 90 seconds later and striking out Joey Votto for
left the field under his own the final out with two on.
power, a towel draped Strickland blew a save
over his neck, after Solano for the third time in nine
walked over, put a hand chances.
on his shoulder and spoke Ashcraft allowed four runs
with the pitcher. — three earned — and
The ball was hit so hard it eight hits in 6 2/3 innings.
caromed to third baseman Tyler Naquin homered for
Joey Wendle, who caught the Reds.
it for the out. The crowd of 14,506 was
"I'm just glad we got the Cincinnati's 24th under
out," Castano said, smiling. 15,000 this season.q
Castano faced just five
batters before getting hurt. ARUBA
He is 2-7 in 17 starts and five
relief appearances in his CLEAN
big league career. He was
recalled from Triple-A Jack-
sonville to make the start.
"They say the farther it goes,
the better off you are," Mat-
tingly said. "If it hits you and
drops straight down, that
means you caught it flush."
Castano said he had never
before been hit by a come-
backer.
"That's terrifying," Reds start- IS MORE
er Graham Ashcraft said. DUSHI
"You never want to see a