He didn't give up a hit through eight innings, and went into the top of the ninth inning with a 7-0 lead against the Cardinals. First he faced pinch hitter Terry Bradshaw and struck him out for his 12th strikeout of the game. The second batter of the inning, pinch hitter Mark Sweeney, was his 13th victim.
That brought up Bernard Gilkey. Wrigley Field was rockin' as strike one was called. The fans were on the edge of their seats when Gilkey got strike two. Castillo needed just one more strike to complete the no-hitter.
Unfortunately, Bernard Gilkey wasn't playing along. He stroked the next pitch down the line for a triple, ending Castillo's bid for immortality.
Castillo's final pitching line for the day: 9 IP, 1 H, 0 R, O ER, 2 BB, 13 Ks
