Matt Wieters is not in Saturday's lineup against the Blue Jays. Wieters played all nine innings in Friday's win, so the Orioles will rest him in a day game following a night outing. He's batting just .192 (3-for-25) with one home run in his last seven games.

Matt Wieters went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer as the Orioles beat the Yankees on Wednesday. Wieters brought out the lumber, doubling off starter Hiroki Kuroda before homering off reliever Preston Claiborne. The home run was Wieters' seventh on the year and helped lift his RBI total to 26.

Matt Wieters drove in three runs, including the game-winning run in the eighth inning, as the Orioles topped the Royals 4-3 on Tuesday. Wieters did all his damage with doubles, as he had a two-RBI double in the first inning before the game-winning RBI double in the eighth. The switch-hitting catcher isn't a reliable source of batting average -- he's hitting just .234 through Tuesday's game -- but he's a good bet for 20-plus homers and a good amount of RBI. There are better options at catcher, but there are worse, too.

Matt Wieters is not in Saturday's lineup. It's not clear if this is injury related, but Wieters wasn't able to finish Friday's loss to the Angels. Chris Snyder will replace him behind the plate.

Matt Wieters belted a two-run homer in Monday's loss to the Mariners. Wieters took a Joe Saunders well over the left-field fence in the fourth inning to give the O's a brief lead, but the M's re-took the lead for good. in the bottom of the inning. The Baltimore catcher now has four homers and 13 RBI on the year.

Matt Wieters is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Blue Jays. He's just getting a rest with the day game after the night game. Taylor Teagarden will start behind the plate.

Matt Wieters played hero on Thursday night by crushing a walk-off grand slam in a 10-6 win over the Rays in 10 innings. The Orioles only needed a moderately-deep fly ball to win it, but Wieters left no doubt by launching one well beyond the right field fence. The 26-year-old backstop entered Thursday's game with four RBI over his first 14 games, so he doubled his total with just one swing of the bat. While he has struggled a bit over the first couple of weeks, there's still plenty of time for that long-awaited breakout to become a reality.

ESPN's Buster Olney reports the Orioles are prepared to do a six-year extension with Matt Wieters. It's not much different than what we've already heard, but it's higher than the previous five-year deal the Orioles were offering. Wieters is under team control through 2015, so the extension would buy out at least his first three years of free agency.

Matt Wieters went 0-for-4 with a strikeout and a run scored in Friday's loss to the Yankees. Wieters reached on a Kevin Youkilis fielding error in the seventh inning and came around to score on a single by J.J. Hardy. The 26-year-old backstop started the season red-hot, but he's hitless over his last 20 at-bats dating back to last Friday.

Matt Wieters is not in the Orioles' lineup Sunday. It's just a day off. Taylor Teagarden is receiving his first start of the season.