If Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Castellanos hadn’t appealed his suspension, the hot streak would have been on hold. He would have been out of the lineup for two games for "aggressive actions” against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday, and Castellanos wouldn’t have started on Monday against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Castellanos took advantage of the opportunity and accomplished the one thing he hadn’t done yet this season –– hit a go-ahead home run late in the game.
In the bottom of the seventh inning of Monday’s game against the Pirates, Castellanos drove a homer off the bottom of the second deck to turn a tie game into a 5-3 win for the Reds. When he made contact, Castellanos shouted, flipped his bat and pumped up the crowd.
