BALTIMORE ORIOLES GAME NOTES

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1 BALTIMORE ORIOLES GAME NOTES Oriole Park at Camden Yards 333 West Camden Street Baltimore, MD Tuesday, September 19, 2017 Game #152 Home Game #76 Baltimore Orioles (73-78) vs. Boston Red Sox (86-64) RHP Kevin Gausman (11-10, 4.83) vs. LHP Drew Pomeranz (16-5, 3.28) PLENTY WITH TWENTY: Welington Castillo hit his 20 th home run of the season on Friday night...seven O s hitters now have 20 or more home runs this season...castillo joins Mark Trumbo, Manny Machado, Jonathan Schoop, Adam Jones, Trey Mancini, and Chris Davis as O s with at least 20 home runs this season...the 2017 season marks the second time in Orioles history (since 1954) that the team has had seven players with 20 or more homers in a season (also 1996)...According to STATS, LLC., the 2017 Orioles are the sixth Major League team with at least seven players with 20 or more home runs in a season, and first since the 2010 Toronto Blue Jays. HOMER HAPPY: The Orioles have hit 227 home runs this season to lead the majors The Orioles also lead the majors in homers since the All-Star break with 104 The O s have led the majors in home runs in three of the past five seasons (2016, 2014, 2013), finishing second (2012) and third (2015) the other two years For the past four consecutive seasons, the Major League leader in home runs was an Oriole (Chris Davis in 2013, Nelson Cruz in 2014, Chris Davis in 2015, and Mark Trumbo in 2016). MAKING HIS CASE: 2B Jonathan Schoop ranks among American League leaders in several offensive categories He ranks 11 th in the AL in batting average (.297) and second with 105 RBI His 32 home runs are tied for ninth and his 65 extra-base hits are tied for 10 th Schoop s 172 hits rank fifth in the AL and his.520 slugging percentage ranks 13 th Schoop was named to his first American League All-Star team this season and was named AL Player of the Week for July Orioles have been named AL Most Valuable Player five times: Brooks Robinson (1964), Frank Robinson (1966), Boog Powell (1970), and Cal Ripken, Jr. (1983, 1991). DRIVE EM IN: 2B Jonathan Schoop has recorded his first career 100 RBI season and became the fastest Oriole to reach 100 RBI (Aug. 31) since Chris Davis in 2013 (Aug. 1) Schoop established an Orioles record for RBI by a second baseman (primary pos.), passing Roberto Alomar, who had 94 RBI in 1996 Schoop ranks second in the AL and seventh in the majors with 105 RBI this season His 51 RBI since the All-Star break lead the AL. RATED ROOKIE: Among qualifying American League rookies, INF/OF Trey Mancini ranks second in batting average (.292), ranks second in slugging percentage (.500), and ranks third in home runs (24), on-base percentage (.337), and RBI (77) His 24 home runs rank third-most in Orioles history for a player during his rookie season, trailing only Eddie Murray s 27 in 1977 and Cal Ripken, Jr. s 28 in 1982). CATCH THIS: O s catchers lead the AL and rank third in the majors with a.281 (156-for-555) average...when catching, Welington Castillo, Caleb Joseph, Francisco Peña, and Chance Sisco have combined to notch 23 doubles, one triple, 30 home runs, and 78 RBI O s catchers lead majors with 30 homers Castillo leads AL catchers and ranks second in the majors with a.286 batting average this season and his 20 home runs rank fourth in the AL and rank fifth in the majors among catchers (primary pos., min. 300 AB). NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: In 46 games since joining the Orioles on August 1, INF Tim Beckham is hitting.318 (63-for-198) with 13 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs, and 26 RBI and has at least one hit in 37 of his 46 games with the O s, including each of the first 12 He was named the AL Player of the Week for July 31-August 6 after hitting.583 with three doubles, a triple, three homers, and six RBI in six games to earn his first weekly award. AN AWESOME AUGUST: In 29 games in August, the Orioles led the majors with a.306 average, a.534 slugging percentage, and 57 home runs...their 57 home runs set a new Major League record for the month of August, breaking their own record of 55, set last season The 57 home runs were the third most hit by a team in any calendar month in Major League history, trailing only the 58 hit by the Orioles in May of 1987 and 58 by the Seattle Mariners in May of 1999 The Orioles ranked second in the American League with 169 RBI during the month Orioles relievers ranked fourth in the AL and fifth in the majors with a 2.80 ERA during the month. PLAYER OF THE MONTH: 3B Manny Machado was named the AL Player of the Month for August...Machado batted.341 (43-for-126) with 23 runs, six doubles, a triple, 12 home runs, 35 RBI, and three stolen bases over 29 games to earn his second career Player of the Month award (also April 2016)...Among AL hitters, Machado finished first in RBI, tied for first in home runs, fourth in slugging percentage, and fifth in batting average...machado became the 10 th player in Major League history, and the first in O s history, to record three grand slams in a calendar month. TOOL TIME: In Baseball America s 2017 Major League Best Tools, the Orioles had multiple selections by Major League managers among the top three American League players in a variety of categories 3B Manny Machado was selected as the best defensive third baseman in the American League, as well as having the best infield arm, and LHP Wade Miley was ranked as having the second-best pickoff move in the AL Two minor leaguers were also selected by minor league managers and coaches among the 2017 Minor League Best Tools published by Baseball America, including OF Austin Hays as the best batting prospect in the Carolina League and LHP Alex Wells as having the best control in the South Atlantic League. MINOR LEAGUE RECAP: Double-A Bowie made their second Postseason appearance in the last three seasons, and their seventh appearance in franchise history...they were defeated two games to one by Altoona in the Western Division Championship Series...Class A-Advanced Frederick made the Postseason for the first time since 2011 and for the 11 th time in franchise history...they were defeated by Lynchburg two games to one in the Northern Division Championship Series...OF Austin Hays was named as one of five finalists for Baseball America s Minor League Player of the Year Award...Bowie INF/OF Garabez Rosa was named the Eastern League MVP, becoming the third player in franchise history to win the award...frederick OF Ademar Rifaela was named the Carolina League MVP, becoming the second player in franchise history to win the award...overall, the Orioles had 24 minor leaguers named Mid-Season All-Stars and five named Postseason All-Stars. HIGH FIVE: Since the beginning of the 2012 season, the O s rank second in the American League and rank fifth in the majors with 517 wins, finishing with a.500 or better record in each of the last five seasons...in that span, O s hitters lead the majors with 1,334 home runs and have committed the fewest number of errors (491). VS. BOSTON: The Orioles and Red Sox play the 18 th game of 19 matchups between the two clubs this season The Orioles lead the season series, 10-7 The Red Sox won the 2016 season series, 11-8 Baltimore trails Boston in the all-time series, , with the O s trailing at home and trailing at Boston. THE SKIPPER: A three-time Manager of the Year (1994, 2004, 2014), Buck Showalter is in his eighth season as O s manager He has managed the Yankees ( ), Diamondbacks ( ), Rangers ( ), and Orioles (August 2010-current)...His 620 wins as Orioles manager rank second in club history behind Earl Weaver (1,480) on the Orioles all-time managerial wins list His 1,502 career wins rank 23 rd all-time and are fourth among active managers behind Bruce Bochy, Dusty Baker, and Mike Scioscia. HOMER DEPOT Most team home runs this season: 1. BALTIMORE ORIOLES Texas Rangers Houston Astros New York Yankees Oakland Athletics 218 WINNING WAYS Most wins since 2012 among AL clubs: 1. New York Yankees BALTIMORE ORIOLES Cleveland Indians Texas Rangers Los Angeles Angels 500 THE GAME OF RISP Top team batting averages with runners in scoring position in the majors: 1. Washington Nationals Houston Astros BALTIMORE ORIOLES Colorado Rockies.2887 RISP MANAGEMENT Top batting averages with runners in scoring position in the AL (qualifying only): 1. Marwin Gonzalez, HOU Justin Upton, LAA Andrew Benintendi, BOS Mookie Betts, BOS Jose Abreu, CWS Josh Reddick, HOU ADAM JONES, BAL Dustin Pedroia, BOS TREY MANCINI, BAL Nelson Cruz, SEA JONATHAN SCHOOP, BAL TIM BECKHAM, BAL MANNY MACHADO, BAL.309 JUST A LITTLE CRUSH Active Major League home run leaders since 2012: 1. Edwin Encarnación, CLE CHRIS DAVIS, BAL Nelson Cruz, SEA Giancarlo Stanton, MIA Mike Trout, LAA Miguel Cabrera, DET ADAM JONES, BAL Jay Bruce, CLE José Bautista, TOR MARK TRUMBO, BAL 172 CURRENT HOMESTAND Record 0-1 Team Average.275 (11-for-40) Runs per Game 8.0 (8 R/1 G) Fielding Errors 0 Team ERA 8.18 (10 ER/11.0 IP) Starters W-L 0-0 Starters ERA (6 ER/4.1 IP) Bullpen W-L-S Bullpen ERA 5.40 (4 ER/6.2 IP) Saves/Opps 0/1 Best homestand 5/5-9 (5-0, 1.000) Worst homestand 6/30-7/2 (1-2,.333) Best road trip 8/25-27 (3-0, 1.000) Worst road trip 5/26-28 (0-3,.000) UPCOMING BIRTHDAY OF Seth Smith Turns 35 on 9/30 MILESTONE TRACKER Chris Davis Needs 1 HR for 224 with BAL* Adam Jones Needs 4 hits for 1,614** Trey Mancini Needs 4 HR for 28# Chris Tillman Needs 5 K for 836^ *224 HR with BAL, pass R. Palmeiro, 6 th all-time **1,614 hits with BAL, B. Anderson, 4 th all-time # 28 HR with BAL (rookie), C. Ripken, 1 st all-time ^836 K with BAL, Ponson/Boddicker, 10 th all-time UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO ORIOLES STARTER OPPONENT STARTER Sept. 20 vs. Boston 7:05 p.m. MASN/ESPN Orioles Radio/105.7 FM LH Wade Miley (8-13, 5.32) LH Chris Sale (16-7, 2.86) All times listed are Eastern; All games broadcast on the Orioles Radio Network and The Fan

2 TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHER: #39 KEVIN GAUSMAN Height: 6-3 Weight: 190 Bats: Left Throws: Right Age: 26 Born: January 6, 1991 in Centennial, CO Resides: Baton Rouge, LA Acquired: Selected by the Orioles in the first round (No. 4 overall) of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft out of Louisiana State University QUICK HITS: Making his team-leading 32 nd start of the season; his 32 starts are a career-high, passing his previous career-high (30) set last season Making his 127 th career appearance (104 th start) Was ejected for the first time in his career on May 3 at Boston after hitting SS Xander Bogaerts. LAST START: Gausman earned the win his last time out on September 13 at Toronto He tossed 7.0 innings, allowing one run on six hits with one walk, one hit batsman and six strikeouts His seventh start lasting at least 7.0 innings Allowed one-or-fewer runs for the 11 th time this season Did not surrender a home run for the 14 th time Improved to 3-0 with a 1.51 ERA (6 ER/35.2 IP) against Toronto this season Threw 106 pitches, 65 strikes. AGAINST THE RED SOX: Gausman will be making his fourth start of the season against Boston In three starts this season, he is 1-2 with a 3.86 ERA (6 ER/14.0 IP) Gausman s last start against the Red Sox came on August 26, 2017 on the road when he earned the win after tossing 7.2 innings of shutout ball, allowing four hits with three walks and five strikeouts; the Orioles won 7-0 In his career, Gausman has made 17 appearances (12 starts) against the Red Sox He is 4-6 with a 4.25 ERA (34 ER/72.0 IP) His last win at home against Boston came on September 14, 2015 when he pitched 6.0 innings, not allowing a run on two hits with four walks and seven strikeouts; the Orioles went on to win 2-0 For his career, when Gausman starts on the mound against the Red Sox, the Orioles are 5-7; has factored in the decision in nine-straight starts In seven career appearances (six starts) at home, he has gone 2-3 with a 4.84 ERA (19 ER/35.1 IP); has lost each of his last three home starts against Boston In 10 career appearances (six starts) in Boston, he has gone 2-3 with a 3.68 ERA (15 ER/36.2 IP). FACING THE AL EAST: Gausman will be making his fifth-straight start against the division, and the 17 th this season He is 7-4 in 16 starts with an ERA of 3.71 (35 ER/85.0 IP), 42 walks and 71 strikeouts Seven of his 16 starts against the AL East this season have been Quality Starts This will be Gausman s 71 st career appearance against the division and his 53 rd start In 70 games, he is with a 3.65 ERA (129 ER/318.1 IP) His last win against the division came his last time out, on September 13 at Toronto when he tossed 7.0 innings allowing one run on six hits with one walk, one hit batsman and six strikeouts His last lost against the division came September 7 at home against the Yankees after tossing 3.0 innings, allowing five runs on five hits (one home run) with three walks and four strikeouts In eight home starts against the division this year, he has gone 2-2 with a 4.22 ERA (20 ER/42.2 IP); in 24 career home starts he is 8-6 with a 3.17 ERA (48 ER/136.1 IP) He is 5-2 with a 3.19 ERA (15 ER/42.1 IP) in eight road starts this season; in 28 career road starts, he is 9-11 with a 4.08 ERA (70 ER/154.1 IP). SECOND HALF SURGE: Since July 19, Gausman has gone 6-3 with a 2.53 ERA (19 ER/67.2 IP) with 24 walks and 70 strikeouts in 11 starts; his 2.53 ERA is the seventh lowest in baseball and fourth lowest in the AL during this stretch He has thrown four of his six scoreless outings for the season during this stretch Gausman went 4-0 in six starts in the month of July; his four wins were tied for second-most in the AL in July He had 45 strikeouts in the month of July, seventh-most in the American League He threw fourstraight Quality Starts for the first time this season (7/19-8/4) In those four starts he had an ERA of 0.65 (2 ER/27.2 IP) with nine walks and 32 strikeouts. AT ORIOLE PARK: Gausman has made 16 starts at home this season He is 4-5 with a 5.03 ERA (49 ER/87.2 IP), 37 walks and 95 strikeouts Opponents are hitting.282 (99-for-351) with 18 home runs at Oriole Park against him He is with a 3.61 ERA (121 ER/301.1 IP) in 57 career outings (49 starts/26 Quality Starts) at home As a starter he is with a 3.51 ERA (113 ER/289.1 IP) in his 49 career home starts. ON THE ROAD: Gausman has made 15 road starts this season He has gone 7-5 with a 4.61 ERA (41 ER/80.0 IP), 31 walks and 63 strikeouts He won three-straight road decisions (8/14-9/13) for the second time in his career (also 6/27-7/29 of this season) Opponents are hitting.301 (95-for-316) with nine home runs on the road against him He is with a 4.76 ERA (169 ER/319.1 IP) in 69 career appearances (54 starts) on the road He has gone with a 4.92 ERA (162 ER/296.1 IP), 100 walks and 268 strikeouts in 54 career road starts (23 Quality Starts). EARLY TROUBLE: Opponents are hitting.500 (30-for-60) with five home runs with a 0-0 count against Gausman Opponents number one hitters in the lineup are hitting a lineup-high.349 (29-for-83) with two home runs against Gausman Number one hitters have a.419 OBP,.482 slugging percentage, and a.901 OPS against him this season Gausman has allowed a.297 (19-for-64) batting average with three home runs and 10 RBI to the number nine hitter Number nine hitters have a.365 OBP,.541 slugging percentage, and a.906 OPS against him this season He has a 6.39 ERA (22 ER/31.0 IP) in the first inning this season; the 22 runs are an inning-high. WALK IT OUT: Gausman has issued a career-high 68 walks this season He walked a season-high six batters on June 11 at New York-AL; tied for his career-high (walked six on August 13, 2016 at San Francisco) His start on July 7 at Minnesota was his second start this season not issuing a walk; also happened on May 26 at Houston Has issued at least two walks in 20 of his 31 starts His strikeout/walk ratio this season is 2.32; his career average is 2.93 He is second on the Orioles pitching staff in walks (Miley 84). GAUSMAN S 2017 SPLITS Home: 4-5, 5.03 ERA vs. LH:.284 (77-for-271), 12 HR Away: 7-5, 4.61 ERA vs. RH:.295 (117-for-396), 15 HR GAUSMAN S CAREER NUMBERS W-L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO Career Home: 19-14, 3.61 ERA vs. LH:.251 (292-for-1164), 37 HR Away: 15-27, 4.76 ERA vs. RH:.285 (356-for-1247), 50 HR RUNS ALLOWED BY INNING IN st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 5 th 6 th 7 th 8 th 9 th Tot RUN SUPPORT WHILE IN GAME IN R 1R 2R 3R 4R 5R 6R 7R 8R 9R LAST TIME Date & Opp Final Line Win: 9/13/17 at TOR 7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 HB, 6 K Loss: 9/7/17 vs. NYY 3.0 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 1 HR ND: 9/1/17 vs. TOR 6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 8 K CG: 7/13/14 vs. NYY 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 1 HR SHO: SEASON HIGHS No. Date(s) & Opp. Innings Pitched: 8.2 7/29 at TEX Hits Allowed: 10 5/20 vs. TOR Runs Allowed: 8 2x, last: 7/14 vs. CHC Strikeouts: 9 2x, last: 7/2 vs. TB Walks: 6 6/11 at NYY HR allowed: 4 2x, last: 8/19 vs. LAA Winning Streak: 6 6/27 at TOR-7/29 at TEX Losing Streak: 3 6/11 at NYY-6/21 vs. CLE Shortest start: 1.0 5/3 at BOS Pitches thrown: 118 7/29 at TEX CAREER HIGHS No. Date(s) & Opp. Innings Pitched: 8.2 7/29/17 at TEX Hits Allowed: 10 3x, last: 5/20/17 vs. TOR Runs Allowed: 8 2x, last: 4/18/17 at CIN Strikeouts: 10 9/30/15 (G2) vs. TOR Walks: 6 2x, last: 6/11/17 at NYY HR allowed: 4 2x, last: 8/19/17 vs. LAA Winning Streak: 6 6/27/17-7/29/17 Losing Streak: 5 4/25/16-6/20/16 Shortest start: 1.0 5/3/17 at BOS Pitches thrown: 120 9/14/16 at BOS GAUSMAN VS. RED SOX PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI Benintendi Betts Bogaerts Bradley Jr Davis Devers Holt Leon Lin Marrero Moreland Nuñez Pedroia Ramirez Swihart Travis Vazquez Young POMERANZ VS. ORIOLES PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI Álvarez Beckham Castillo Davis Flaherty Gentry Hardy Hays Jones Joseph Machado Mancini Rickard Santander Schoop Sisco Smith Trumbo GAUSMAN S 2017 STARTS DATE OPP SCORE WHEN LEFT DEC IP H R ER BB K HR PIT STR NOTES 4/3 vs. TOR ND First career Opening Day start 4/8 vs. NYY ND Shortest start against the Yankees in his career 4/13 at TOR W First win of /18 at CIN L Tied a career-high with eight runs allowed 4/23 vs. BOS L Tied a career-high with three home runs allowed 4/28 at NYY ND Left the game with an 11-5 lead 5/3 at BOS L Ejected following a second-inning hit batsman (no hits allowed) 5/8 vs. WSH W Season-high 7.0 innings 5/14 at KC ND Surrendered five runs in the fourth inning 5/20 vs. TOR ND Tied a career-high with 10 hits allowed 5/26 at HOU L First start of the season not issuing a walk 5/31 vs. NYY W Issued a season-high five walks 6/06 vs. PIT ND Fifth start in a row allowing eight-or-more hits 6/11 at NYY L Season-high six walks (tied for career-high) 6/16 vs STL L Tied season-high with 116 pitches 6/21 vs. CLE L Season-high nine strikeouts 6/27 at TOR W First win in five starts 7/2 vs TB W Fewest hits allowed this season, tied for longest start 7/7 at MIN ND Third-straight start not surrendering a home run 7/14 vs. CHC ND Surrendered a career-high four home runs 7/19 vs. TEX W Fourth start this season allowing four-or-less hits 7/24 at TB W Second-straight scoreless outing against Tampa Bay 7/29 at TEX W Tossed a career-high 8.2 innings 8/4 vs DET ND Fourth-straight game recording eight strikeouts 8/9 at LAA L Snapped his streak of four Quality Starts in a row 8/14 at SEA W Sixth-straight start with six-or-more strikeouts 8/19 LAA L Four home runs allowed tied a career-high 8/20 at BOS W Second-longest outing and second-most pitches on the season 9/1 vs. TOR ND Sixth scoreless start this season; second-straight 9/7 vs. NYY L Fourth outing lasting 3.0-innings-or-less 9/13 at TOR W Allowed one-or-less runs for the 11 th time this season TOTALS (62.7%)

3 STARTING PITCHER RUN SUPPORT PITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUN SUPP AVG O S W-L QUALITY STARTS Q.S. % Asher Aquino Bundy Gausman Hellickson Jiménez Miley Tillman Wilson Ynoa TOTALS BIRDS IN THE BULLPEN 48 RICHARD BLEIER LHP 9/18 vs. BOS: 0.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER vs. BOS: 0.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER STAND: 0.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER HR /15/17 (G. Bird) 7/17/17 vs. TEX 5/14/17 at KC None 4.0 IP, 5/4 at KC 3, 7/28 at TEX vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): Runners (Inherited/Scored): Has posted a 2.28 ERA (7 ER/27.2 IP) in 27 home games and a 2.05 ERA (7 ER/30.2 IP) in 25 road games Earned his first career win on 5/16/17 at DET (pitched 1.2 frames in the bottom of the 12 th and 13 th innings) Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on 5/14/17 Has made 17 multi-inning relief appearances this season Tossed a career-high tying 4.0 innings in relief on 5/3/17, matching his previous career-high set on 9/12/16 vs. LAD (with NYY) Acquired by the Orioles from the New York Yankees in exchange for a player to be named later on 2/21/17 35 BRAD BRACH RHP 9/18 vs. BOS: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 K vs. BOS: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 K STAND: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 K HR /30/17 (M. Haniger) 8/30/17 vs. SEA 8/20/17 vs. LAA 8/27/17 at BOS 2.0 IP, 9/1 vs. TOR 3, 8/5 vs. DET vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): Runners (Inherited/Scored): 11-3 Has appeared in 63 games this season, working at least 1.0 inning in 55 of his appearances Is tied for fourth in the AL in appearances (134) since the start of 2016 The Orioles are in games which Brach pitches this season Is 17-for-23 in save opportunities this season Became the 5 th pitcher in O s history to toss a perfect save on 3 straight days (4/19-21/17) joining J. Julio (2003), J. Johnson (2011), D. O Day (2015), & Z. Britton (2016) Recorded his first save of the season 4/19/17 at CIN, his first save since 6/8/16 vs. KC Has 20 career Major League saves (17 this season) and 119 career minor league saves Since the start of 2014, leads all MLB relievers with 26 wins 53 ZACH BRITTON LHP 9/18 vs. BOS: 1.0 IP, 1 BB, 2 K vs. BOS: 1.0 IP, 1 BB, 2 K STAND: 1.0 IP, 1 BB, 2 K HR /13/17 (M, Olson) 9/5/17 vs. NYY 9/12/17 at TOR 9/17/17 at NYY 2.0 IP, 9/3 vs. TOR 2, 9/18 vs. BOS vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): Runners (Inherited/Scored): 16-1 Threw at least 2.0 innings in back-to-back appearances (9/1 vs. TOR and 9/3 vs. TOR) for the first time since 4/12/14 vs. TOR 2.0 innings and 4/16/14 vs. TB 3.0 innings Gave up a HR to Matt Olson on 8/13 at OAK; was his 1 st HR allowed this season, 1 st since 4/11/16 at BOS-M. Betts (89 appearances); 1 st HR to a leftie since 4/29/13 (M. Saunders) Converted his 55 th consecutive save opportunity on 7/23 to set a new American League consecutive save opportunities record, passing RHP Tom Gordon (54, 4/19/98-5/31/99) Converted 60 consecutive save opportunities from 10/1/15-8/21/17, the second-longest streak in MLB history (Eric Gagne, 84 consecutive, 8/28/02-7/3/04) Reinstated from the 60-day DL on 7/5/17 Placed on the 10-day DL on 5/6/17 (retroactive to 5/5/17; left forearm strain) Transferred to the 60-day DL on 6/20/17 Placed on the 10-day DL on 4/16/17 (left forearm strain) Reinstated from the DL on 5/2/17 His 135 career saves rank 2 nd among Orioles relievers in club history Gregg Olson (160) holds the club record His 135 saves since the start of 2014 lead all American League relievers (fourth in the majors)...is one of 18 active pitchers with 100 or more career saves 50 MIGUEL CASTRO RHP 9/18 vs. BOS: L, 1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K vs. BOS: L, 1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K STAND: L, 1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K HR /15/17 (D. Gregorius) 8/23/17 vs. OAK 9/1817 vs. BOS 4/23/15 vs. BAL 6.0 IP, 8/3 vs. DET 3, 9/11 at TOR vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): Runners (Inherited/Scored): Tossed a career-high 6.0 innings in his outing 8/3 vs. DET; previous-high was 3.1 innings vs. CHC on 7/31/17 Has held right-handers to a.188 (25-for-133) batting average with 25 strikeouts this season Has pitched in a career-high 37 G (previous-high: 19 G in 2016 with COL); has had 14 appearances of 2.0-or-more innings this season; had only one coming into this year Earned his first career Major League win on 6/20/17 vs. CLE (0.2 IP, 1 K) Recalled from Double-A Bowie on 6/30/17 Made six appearances with the Baysox this season, going 3-0 with a 4.44 ERA (12 ER/24.1 IP) with 11 strikeouts and six walks Acquired by the Orioles from Colorado in exchange for minor league RHP Jon Keller on 4/7/17 60 MYCHAL GIVENS RHP 9/18 vs. BOS: 0.2 IP, 1 H vs. BOS: 0.2 IP, 1 H STAND: 0.2 IP, 1 H HR /31/17 (K. Morales) 7/23/17 vs. HOU 8/4/17 vs. DET None 2.1 IP, 8/31 vs. TOR 4, 8/19 vs. LAA vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): Runners (Inherited/Scored): Right-handers are hitting.206 (36-for-175) with 56 strikeouts and left-handers are hitting.200 (18-for-90) with 26 strikeouts against him Ranks tied for third among AL relievers with seven wins this season; is 17-3 for his career Leads all Orioles relievers with 82 strikeouts this season Since making his Major League debut (6/24/15), ranks fifth among AL relievers with 216 strikeouts 57 DONNIE HART LHP 9/18 vs. BOS: BS, 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 HR vs. BOS: BS, 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 HR STAND: BS, 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 HR HR /18/17 (X. Bogaerts) 8/28/17 vs. SEA None None 2.1 IP, 7/1 vs. TB 3, 5/14 at KC vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): Runners (Inherited/Scored): 29-7 Has posted a 2.86 ERA (7 ER/22.0 IP) in 24 home games this season Opponents are hitting.253 (21-for-83) at Oriole Park Went 1-0 with a 2.35 ERA (4 ER/15.1 IP) in 13 games with Triple-A Norfolk this season Did not allow a run in April, tossing 12 consecutive scoreless appearances to begin the season (7.2 IP) Earned his first career Major League win on 4/7/17 vs. NYY 56 DARREN O DAY RHP 9/18 vs. BOS: 1.0 IP, 2 K vs. BOS: 1.0 IP, 2 K STAND: 1.0 IP, 2 K HR /9/17 (F. Lindor) 8/18/17 vs. LAA 7/22/17 vs. HOU 5/6/17 vs. CWS 1.2 IP, 4/25 vs. TB 3, 8/15 at SEA vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): Runners (Inherited/Scored): of his 61 appearances this season have been 1.0-or-more innings Has held left-handers to a.176 (13-for-74) average on the season with 27 strikeouts Placed on 10-day DL (right shoulder strain) on 6/9/17...Reinstated from the DL on 6/23/17 Since joining the Orioles in 2012, ranks eighth among Major League relievers (seventh in AL) with a 2.36 ERA (92 ER/350.2 IP) 66 TANNER SCOTT LHP MLB DEBUT vs. BOS: STAND: HR None None None - - vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 0-0 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 0-0 Contract was selected from Double-A Bowie on September 17, 2017 Selected by the Orioles in the sixth round of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft Went 0-2 with a 2.22 ERA (17 ER/69.0 IP), 46 walks and 87 strikeouts over 24 starts with the Baysox this season Left-handers hit.171 (13-for-76) with 34 strikeouts against him and right-handers hit.195 (32-for-164) with 53 strikeouts Has gone with a 3.85 ERA (85 ER/198.2 IP), 145 walks and 251 strikeouts in 95 career minor league games (35 starts) Entered 2017 ranked as the No. 11 Orioles prospect, according to Baseball America Was selected as an Eastern League Mid-Season All-Star

4 30 CHRIS TILLMAN RHP 9/16 at NYY: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 K vs. BOS: STAND: HR /3/17 (J. Donaldson) 5/7/17 vs. DET 8/3/17 vs. DET None 6.0 IP, 7/17 vs. TEX 6, 7/28 at TEX vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 3-4 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 0-0 Made his first career relief appearance on 9/13 at OAK; tossing 1.1 innings, striking out two Has made 18 starts for the O s this season, going 1-7 with a 8.08 ERA (73 ER/81.1 IP), 47 walks and 56 strikeouts Has made 197 career starts, going with a 4.42 ERA Ranks tied for 12 th place with Sidney Ponson on the Orioles all-time wins list (since 1954) with 73 career wins 59 MIKE WRIGHT RHP 9/14 at NYY: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 HR, 2 BB, 4 K vs. BOS: STAND: HR /14/17 (A. Judge) 6/6/16 vs. KC 6/17/16 vs. TOR None 3.2 IP, 9/14 at NYY 4, 9/14 at NYY vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 7-9 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 2-0 Went 4-6 with a 3.69 ERA (34 ER/83.0 IP) and 71 strikeouts in 16 starts with Triple-A Norfolk this season Tossed 3.2 scoreless innings in relief on 9/14/17 at NYY, the second-longest relief appearance of his career (behind a 4.2 inning outing on 7/8/16 vs. LAA) Made his 2017 O s season debut on 5/31/17, tossing 1.0 scoreless inning in relief Was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk earlier in the day Has made 21 career starts with the Orioles, going 5-9 with a 6.32 ERA (74 ER/105.1 IP) Has made 18 career relief appearances, going 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA (16 ER/32.0 IP) 54 JIMMY YACABONIS RHP 9/18 vs. BOS: 0.1, IP vs. BOS: 0.1 IP STAND: 0.1 IP HR /11/17 (A. Judge) 9/3/17 vs. TOR None None 3.1, 7/3 at MIL 2, 9/14 at NYY vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 7-10 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 4-2 Earned his first career win on 9/1 vs. TOR after tossing 1.0 scoreless inning with a walk Earned his second win in his next game 9/3 vs. TOR, tossing 2.0 innings, 1 BB & 1 K Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on 9/1 when the rosters expanded Went 4-0 with 11 saves and a 1.32 ERA (9 ER/61.1 IP) and 48 K in 41 games with the Tides this season Had his contract selected from Triple-A Norfolk on 6/11/17 and made his MLB debut that day, working 1.0 inning, allowing four runs on two hits with two walks and a strikeout Threw 16.2 scoreless innings in first 13 appearances this season with Triple-A Norfolk Entered 2017 ranked as the No. 22 Orioles prospect, according to Baseball America Selected by the Orioles in the 13 th round of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft POSITION PLAYERS 24 PEDRO ÁLVAREZ INF (L) 9/18 vs. BOS: 3-3, 1 HR, 2 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB vs. BOS: 3-3, 1 HR, 2 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB STAND: 3-3, 1 HR, 2 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB Hit Game 3 9/18 vs. BOS Games RBI Game 1 9/18 vs. BOS Games Current Hit Streak: 1G (since 9/18; 1.000, 3-3, 1 HR, 2 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 1G (9/18-current; 1.000, 3-3, 1 HR, 2 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB) Recorded his first HR and first multi-hit game of the season, his 28 th -career three-hit game on 9/18 vs. BOS, going 3-3 with one HR, two runs, one RBI and two walks Had his contract selected from Triple-A Norfolk on 9/1/17 Hit.239/.294/.442 (131-for-547) with 31-2B, 1-3B, 26 HR, 60 R, & 89 RBI in 138 G with the Tides this season Was second in the International League in RBI and tied for fourth in home runs at the time of his contract being selected Batted.249/.322/.504 (84-for-337) with 20 doubles, 22 home runs, 43 runs, and 49 RBI in 109 games for the O s in 2016 Signed by the O s as a ML free agent on 3/3/17 In eight MLB seasons, he has hit.238/.311/.450 (678-for-2849) with 129 doubles, six triples, 154 home runs, 345 runs, and 451 RBI in 859 career games Signed by the Orioles as a minor league free agent on March 13, TIM BECKHAM INF (R) 9/18 vs. BOS: 2-5, 2-2B, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB vs. BOS: 2-5, 2-2B, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB STAND: 2-5, 2-2B, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB Hit Game 4 8/12 at OAK Games RBI Game 4 5/4 vs. MIA Games Current Hit Streak: 2G (since 9/17;.300, 3-10, 1-2B, 1 HR, 3 R, 4 RBI, 1 BB) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 12G (8/1-12;.531, 26-49, 7-2B, 2-3B, 3 HR, 14 R, 9 RBI, 2 BB) Since joining the Orioles, he is hitting.318 (63-for-198) with 13-2B, 2-3B, 20 HR, 35 R, 26 RBI, 1 SB in 46 G Has hit safely in 37 of 46 games & has 18 multi-hit games Slugged his third career leadoff home run on 9/4/17 vs. New York-AL; all of his leadoff home runs have come this season with the Orioles (8/14 at Seattle and 8/16 at Seattle) Recorded 50 hits in the month of August; according to Elias, Beckham owns the second-most hits in a calendar month in Orioles history (Cal Ripken, Jr. 53 in September 1983) Is the 2 nd player in Modern Era (since 1900) to have at least 40 hits in first 22 games with a new team after playing for a different club earlier that season (Matt Holiday with STL in 2009) Recorded 30 hits in his first 15 G with the Orioles; according to Elias, his 30 hits were the most in a player s first 15 G for a team since Kenny Lofton had 31 for ATL in 1997 According to STATS, he became the 3 rd player in O s history (since 1954) with a hit-streak of at least 12 G to start their Baltimore career (Newhan 15, 2004 & Lopez 13, 2004) Recorded three doubles on 8/12 at OAK; according to Elias, he became the first Orioles lead-off hitter with three extra-base hits in a game since 2012 (Nick Markakis) According to Elias, he became the first player in modern Major League history (since 1900) to record 13 hits and three home runs in his first five games with a team Recorded an RBI in five-straight games (8/2-6) for the first time in his career; scored a run in a career-high five-straight games (8/1-5) Named AL Player of the Week for the week of July 31-August 6; he hit.583/.600/1.167 with 3-2B, 1-3B, 3 HR, 6 R, and 6 RBI in 6 G Hit the 10,000 th home run in Orioles history on 8/5; also hit the 2,500 th home run by an Oriole in Oriole Park history on 8/3 Had his first career four-hit game on 8/4 vs. Detroit and his second on 8/12 at Oakland...His career-high is five hits on 7/20/16 at Colorado Made his Orioles debut on 8/1, going 2-for-4 with a double and two runs Was activated to the 25-man roster prior to the game According to Elias, the last player to have multiple hits & runs in his first game with the Orioles after playing for another team that season was Brook Fordyce in 2000 Was acquired in a trade from Tampa Bay on 7/31/17 in exchange for RHP Tobias Myers 29 WELINGTON CASTILLO C (R) 9/18 vs. BOS: 0-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB vs. BOS: 0-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB STAND: 0-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB Hit Game 4 8/30 vs. SEA Games RBI Game 4 7/30 at TEX Games Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-8, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB since 9/15) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 10G (7/24-8/10;.405, 15-37, 2-2B, 3 HR, 7 R, 10 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SF) Hit his 20 th home run of the season on 9/15 at New York-AL to set a new career-high and becoming the 7 th O s player with 20+ HR; previous-high was 19 HR in 2015 Left the game on 9/11 in TOR in the second inning with a contusion Recorded his second multi-hr game of the season on 9/3 vs. TOR (also 5/19 vs. TOR), including a game tying HR in the ninth; was his fifth career multi-hr game Went 4-for-4 with a HR and 3 RBI on 8/30 vs. SEA; (Elias) only one other player in O s history has gone 4-for-4 with 3+ RBI as a catcher (Andy Etchebarren on 9/28/73) Has caught 18-of-43 (41.9%) would-be base stealers this season; he has caught 106-of-365 (29.0%) in his career Reinstated from the 10-day DL on 6/10/17 (testicular injury suffered in the 5/30/17 game vs. NYY) Became the 3 rd O s player (since 1954) to hit 3 lead-changing HRs in the 6 th inning or later over a two-game span, joining B. Powell (8/15-16/66) and C. Johnson (4/5-6/00) Had a career-high 10-game hitting streak (7/24-8/10) Has totaled 16 RBI in the seventh inning or later, 6 th -most by an Orioles player this season Hit his 1 st career walk-off HR on 5/19/17 vs. TOR Was his second career walk-off hit (9/23/14 with Chicago-NL walk-off single) 19 CHRIS DAVIS INF (L) 9/18 vs. BOS: 1-4, 1-2B, 1 R, 1 BB vs. BOS: 1-4, 1-2B, 1 R, 1 BB STAND: 1-4, 1-2B, 1 R, 1 BB 2017 High # Date & Opp Multi-Hit T 2017 High # Date & Opp Multi-RBI T Hit Game 3 8/14 at SEA Games RBI Game 6 7/18 vs. TEX Games Current Hit Streak: 2G (since 9/17;.250, 2-8, 2-2B, 2 R, 1 BB) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 7G (last: 5/30-6/6;.333, 9-27, 3 HR, 5 R, 7 RBI, 1 BB) Is tied for sixth place on the Orioles all-time home runs list (223) with Rafael Palmeiro Hit his 200 th HR as an Oriole on 4/5/17 vs. TOR Collected his 1,000 th career hit with his double in the ninth inning on 8/25 at BOS; of his first 1,000 career hits, 219 came with TEX (4 seasons) and 781 with BAL (7 seasons) With his home run on 8/31/17 vs. TOR, Davis passed Rafael Palmeiro (124) for second on Oriole Park s all-time HR list; currently has 126, trailing only Adam Jones (137) Hit his 8 th career grand slam 7/18 vs. TEX Homered earlier that night His 19 th career multi-hr game (2 nd of the season) Drove in a career-high six RBI Reinstated from the 10-day DL on 7/14/17 Placed on the 10-day DL on 6/14/17 (retroactive to 6/13/17; right oblique strain) Became the first Orioles player in club history (since 1954) to hit two extra-inning, go-ahead HRs in the same game (5/16/17 at DET, 12 th inning/13 th inning) First O s player with multiple extra-inning HRs since Mike Young on 5/28/87; He and Matt Adams are only players with multiple HRs in 12 th inning or later of a game (Elias) Is the second player in the Expansion Era (since 1961) to hit two go-ahead HRs in extra-innings with Matt Adams (STL) on 9/4/13 (at CIN, 14 th inning/16 th inning) Has been a part of both triple plays turned by the Orioles this season; in the bottom of the 8 th on 5/2 at BOS and in the top of the 2 nd on 8/3 vs. DET Since the start of 2012, ranks second in MLB among active players with 221 home runs Also, ranks T-9 th among active MLB players with 368 extra-base hits during this time

5 3 RYAN FLAHERTY INF (L) 9/16 at NYY: 0-1, 1 BB (PH-2B) vs. BOS: STAND: Hit Game 3 5/14 at KC Games RBI Game 2 5/14 at KC Games Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-3, 1 BB since 8/23) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 2G (last: 5/18-current;.286, 2-7, 2 R, 1 RBI) Reinstated from the 60-day DL on 8/17/17 Placed on the 10-day DL on 5/21/17 (retroactive to 5/19/17; right shoulder strain) Transferred to the 60-day DL on 5/21/17 Has made starts at shortstop (3), second base (2), third base (1), left field (1), and right field (1) this season Played 74 games in 2016, making appearances at 1B (7 G), 2B (1 G), SS (13 G), 3B (40 G), RF (6 G), LF (3 G), and pitcher (1 G), making seven pinch-hit appearances Made his Major League pitching debut on 8/20/16 vs. HOU (1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 HR)...Only Orioles position player to pitch in CRAIG GENTRY OF (R) 9/18 vs. BOS: 0 AB, CS (PR-DH) vs. BOS: CS STAND: CS Hit Game 2 8/26 at BOS Games RBI Game 3 4/16 at TOR Games Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-1 since 9/1) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 5G (8/10-8/20;.667, 6-9, 1-2B, 1-3B, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB) Reinstated from the 10-day DL on 9/12/17 Placed on the 10-day DL on 9/2/17 (fractured right finger) Recorded his first triple of the season on 8/16/17 at Seattle; his 12 th -career triple, the first since 10/4/15 also at Seattle while a member of Oakland Scored two runs on 8/3 vs. DET; was his first game with multiple runs scored since 7/27/14 at TEX as a member of Oakland Recorded his second multi-stolen base game of the season on 8/3 vs. DET (4/30 at NYY); his 10 th career multi-stolen base game Is 82-for-99 in stolen bases for his career Hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 9 th on July 31 vs. KC; his first career walk-off Had his contract selected from Triple-A Norfolk on 7/30/17 Slugged a two-run home run on April 16 at TOR, his first HR since August 21, 2013 Has played 31 games in right field (12 starts), 9 games in center field (2 start), and 30 games in left field (11 starts) this season Has made 14 pinch running appearances 2 J.J. HARDY INF (R) 9/16 at NYY: 2-3, 1 R, 1 BB vs. BOS: STAND: Hit Game 3 4/16 at TOR Games RBI Game 3 6/17 vs. STL Games Current Hit Streak: 1G (since 9/16;.667, 2-3, 1 R, 1 BB) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 4G (last: 6/11-14;.333, 5-15, 2-2B, 2 R) Reinstated from the 60-day DL on 9/8/17 Placed on the 10-day DL on 6/19/17 (right wrist fracture) Transferred to the 60-day DL on 7/31/17 Tripled for the first time since 6/5/12 on 5/12/17 at KC (top 2 nd inning) Turned a triple play (with Jonathan Schoop and Chris Davis) in the bottom of the 8 th inning on 5/2/17 at BOS Hit the game-winning RBI single in the top of the 10 th inning on 4/20/17 at CIN Ranks second on the Orioles all-time home runs list by a shortstop (106), trailing only Cal Ripken, Jr. (345) Ranks third on the Orioles all-time RBI list by a shortstop (382), behind only Miguel Tejada (411) and Cal Ripken, Jr. (1,328) Has played in the third-most games as a shortstop in club history (879) Mark Belanger ranks second with 1,898 games at shortstop Since 2011, ranks third among Major League shortstops with 106 home runs and fifth with 382 RBI 18 AUSTIN HAYS OF (R) 9/18 vs. BOS: 2-5, 1-2B, 1 R, 2 RBI vs. BOS: 2-5, 1-2B, 1 R, 2 RBI STAND: 2-5, 1-2B, 1 R, 2 RBI Hit Game 2 9/18 vs. BOS Games RBI Game 2 9/18 vs. BOS Games Current Hit Streak: 3G (since 9/16;.500, 6-12, 1-2B, 1 HR, 2 R, 5 RBI, 1 BB) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 3G (9/16-current;.500, 6-12, 1-2B, 1 HR, 2 R, 5 RBI, 1 BB) Recorded his first Major League hit on 9/16 at NYY, with a single in the third inning Also slugged his first Major League HR in the ninth inning of the same game Made his first MLB start on 9/9 at CLE in right field; he went 0-for-2 Became the first player from the 2016 Draft class to reach the Majors Made his MLB debut on 9/7 vs. NYY in right field; he went 0-for-1 Had his contract selected from Double-A Bowie on 9/5/17 Was named an MLBPipeline.com OF Prospect of the Year Was named a finalist for Baseball America s Minor League Player of the Year Award. In 128 minor league games this season (Frederick and Bowie), he hit.329/.365/.593 (172-for-523) with 32 doubles, five triples, 32 home runs, 81 runs, and 95 RBI In 64 games with Double-A Bowie, he hit.330/.367/.594 (86-for-261) with 17 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs, 39 runs, and 54 RBI In 64 games with Class-A Advanced Frederick, he hit.328/.364/.592 (86-for-262) with 15 doubles, three triples, 16 home runs, 42 runs, and 41 RBI He led the Minors in total bases (310), and ranked second in home runs (32) and extra-base hits (69) He hit.411 (62-for-151) against left-handers in the minors this season Selected by the Orioles in the third round (No. 91 overall) of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft Was a Mid-Season All-Star with Class-A Advanced Frederick Three-time Carolina League Player of the week Named the O s Minor League Player of the Month for June Was ranked as the No. 98 prospect in Baseball America s Midseason Top 100 Prospect rankings Entered 2017 ranked as the No. 7 O s prospect (Baseball America) 10 ADAM JONES OF (R) 9/18 vs. BOS: 1-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB vs. BOS: 1-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB STAND: 1-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB Hit Game 4 8/21 vs. OAK Games RBI Game 5 7/9 at MIN Games Current Hit Streak: 1G (since 9/18;.200, 1-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 8G (7/18-7/25;.474, 18-38, 3-2B, 4 HR, 12 R, 11 RBI, 1 BB) Hit his 25 th HR of the season on 8/28 to become first player in O s history to have 7-consecutive 25+ HR seasons; one of 28 players since 1990 with at least 7-straight (STATS) According to STATS, Jones 7-consecutive seasons with 25-HR is the 3 rd -longest streak among active players, and the longest actively going (Encarnación, Trout; 6-straight) Recorded 2 hits on 8/14/17 at SEA, passing Boog Powell (1,574) for 5 th -most on the O s all-time hits list; currently has 1,610 hits as an Oriole; trails 4 th Brady Anderson (1,614) Ranks 7 th in the AL with a.348 batting average (40-for-115) with RISP (44 RBI) Ranks 10 th in the AL in hits (162) and tied for 10 th in multi-hit games (46) Ejected in the bottom of the 1 st inning on 9/1 vs. TOR by HP umpire Pat Hoberg (second career ejection); also 5/3/17 in the top of the 1 st at BOS by HP umpire Sam Holbrook Tied a season-high and career-high with four hits on 8/21 vs. OAK; the second time this season (also 7/23 vs. HOU); has had four hits 21 times in his career Slugged back-to-back home runs with Jonathan Schoop on 8/21 vs. OAK; has been a part of three of the Orioles 11 back-to-back home runs this season Hit his 20 th HR of the season on 8/5 for his 7 th -straight season with 20+ HR s; according to STATS, his seven-straight seasons with 20+ HR s ranks third in O s history Drove in an RBI in a season-high six-straight games (7/19-24); first time since also driving in a run in six-straight games June 24-29, 2016 Hit his first leadoff home run of the season on 7/19/17 vs. TEX; it was his sixth career leadoff home run Slugged his 11 th career multi-homer game on 7/9/17 at MIN, matching his career-high for the fifth time with 5 RBI (second time this season) Is 1 of 31 active players with 1,500 or more career hits Recorded his 1,500 th career hit on 4/24/17 vs. TB...Collected his 1,500 th hit with the Orioles on 5/31/17 vs. NYY Since 2012, ranks 7 th among all active Major Leaguers with 176 home runs; ranks 5 th on the O s all-time home run list (248)...Ranks 5 th on the Orioles all-time RBI list (801) Became the all-time home run leader at Oriole Park (now with 137), passing Rafael Palmeiro (124) on 5/22/17 vs. MIN Became the all-time RBI leader at Oriole Park (now with 436), passing Cal Ripken, Jr. (368) on 6/4/16 vs. NYY 36 CALEB JOSEPH C (R) 9/17 at NYY: 1-4, 1 R vs. BOS: STAND: Hit Game 4 5/8 vs. WAS Games RBI Game 3 7/9 at MIN Games Current Hit Streak: 2G (since 9/14;.400, 2-5, 1-2B, 1 R, 1 RBI) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 5G (last; 7/24-8/2;.263, 5-19, 2 HR, 3 R, 3 RBI) Threw out both attempted base stealers (Cowart and Trout) on 8/18 vs. LAA for his sixth career multi-catcher caught stealing game; his first since 5/19/16 vs. SEA Recorded four-straight multi-hit games (7/9-21/17) for the first time in his career Matched his career-high with 4 hits on 5/8/17 vs. WAS (also, 8/31/14 vs. MIN), going 4-4 with 1 RBI Has caught 9-of-54 (16.7%) would-be base stealers this season and 55-of-193 (28.5%) in his career 13 MANNY MACHADO INF (R) 9/18 vs. BOS: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB vs. BOS: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB STAND: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB 2017 High # Date & Opp Multi-Hit T 2017 High # Date & Opp Multi-RBI T Hit Game 4 9/1 vs. TOR Games RBI Game 7 8/18 vs. LAA Games Current Hit Streak: 2G (since 9/17;.250, 2-8, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 9G (8/11-8/20;.425, 17-40, 3-2B, 1-3B, 5 HR, 9 R, 15 RBI, 1 SF) Hit his major league leading third walk-off home run of the season (ESPN Stats & Info) on 9/5 vs. NYY; has six career walk-off hits, five of which have been walk-off HR s Was named AL Player of the Month for August; it was his second career AL Player of the Month award (April 2016) In 29 G in Aug., he hit.341 (43-for-126) with 6-2B, 1-3B, 12 HR, 23 R, & 35 RBI; was 1 st in RBI, XBH (19), & TB (87), T-1 st in HR, & 5 th in R in the AL during this span Hit his fifth multi-hr game of the season on 9/5 vs. NYY (8/29 vs. SEA, 8/18 vs. LAA, 7/7 at MIN, & 6/20 vs. CLE); his 14 th of his career His 92 RBI are T-11 th -most in the American League Leads the Orioles with 32 RBI in the seventh inning-or-later, fourth-most in the AL Was named AL Player of the Week for the week of August 14-20; hit.385/.370/.885 (10-for-26) with 1-2B, 4 HR, 4 R, and 12 RBI; led the AL in RBI and tied for 1 st in HR Matched his career-high with three home runs and seven RBI on 8/18 vs. LAA (8/7/16 at CWS) Homered five times in the six-game homestand (8/18-23), including two walk-off HR s (8/18 & 8/23); his 12 HR in August were a career-high for a single month Hit a walk-off grand slam on 8/18 vs. LAA, his third HR of the game; he became the 13 th player in MLB history with 3 HR in a game with the last one being a walk-off According to Elias, prior to Machado, only one player in O s history has produced multiple walk-off HR s in a span of six-or-fewer days; Fred Lynn (May 10 th & 11 th, 1985) Has hit 3 grand slams this season, his 5 th (8/7 at LAA), 6 th (8/14 at SEA), & 7 th (8/18 vs. LAA) of his career; has six grand slams in the last 2 years ( ), the most in MLB According to Elias, he became just the 10 th player in MLB history (first in Orioles history) to hit three grand slams in one calendar month Left the 6/7/17 game vs. PIT in the top of the fourth inning with left wrist soreness His HR on 6/2 vs. BOS (Porcello) reached the second deck in LF at OPACY; 1 st HR by an Oriole to reach the second deck in LF since Mark Reynolds (8/7/11 vs TOR, Romero) Hit four home runs over the 4/28-5/4/17 road trip (seven games) matching his career-high for a single road trip