It was destined to be a good day for Castillo when Julio Rodríguez robbed Trent Grisham of a homer on the first at-bat of the game. After seeing his velocity dip in a poor outing against the Jays last week, Castillo averaged a season-high 95.4 mph on his fastball today. He still gave up plenty of hard contact, but he struck out six and had 17 whiffs. He’s not an every-week guy in mixed leagues these days, but he’s a fine play with the White Sox next on the schedule.

Castillo gave up two runs in the first after issuing a couple of free passes, and he allowed three in the third; two of those on a homer by Nathan Lukes. It’s a disappointing outing after Castillo was so good in his last two contests with just one run allowed over 12 innings, but he was at least able to keep Toronto off the board over the final two frames. The 32-year-old will get the Yankees on Wednesday.

Castillo’s only blemish on the scoreboard was an RBI single from Jonah Heim in the fourth inning. He dealt with some traffic as seen in four hits and two walks, but he was able to wiggle out of all but that one jam. Castillo has now only allowed just one run over his last 12 innings, and his ERA has dropped to a very solid 3.29 in the process. Castillo will get the Blue Jays at home next week if the Seattle rotation doesn’t change.