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Castillo appears to be making good progress in his recovery from a hamstring strain, and the Mariners remain cautiously optimistic that he'll be activated from the 15-day injured list when first eligible Monday, MLB.com reports. "Progressing as he should be," manager Dan Wilson said. "I don't think there's any expected date, right now, of his return, but progressing as he has. I know Luis is very diligent about getting his work in and trying to get healthy, and I think as far as we know right now, he's doing well."

The veteran right-hander has been sidelined since Sept. 8, when he suffered the strain while ducking out of the way of a throw on a stolen-base attempt. Castillo's ability to make at least one more start down the stretch could be critical for the Mariners, who remain in contention for an American League wild-card spot entering the season's final week. Castillo has once again proven a consistent workhorse of Seattle's rotation this season, going 11-12 with a 3.64 ERA and 1.17 WHIP across 175.1 innings over 30 starts.

The Twins optioned Henriquez to Triple-A St. Paul on Saturday.

After coming up from the minors in mid-August, Henriquez turned in a 3.94 ERA and 1.38 WHIP across 16 innings. After pitching in three of Minnesota's last four games, he'll be sent out to the minors in favor of Brent Headrick, who will provide a fresh arm in middle relief.

The Twins recalled Headrick from Triple-A St. Paul on Saturday.

Through 18 innings at Triple-A, Headrick owns a 2.00 ERA and 1.11 WHIP alongside a 23:6 K:BB. He'll be called upon to give the Twins a fresh bullpen arm while presumably serving in middle relief, replacing Ronny Henriquez.

Robles went 2-for-4 with an RBI sacrifice fly, a stolen base and two runs in a win over the Rangers on Friday.

Robles was back in the lineup after his latest multi-game absence, this one prompted by a hand bruise stemming from a hit-by-pitch. As usual, Robles had no trouble jumping right back into a groove at the plate, and he now boasts a .337/.404/.475 slash line since his arrival in Seattle. He's hitting a jaw-dropping .467 across the 59 plate appearances he's logged in September.

Rojas went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and an RBI sacrifice fly in a win over the Rangers on Friday.

Julio Rodriguez stole the show with a two-homer, five-RBI outburst, but Rojas made some noise of his own out of the bottom of the order. Rojas left the yard for the first time in 25 games -- a stretch that dated back to Aug. 18 -- with his 390-foot shot to right center in the third inning that opened the scoring on the night. The veteran infielder has been hitting lightly of late, however, and he'd recorded just a pair of knocks over the 25 plate appearances covering the seven games prior to Friday.

Hancock is slated to start Saturday's game against the Rangers at Globe Life Field.

He'll pick up a second turn through the rotation in place of Luis Castillo (hamstring), who was placed on the injured list Sept. 10. Hancock has made 10 starts for Seattle this season, pitching to a 3-4 record, 4.83 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 33:15 K:BB over 50.1 innings.

The Orioles optioned Mayo to Triple-A Norfolk on Saturday, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Mayo appeared in 10 games after coming up from the minors at the beginning of the month, going 3-for-24 with 12 strikeouts. He'll now be sent back to Triple-A, with Daniel Johnson coming up to fill the roster spot.

Gonzalez entered Friday's game as a pinch runner and remained in the 4-2 extra-innings loss to the Twins. He was hitless in his lone plate appearance.

Gonzalez initially played second base but eventually moved to third in the 11th inning, when Rafael Devers (shoulder) was removed from the game. Devers will undergo an MRI on Saturday and faces of the prospect of his season being over. That would create an opening at third base, where Gonzalez and Nick Sogard would likely fill in.

Ramirez went 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and a stolen base in Friday's 5-1 win over the Cardinals.

The star third baseman took Kyle Gibson deep in the fifth inning for his 36th homer of the season, and then swiped his 40th bag of the year in the seventh. Ramirez has never recorded a 40-40 season -- his career high in home runs is 39 set back in 2018, while he's already set a new career high in stolen bases in 2024 -- but with seven games left on the Guardians' schedule, he's still got a chance.

Meyers went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run Friday against the Angels.

Meyers homered for the first time since Aug. 16, a span of 82 at-bats. He's hit only .183 with eight RBI and 10 runs scored in that span and has started to occasionally sit against right-handed batters as a result. Nevertheless, Meyers has started 10 of Houston's last 13 games.