Welington Castillo's towering fifth-inning grand slam Wednesday night packed a lot of meaning for a reeling Orioles team that had lost six consecutive games overall, had dropped 11 straight on the road and had fallen a game below .500 for the first time since 2015.
The blast, part of a nine-run outburst over three innings that erased a 5-1 deficit, put the Orioles ahead to stay in a rain-delayed 10-6 victory over the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field.
It came on a night when the Orioles finally cashed in on some early-inning chances; when their top starter, Dylan Bundy, overcame a shaky start to pitch deep enough for the win; and when their skid had lasted long enough that they started to wonder if — not when — it would end.