Marlins' catcher held on charges of rape

Pittsburgh defeated Florida 5-0 behind Josh Fogg's pitching.
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Just when the Florida Marlins thought nothing else could go wrong, it did.
Not only did Dontrelle Willis fail to win again as the Marlins looked helpless against Pittsburgh's depleted pitching staff, they now must deal with the arrest of their backup catcher.
As the Marlins left town late Thursday night following a 5-0 loss, they learned Ramon Castro was being held in a Pittsburgh jail on rape and other charges.
Castro did not accompany the Marlins back to Miami for a weekend series against Montreal.
Willis (11-5), who lost his third straight decision while being outpitched by the Pirates' Josh Fogg, was disappointed at the news but said he supports Castro.
"He's a good guy," Willis said. "I'm not believing it, you know? I don't know what to say about it, but I don't believe it at all."
Still in front
The long, troubling day wrapped up a long and unproductive road trip for the Marlins, who lost eight of nine yet picked up a half-game in the wild-card race.
The Marlins were limited to three runs and 12 hits during Pittsburgh's three-game sweep, failing to score in the final two games. Fogg (8-7) held them to four hits over 7 2/3 shutout innings.
Still, manager Jack McKeon stayed positive, saying it's a learning process as many of the Marlins go through a playoff race for the first time.
"We're due," he said. "I think we're about ready to kick somebody's rear ... I just hope it's soon."
A few hits would help. The Marlins had only four in a 4-3 loss Tuesday, three in a 4-0 loss to Kip Wells and two relievers Wednesday and five against Fogg, Mike Lincoln and Julian Tavarez.
The Marlins were hoping Willis, who won so many key games before the All-Star break, might turn them around with a dominating start. But he left trailing 3-0 after allowing seven hits and three runs in five innings.
Bay starts rally
Jason Bay, acquired Tuesday in the Brian Giles trade, started the Pirates' three-run fourth with a double to left field. It was his third hit in two games with Pittsburgh.
Bay moved to third on Fogg's infield single with two outs as Willis got a late break on a ball hit between the mound and first base. Jeff Reboulet walked to load the bases before Jack Wilson fouled off seven consecutive 3-2 pitches -- all fastballs -- before hitting a three-run double to right. Wilson finished off a four-RBI night with a sacrifice fly in the eighth.
Fogg held the Marlins hitless until Juan Pierre's two-out single in the sixth. Lincoln came on with two outs in the eighth to work out of a bases-loaded jam, getting Juan Encarnacion to ground into a force out.
"Certainly, we caught them at the right time," Pirates manager Lloyd McClendon said. "But it was good to sweep a top team like Florida."