September 25, 1995
#OnThisDay in @chicagocubs history ▸ Cubs pitcher Frank Castillo pitches the best game of his life. He doesn’t give up a hit through eight innings, and goes into the top of the ninth inning with a 7-0 lead against the @stlcardinals...
First he faces pinch hitter Terry Bradshaw and strikes him out for his 12th strikeout of the game. The second batter of the inning, pinch hitter Mark Sweeney, becomes his 13th victim.
That brings up Bernard Gilkey. The fans at @wrigleyfield are rockin’ as strike one was called. The fans were on the edge of their seats as Gilkey picked up strike two. Castillo needed just one more strike to complete the no-hitter.
Unfortunately, Gilkey doesn’t play along. He laces the 2-2 pitch down the line for a triple, ending Castillo’s bid for immortality.
On the next batter, Castillo induces a fly ball to right field to record the game’s final out. Frank’s final pitching line for the day: 9 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 13 Ks
