C Welington Castillo helped the Orioles on offense and defense in this game. He called a great game and guided RHP Dylan Bundy to a one-hitter and a 4-0 victory Tuesday night over the Mariners. In addition, Castillo belted his 15th homer of the season, one of four solo shots the Orioles hit in this game. Castillo was impressed with what he saw from Bundy. "It just makes your life easier, made my job easier," Castillo said about Bundy with a smile. "It's so fun when you have a guy [who has] everything is working."

C Welington Castillo missed Friday's game with an illness but returned Saturday. He played the whole game and went 0-for-2 with two walks.

C Welington Castillo was held out of the game due to unspecified illness, manager Buck Showalter said before the contest. INF Ryan Flaherty, who came off the 60-day disabled list Thursday, was the team's emergency catcher.

C Welington Castillo extended his hitting streak to 10 straight games with a ringing double into the left field corner with two outs in the fourth inning. Castillo is hitting .405 in 37 at-bats with three home runs, two doubles and 10 RBIs since July 24.

C Welington Castillo homered in the third, his 12th of the season. It extended his hitting streak to nine games.

C Welington Castillo hit a three-run home run (his 10th of the year) as part of the Orioles' five-run fifth inning Sunday. He finished the game with four RBIs, his third game of four-plus RBIs this season. In his last four games, Castillo has gone 7-for-16 from the plate.

C Welington Castillo picked up his 500th career hit with a leadoff single in the third inning Friday. Castro went 2-for-4 and now has 17 multi-hit games this season.

C Welington Castillo came up with a two-out, two-run single in the eighth inning, pulling the Orioles within a run late. Baltimore went just 2-for-9 with runners in scoring position, but Castillo came through -- he now has 28 RBIs on the season and lifted his season average to .272.

C Welington Castillo found a good way to break a little skid. He had been 0-for-4 before hitting a solo homer to center in the third inning of Friday's loss. It was his ninth home run this year.

C Welington Castillo returned to the lineup after missing Thursday's series finale in Toronto after falling on steps at the Rogers Centre. He reached on an error on his first at-bat and scored the Orioles' first run.

C Welington Castillo (left knee sprain) was a late scratch from the lineup Thursday in the series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays. He injured the knee going up the dugout steps before the game. C Caleb Joseph took his place behind the plate and in the seven spot in the lineup and went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI single. Manager Buck Showalter and Wellington were optimistic that the injury was not serious.

C Welington Castillo was back in the lineup Thursday after being given the previous day off because of a sore shoulder. Castillo has been one of the Orioles' most productive hitters. He went 2-for-4.

C Welington Castillo was not in the starting lineup as he's still bothered by some pain in his throwing shoulder after getting hit with a foul ball Monday. Manager Buck Showalter said Castillo is day-to-day.

C Welington Castillo has homered in back-to-back games for the first time since May 19-20 against Toronto. He's batting .298 with six homers and 23 RBIs in 35 games to date.

C Welington Castillo collected his first grand slam and a career-high five RBIs in Wednesday's victory over the White Sox. It was Baltimore's second grand slam of the season.

C Welington Castillo was activated from the 10-day disabled list and batted seventh in his return from a second DL stint. Castillo needed only one rehab game with Double-A Bowie before the Orioles decided he was in condition to return to the team.

C Welington Castillo (testicular injury) was recalled by the Orioles from the 10-day disabled list.

C Welington Castillo (groin contusion) went 0-for-3 in a rehab game with Double-A Bowie at Trenton on Friday. He is expected to be activated from the 10-day disabled list Saturday. Castillo was placed on the DL for the second time this season on May 31.

C Welington Castillo (groin) took batting practice prior to the series opener against the Pirates on Tuesday. He could avoid a rehab assignment because of a challenging road schedule with the Orioles minor league affiliates. "We may just do a (simulated) game with him, have him catch BP with some hitters," manager Buck Showalter said. If there are no setbacks, Castillo could be activated from the disabled list Saturday and join the club for its series against the Yankees. Castillo was placed on the 10-day DL on May 31 after suffering a testicular injury the previous night on a deflected ball. He has been one of the Orioles' most productive hitters, batting .317 with four home runs and 17 RBIs.

C Welington Castillo (groin) threw in the outfield Sunday and will likely play in a rehab game or two before rejoining the major league club, manager Buck Showalter said. Castillo has shown signs of improvement after being placed on the 10-day DL with a testicular injury he suffered May 30 on a deflected pitch. "He's been in there watching the pitchers," manager Buck Showalter said. "He's still a little sore. This is day four or five. In a perfect world, he'd catch day nine or 10, somewhere in there, so he can go right from there and be on time, but you really don't want to test it out in a big league game. No pun intended." Castillo has been one of the Orioles' most productive hitters, batting .317 with four home runs and 17 RBIs.