Welington Castillo's Hot Bat A Key To Orioles' Success

9/1/17

By Rich Dubroff, PressBox

The Orioles now have two .300 hitters in their lineup. In addition to All-Star second baseman Jonathan Schoop, catcher Welington Castillo -- a career .261 hitter -- has raised his average .300 thanks to a torrid August.

During the Orioles' 8-7 win against the Seattle Mariners Aug. 30, Castillo tied his career-high with four hits and drove in three runs on a two-run homer -- his 16th -- and an RBI double.

After going 8-for-11 (.727) during the Orioles' three-game sweep of the Mariners, Castillo is hitting .379 with six homers and 14 RBIs in August. He's the second Orioles catcher in history to go 4-for-4 with three RBIs in a game, according to Elias Sports Bureau (Andy Etchebarren was the first, on Sept. 28, 1973).

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