BALTIMORE ORIOLES GAME NOTES Oriole Park at Camden Yards 333 West Camden Street Baltimore, MD 21201 Saturday, September 10, 2016 Game #141 Road Game #71 Baltimore Orioles (76-64) at Detroit Tigers (76-64) RHP Ubaldo Jiménez (6-11, 6.19) vs. RHP Jordan Zimmermann (9-5, 4.44) BEASTS OF THE EAST: The Orioles own a record of 76-64 (.543) and are in third place of the American League East division, behind the division leading Boston Red Sox (79-61,.564) and the second place Toronto Blue Jays (77-63,.550) According to STATS, LLC., the Orioles have spent 111 days (of 160 days) in first place (or tied) of the AL East this season Each of the Orioles 22 remaining games will take place in the Eastern Time Zone The Orioles own a 32-27 record against teams from the AL East. HOMER S ODYSSEY: The Orioles lead the majors with 220 home runs OF Mark Trumbo owns the Major League lead with 41 homers 1B Chris Davis is tied for fourth in the American League with 35 home runs and 3B Manny Machado is tied for eighth in the AL with 34 home runs. ZACH ATTACK: LHP Zach Britton recorded his 40 th consecutive save to begin the season on Saturday, going 40-for-40...According to STATS, LLC., Britton has the longest save streak in as many chances to start a season by a left-handed pitcher in Major League history and ranks fourth all-time...britton is tied for first in the AL and tied for third in the majors in saves His 0.65 ERA (4 ER/55.0 IP) leads Major League relievers He ranks third on the O s all-time saves list with 113 and is one of two left-handers in O s history with at least 100 career saves (also Tippy Martinez) Britton is the active Major League leader with 42 consecutive saves, dating to October 1, 2015 A total of nine relief pitchers have won the Cy Young Award, including four that have done so for AL teams...the last reliever to win the award was RHP Eric Gagne, who did so for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2003. VS. DETROIT: The Orioles and Tigers play the sixth game of seven matchups between the two clubs this season The Orioles lead the season series, 3-2 The Orioles won the season series, 4-3, in 2015 The Tigers visited Baltimore, May 12-15 Baltimore leads Detroit in the all-time series, 444-406, with the Orioles leading 230-197 at home and leading 214-209 at Detroit. TWO SCHOOPS: According to STATS, LLC., 2B Jonathan Schoop owns the second-longest active games started streak in the majors with 140 starts...he trails Alcides Escobar (KC) with 149 starts...prior to August 20, Schoop was the last player in the majors to play every inning and each out of his team s games this season. PLENTY WITH TWENTY: With Pedro Álvarez s home run on September 2, six different Orioles have now recorded 20 or more home runs this season (Álvarez, Jonathan Schoop, Adam Jones, Manny Machado, Chris Davis, and Mark Trumbo)...According to STATS, LLC., the Orioles are the 19 th club to accomplish the feat in Major League history...the 2016 Orioles are the first club in the majors to have at least six players with 20 or more home runs in a season since the 2010 Toronto Blue Jays (seven players)...it is the second time in club history that Baltimore has accomplished the feat (also the 1996 Orioles, seven players). THIRTY SOMETHING: OF Mark Trumbo (41), 1B Chris Davis (35), and 3B Manny Machado (34) are the first set of three Orioles teammates with at least 30 home runs each in a season...according to STATS, LLC., Baltimore has had two teammates with at least 30 home runs eight times. COLLECT 200 AND PASS GO: The Orioles currently have 220 home runs as a team The Orioles 200 th home run of the season came on Saturday in their 129 th game of year...according to STATS, LLC., the Orioles became the second-fastest Orioles team to reach 200 home runs in team history...the 2016 Orioles are also tied for fifthfastest in Major League history to reach 200 team home runs (in 129 games) The Orioles now have five consecutive seasons with at least 200 home runs, dating to 2012...According to STATS, LLC., the last team with five or more consecutive seasons with at least 200 home runs was the New York Yankees from 2000-07. HOMER HAPPY: Since the beginning of the 2012 season, four current Orioles rank among Major League leaders in home runs...1b Chris Davis (194) leads the majors, while OF Adam Jones (147) is tied for eighth, OF Mark Trumbo (143) ranks 11 th and INF/DH Pedro Álvarez ranks 17 th with 131. HOME COOKIN : The Orioles rank third in the American League and rank fifth in the majors with 45 wins at home this season At 45-25 (.643), the Orioles rank third in the AL and rank fourth in the majors for the best home record The Orioles have hit 118 home runs at home this season to lead the majors. FOUR-PLUS SEASONS: Since the beginning of the 2012 season, the Orioles lead American League clubs and rank fourth in the majors with 431 wins, finishing with a.500 or better record in each of the last four seasons...in that span, Orioles hitters lead the majors with 1,074 home runs, 84 more than the Toronto Blue Jays (2 nd, 990)...The Orioles have also committed the fewest number of errors (389) since 2012. TOOL TIME: In Baseball America s 2016 Major League Best Tools, several Orioles were selected by Major League managers among the top three American League players in a variety of categories...manager Buck Showalter was ranked as the second-best AL manager; 3B Manny Machado was selected as the best defensive AL third baseman and as having the best AL infield arm; LHP Zach Britton was ranked as the best AL reliever and as having the second-best fastball in the AL; OF Mark Trumbo and INF Chris Davis were ranked No. 1 and 2, respectively, as the best AL power hitters...several minor leaguers were also selected by minor league managers and coaches among the 2016 Best Tools published by Baseball America including RHP Oliver Drake as the top International League reliever, OF Dariel Álvarez as having the best International League outfield arm, and C Chance Sisco as having the best strike-zone judgment in the Eastern League. JERSEY BOY: RHP Brad Brach will be inducted into the Monmouth University Athletics Hall of Fame in December...He will join Miles Austin III (Football) as the newest members of the 2016 class...the Freehold, NJ native remains the Monmouth s all-time leader in wins (29), strikeouts (277), and innings pitched (324.1)...Brach became the first Hawk to be selected to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in July. DISABLED LIST: Three Orioles are currently on the disabled list OF Joey Rickard (right thumb ligament injury, retroactive to July 21) was transferred to the 60-day DL on August 31 RHP Darren O'Day (right shoulder rotator cuff strain, retroactive to August 12) was placed on the 15-day DL on August 13 RHP Chris Tillman (right shoulder bursitis, retroactive to August 21) was placed on the 15-day DL on August 24. THE SKIPPER: Three-time Manager of the Year (1994, 2004, 2014), Buck Showalter is currently in his seventh season as Orioles manager...he has managed the Yankees (1992-95), D-backs (1998-2000), Rangers (2003-06) and Orioles (August 2010-current)...Showalter s 1,416 career victories rank 25 th all-time...his 534 wins as Orioles manager are second-most in club history (ahead of Paul Richards, 517) behind Earl Weaver (1,480) Showalter ranks fourth among active managers behind Bruce Bochy, Dusty Baker, and Mike Scioscia. WINNING WAYS Most wins since 2012 among AL clubs: 1. BALTIMORE ORIOLES 431 2. New York Yankees 426 3. Texas Rangers 423 4. Detroit Tigers 421 SUPER SAVER American League saves leaders: 1. ZACH BRITTON, BAL 40 Francisco Rodriguez, DET 40 3. David Robertson, CWS 35 BIRD BLASTS Most team home runs in Orioles history: 1. 1996 Baltimore Orioles 257 2. 2016 BALTIMORE ORIOLES 220 3. 2015 Baltimore Orioles 217 4. 1985 Baltimore Orioles 214 1998 Baltimore Orioles 214 2012 Baltimore Orioles 214 EVERYDAY PEOPLE Active leaders, consecutive games started: 1. Alcides Escobar, KC 149 2. JONATHAN SCHOOP, BAL 140 3. Brian Dozier, MIN 95 JUST A LITTLE CRUSH Major League home run leaders since 2012: 1. CHRIS DAVIS, BAL 194 2. Edwin Encarnacion, TOR 188 3. Nelson Cruz, SEA 170 TEAM HOME RUN LEADERS Most team home runs in the majors: 1. BALTIMORE ORIOLES 220 2. St. Louis Cardinals 204 3. Toronto Blue Jays 198 4. Seattle Mariners 196 MANAGERIAL WINS Most all-time managerial wins: 23. EARL WEAVER, HOF 1,480 24. Mike Scioscia, LAA* 1,478 25. BUCK SHOWALTER* 1,416 26. Miller Huggins, HOF 1,413 CURRENT ROAD TRIP Record 2-2 Team Average.264 (38-for-154) Runs per Game 6.75 (27 R/4 G) Fielding Errors 1,.992 Team ERA 3.97 (15 ER/34.0 IP) Starters W-L 2-0 Starters ERA 4.56 (12 ER/23.2 IP) Bullpen W-L-S 0-2-0 Bullpen ERA 2.61 (3 ER/10.1 IP) Saves/Opps 0/0 Best homestand 5-0 (1.000), 4/4-10 Worst homestand 3-5 (.375), 8/16-23 Best road trip 2-0 (1.000), 5/10-11 Worst road trip 0-1 (.000), 6/20 UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS WS MVP Rick Dempsey Turns 67 on 9/13 RHP Tyler Wilson Turns 27 on 9/25 RHP Vance Worley Turns 29 on 9/25 MILESTONE TRACKER Zach Britton Needs 9 saves for 122* Adam Jones Needs 3 doubles for 250 Needs 37 hits for 1,500 Needs 4 HR for 223 with BAL# Needs 5 HR for 124 HR at OPACY## Needs 21 hits for 1,452 with BAL^ Mark Trumbo Needs 2 RBI for 100 (2016) *122 saves with BAL, J. Johnson, 2 nd All-Time # 223 HR with BAL, R. Palmeiro, 5 th All-Time ## 124 HR at OPACY, R. Palmeiro, 1 st All-Time ^1,452 hits with BAL, B. Roberts, 8 th All-Time UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO ORIOLES STARTER OPPONENT STARTER Sept. 11 at Detroit 1:10 p.m. MASN/TBS Orioles Radio/105.7 FM RH Chris Tillman (15-5, 3.76) RH Justin Verlander (14-7, 3.28) All times listed are Eastern; All games broadcast on the Orioles Radio Network and 105.7 The Fan
TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHER: #31 UBALDO JIMÉNEZ Height: 6-5 Weight: 210 Bats: Right Throws: Right Age: 32 Born: January 22, 1984 in Nagua, DR Resides: La Romana, DR Acquisition Date: February 19, 2014 How Acquired: Signed by the Orioles as a free agent to a four-year contract QUICK HITS: Struck out Angels SS Gregorio Petit in the bottom of the sixth inning on May 22, at Los Angeles-AL for his 1,500 th career strikeout Is one of 20 active pitchers to have achieved the feat Ranks 10 th on the all-time wins list among Dominican Republic-born pitchers with 106 career victories Became the 11 th Dominican Republic-born pitcher to post 250 career starts and the 15 th to log at least 1,500.0 career innings. LAST START: He tossed a complete game on September 5 at Tampa Bay (W, 9.0 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 HR, 1 HB) It was his ninth career complete game He did not surrender a run or hit after the first inning Jiménez retired the last 17 batters he faced and 25 of the last 26 batters he faced He tossed a season-high 114 pitches It was the first complete game by an Oriole since September 3, 2014 vs. Cincinnati (RHP Miguel Gonzalez). U-TURN: Jiménez went the distance in Baltimore s 7-3 win over the Rays on September 5...He lifted his career win-loss record above the.500 mark...entering the game, he had lost his last four decisions, lowering his record to 105-105, the first time that his career mark had fallen to.500 since he was pitching for the Rockies in 2009...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, he had thrown eight complete games from 2008-11 while pitching for Colorado, but his Labor Day effort was his first complete game in his 149 American League starts. CAREER VS. DETROIT: He faced the Tigers once this season on May 12 at OPACY (ND, 5.0 IP, 9 H, 5 R/4 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, 1 HR) Jiménez has gone 5-11 with a 5.68 ERA (70 ER/111.0 IP) and nine Quality Starts in 20 career outings against Detroit He has gone 2-8 with a 7.39 ERA (43 ER/52.1 IP) in 10 career starts at Comerica Park. AGAINST THE AL CENTRAL: Jiménez is 2-2 with a 4.60 ERA (16 ER/31.1 IP) and 30 strikeouts in seven outings (six starts) against AL Central clubs this season He has gone 19-27 with a 4.59 ERA (180 ER/352.2 IP) in 63 career games (61 starts/26 Quality Starts) vs. the AL Central. RACK EM UP: He ranks eighth all-time among Major League pitchers born in the Dominican Republic with 1,556 career strikeouts Jiménez ranks third among active Dominican Republic-born pitchers in strikeouts behind RHP Ervin Santana (fourth all-time; 1,714) and RHP Bartolo Colon (second all-time; 2,345). AS A RELIEVER: He has gone 0-1 with a 7.56 ERA (14 ER/16.2 IP) in eight career relief outings This season, he is 0-1 with an 8.71 ERA (10 ER/10.1 IP) in four relief appearances He earned his first career save on August 7 at Chicago-AL (3.0 IP, 3 K) He is one of five active pitchers to have 100 or more career victories and at least one career save. KEEPING IT 100: Earned his 100 th career win in a 4-1 victory over the Nationals on September 22, 2015 Of his 106 career wins, 56 came as a member of the Colorado Rockies (including a no-hitter on April 17, 2010 at Atlanta), 26 came with the Cleveland Indians, and 24 have been earned with the O s He is one of 12 Dominican Republic-born pitchers to earn 100 career victories Hall of Famer RHP Juan Marichal leads the way with 243 wins and current Orioles pitching instructor RHP Ramon Martinez owns 135 career wins Jiménez is one of 27 active pitchers (along with RHP Yovani Gallardo) with at least 100 career wins. HELPING HIS OWN CAUSE: He produced an RBI-single, Sept. 22, 2015 at Washington, which accounted for the first run of the game, and the O s never relinquished the lead...according to the Elias Sports Bureau, he became the second AL pitcher last season to be credited with both a win and a game-winning RBI in the same game (also TB s RHP Nathan Karns on July 21, 2015 vs. PHI)...He became the 25 th AL pitcher in 19 years of Interleague Play to notch a victory and a game-winning RBI...The RBI was the second of the 2015 season for Jiménez (also, one at PHI, June 17, 2015)...Last season, he became the ninth AL pitcher (since the designated-hitter rule was enacted in 1973), to have driven in a run in two different games in the same season...four of the nine pitched for the Orioles: RHP Mike Mussina (1999), RHP Kris Benson (2006), LHP Zach Britton (2011), and Jiménez (2015). AT ORIOLE PARK: He is 4-4 with a 6.39 ERA (45 ER/63.1 IP) in 13 home outings (11 starts) this season In 13 starts at OPACY last season, he went 6-2 with a 3.68 ERA (33 ER/80.2 IP) and recorded a Quality Start in seven of those 13 outings (Baltimore went 11-2) Since June 30, 2014, in 27 starts at Oriole Park, he has gone 13-5 with a 4.28 ERA (75 ER/157.2 IP), 140 strikeouts, and 13 Quality Starts During his 27 starts at OPACY in that span, the Birds have gone 22-5 In his career at Oriole Park, Jiménez is 14-12 with a 5.02 ERA (118 ER/211.2 IP) and 15 Quality Starts in 39 appearances (36 starts). ON THE ROAD: He is 2-7 with a 5.94 ERA (35 ER/53.0 IP) in 12 road games (10 starts) this season Went 6-8 with a 4.44 ERA (51 ER/103.1 IP) in 19 starts (seven Quality Starts) on the road in 2015 In 155 outings (151 starts) on the road in his career, he is 50-62 with a 4.34 ERA (419 ER/869.0 IP) and 69 Quality Starts. Home: 4-4, 6.39 ERA Away: 2-7, 5.94 ERA JIMÉNEZ S 2016 SPLITS vs. LH:.315 (64-203), 10 HR vs. RH:.262 (70-267), 4 HR JIMÉNEZ S CAREER NUMBERS W-L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO 2015 12-10 4.11 32 184.0 182 89 84 68 168 2016 6-11 6.19 25 116.1 134 85 80 62 100 Career 106-105 4.16 294 1701.1 1572 851 787 780 1556 Home: 56-43, 3.98 ERA Away: 50-62, 4.34 ERA vs. LH:.242 (790-3271), 89 HR vs. RH:.249 (782-3145), 62 HR RUNS ALLOWED BY INNING IN 2016 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 5 th 6 th 7 th 8 th 9 th Tot 21 8 13 13 15 11 4 0 0 85 RUN SUPPORT WHILE IN GAME IN 2016 (STARTER) 0R 1R 2R 3R 4R 5R 6R 7R 8R 9R 10+ 7 2 2 4 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 LAST TIME (STARTER) Date & Opp Final Line Win: 9/5/16 at TB 9.0 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 HR, 1 HB Loss: 8/25/16 at WAS 6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 4 K, 1 HR ND: 8/30/16 vs. TOR 6.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HR CG: 6/1/11 at LAD 9.0 IP, 4 H, 7 K SHO: 6/1/11 at LAD 9.0 IP, 4 H, 7 K 2016 SEASON HIGHS No. Date(s) & Opp. Innings Pitched: 9.0 9/5 at TB Hits Allowed: 9 3x, last: 6/7 vs. KC Runs Allowed: 6 5x, last: 7/3 at SEA Strikeouts: 9 4/7 vs. MIN Walks: 4 8x, last: 8/19 vs. HOU HR allowed: 2 6/17 vs. TOR Winning Streak: 2 6/22-6/28 Losing Streak: 4 7/3-8/25 Shortest start: 0.1 6/12 at TOR Pitches thrown: 114 9/5 at TB CAREER HIGHS No. Date(s) & Opp. Innings Pitched: 9.0 6x, last: 9/5/16 at TB Hits Allowed: 12 5/27/11 vs. STL Runs Allowed: 9 8/9/07 vs. CHC Strikeouts: 13 2x, last: 9/29/13 at MIN Walks: 6 12x, last: 9/4/15 at TOR HR allowed: 3 2x, last: 7/17/15 at DET Winning Streak: 9 5/15/10-7/8/10 Losing Streak: 8 8/14/12-4/16/13 Shortest start: 0.1 6/12/16 at TOR Pitches thrown: 128 2x, last: 5/31/10 at SF JIMÉNEZ VS. TIGERS PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI Aybar.375 16 6 1 2 Cabrera.333 45 15 1 9 Collins.--- -- -- -- -- Hicks.--- -- -- -- -- Iglesias.571 7 4 1 4 Jones.--- -- -- -- -- Kinsler.320 25 8 0 3 Machado.--- -- -- -- -- J. Martinez.273 11 3 2 4 V. Martinez.355 31 11 4 12 Maybin.000 4 0 0 0 McCann.250 4 1 0 0 McGehee.200 15 3 1 2 Moya.333 3 1 0 0 Romine.000 2 0 0 0 Saltalamacchia.222 9 2 1 1 Upton.286 28 8 2 8 ZIMMERMAN VS. ORIOLES PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI P. Álvarez.333 6 2 1 2 Bourn.133 15 2 0 3 Davis.500 6 3 1 1 Flaherty.400 5 2 0 1 Hardy.200 15 3 0 2 Jones.167 18 3 1 2 Joseph 1.000 2 2 1 2 Kim.--- -- -- -- -- Machado.286 7 2 0 1 Pearce.364 11 4 2 3 Peña.--- -- -- -- -- Reimold.750 4 3 1 1 Schoop.--- -- -- -- -- Stubbs.077 13 1 0 0 Trumbo.000 5 0 0 0 Wieters.167 12 2 0 0 COMPLETE CONTROL: He posted his first complete game with the Orioles on September 5 at Tampa Bay (W, 9.0 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 HR, 1 HB) It was his ninth career complete game and first since June 1, 2011 at Los Angeles-NL as a member of Colorado He tossed a no-hitter on April 17, 2010 at Atlanta, when he pitched for the Rockies. JIMÉNEZ S 2016 STARTS DATE OPP SCORE WHENLEFT DEC IP H R ER BB K HR PIT STR NOTES 4/7 vs. MIN 4-2 3-2 W 7.0 8 2 1 0 9 1 107 76 Season debut; First Quality Start of season for O s pitchers 4/13 at BOS 2-4 2-4 L 5.0 6 4 4 4 5 0 104 58 Loss snapped O s best start (7-0) in franchise history since 1954 4/20 vs. TOR 4-3 3-2 ND 5.0 5 2 2 4 6 1 110 65 Season-high 110 pitches; O s won on passed ball in 10th inning 4/26 at TB 1-3 1-3 L 6.0 6 3 3 3 6 1 102 62 7 th straight start with 100-plus pitches (since 9/22/15 at WAS) 5/1 vs. CWS 1-7 0-6 L 4.2 7 6 6 4 3 1 84 50 Allowed a season-high six runs; hit two batters 5/7 vs. OAK 5-2 5-2 W 8.0 9 2 2 1 6 0 104 68 Tossed a season-high 8.0 IP; Allowed both runs in the fifth inning 5/12 at MIN 7-5 0-5 ND 5.0 9 5 4 4 2 1 105 64 Surrendered nine hits for 2 nd straight start; Faced 2 batters in 6 th inn. 5/17 vs. SEA 0-10 0-6 L 4.1 5 6 6 4 4 0 90 50 His shortest start in terms of IP since July 23, 2015 5/22 at LAA 2-10 0-6 L 5.2 8 6 6 3 3 0 90 56 Struck out G. Petit in B-6 th for 1,500 th career strikeout 5/28 at CLE 4-11 0-6 L 1.2 5 6 3 3 1 0 50 25 His shortest start of the season in terms of IP 6/2 vs. BOS 12-7 4-5 ND 5.0 6 5 5 2 3 1 90 54 Allowed at least 5 runs for his career-high 5 th consecutive start 6/7 vs. KC 9-1 8-1 W 5.0 9 1 1 3 4 0 106 67 Surrendered one earned run or fewer for the second time this season 6/12 at TOR 9-10 0-5 L 0.1 6 5 5 0 1 0 30 17 Shortest start of his career in terms of innings pitched 6/22 vs. SD 7-2 7-2 W 6.0 4 2 2 0 7 0 104 64 Earned his 25 th career win against the NL West 6/28 at SD 11-7 11-1 W 5.0 3 1 1 4 5 1 87 49 Surrendered a solo HR to Melvin Upton Jr. 7/3 at SEA 4-9 3-6 L 4.1 6 6 6 3 3 1 81 51 Surrendered a season-high tying 6 ER for the 4 th time this season 7/8 vs. LAA 5-9 1-5 L 1.1 5 5 5 2 0 0 45 25 Posted his second shortest start of the season in terms of innings pitched 7/28 at MIN 2-6 2-1 ND 5.0 5 1 1 3 8 0 104 66 Logged at least 8 K for 2 nd time this season (both against MIN) 8/25 at WAS 0-4 0-1 L 6.0 5 1 1 0 4 1 90 60 Second start of the season of at least 6.0 IP and zero walks allowed 8/30 vs. TOR 5-3 3-3 ND 6.2 5 3 3 2 3 1 101 63 Second consecutive Quality Start (sixth of the season) 9/5 at TB 7-3 7-3 W 9.0 2 3 3 1 6 1 114 75 Tossed his ninth career complete game (first with the Orioles) SEASON TOTALS (STARTER) 6-10 106.0 124 75 70 54 89 11 1,898 1,165 (61.4%)
STARTING PITCHER RUN SUPPORT PITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUN SUPP AVG O S W-L QUALITY STARTS Q.S. % Bundy 11 47 4.27 7.51 6-5 3 27.2 Gallardo 20 51 2.55 4.47 10-10 6 30.0 Gausman 26 74 2.85 4.38 12-14 16 61.5 Jiménez 21 60 2.86 5.09 10-11 7 33.3 Miley 7 17 2.43 4.50 2-5 2 28.6 Tillman 26 83 3.19 4.88 20-6 15 57.7 Wilson 13 49 3.77 6.04 6-7 6 46.2 Worley 4 17 4.25 6.95 3-1 1 25.0 Wright 12 35 2.92 4.95 7-5 4 33.3 TOTALS 140 433 3.09 5.11 76-64 60 42.9 BIRDS IN THE BULLPEN 64 JAYSON AQUINO LHP 7/4 at LAD: 0.2 IP at DET: TRIP: HR - - - - - None None None None 0.2 IP, 7/4 vs. LAD - vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 1-1 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 1-0 Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on September 2 Made his Major League debut on July 4 at Los Angeles-NL (0.2 IP) Posted a 3.72 ERA (53 ER/128.1 IP) between Double-A Bowie (20 games, 19 starts) and Triple-A Norfolk (five games) this season Was named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week from May 30-June 5, going 2-0 over 15.0 scoreless innings in two starts 35 BRAD BRACH RHP 9/9 at DET: L, 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR at DET: L, 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR TRIP: L, 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR HR 5 1 - - 5 9/9/16 (V. Martinez) 8/30/16 vs. TOR 9/9/16 at DET 6/8/16 vs. KC 2.1 IP, 4/23 at KC 3, 7/27 at NYY vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 46-61 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 23-1 Selected to the 2016 All-Star game, his first career All-Star selection Chosen by the manager (Ned Yost) in conjunction with MLB Did not pitch in the game Leads the club with 61 appearances and 21 holds Is tied with RHP Mychal Givens and HOU s Michael Feliz for the Major League lead with eight wins as a reliever Along with Mychal Givens, are the 2 nd set of O s relievers (100% games in relief) to post 8 or more wins in a single season also, Dick Hall (11) and Stu Miller (14) in 1965 Ranks tied for sixth among AL relievers in strikeouts (80) and fourth among AL relievers with 69.2 IP Has struck out at least one batter in 47 of his 61 appearances this season The Orioles are 47-14 in games in which he pitches this season Since the start of 2014, leads all Major League relievers with 20 wins 53 ZACH BRITTON LHP 9/3 vs. NYY: SV, 1.0 IP, 1 K at DET: TRIP: HR 1 - - - 1 4/11/16 (M. Betts) 5/5/16 vs. NYY 4/30/16 vs. CWS 9/3/16 vs. NYY 2.0 IP, 7/31 at TOR 4, 6/14 at BOS vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 46-58 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 16-1 Selected to the 2016 All-Star Game, his second consecutive All-Star selection (second career, also 2015) Earned the save for the AL squad (1.0 IP, 1 H) Ranks first among qualifying relief pitchers in MLB with a 0.65 ERA this season (only qualifying MLB reliever with a sub-1.00 ERA) Posted a MLB record 43 consecutive relief appearances (41.1 IP) without surrendering an earned run from May 5-August 22, per STATS, LLC (since 1913) Is 40-for-40 in SVO this season His 40 saves are tied for the American League and rank tied for third in MLB Has posted the fourth 40-save season in Orioles history (Randy Myers: 1997, Jim Johnson: 2012 & 2013) Is the only qualifying reliever in MLB with a 100.0% save percentage Has set the club record for consecutive saves in as many opportunities to begin a season (40-for-40), surpassing Chris Ray s mark (18-for-18) from April 3-June 17, 2006 With his save vs. TEX on August 3, he set the MLB record (since 1969) for most consecutive saves (33) in as many chances to begin a season by a LHP, per STATS, LLC According to STATS, LLC., he owns the fourth-longest stretch of consecutive saves converted to start a season (40) in MLB history (since 1969) Earned the 100 th save of his career on July 10 vs. LAA, becoming the fifth pitcher in club history (since 1954) to record 100 or more career saves with the Orioles His 113 saves since the start of 2014 lead all American League relievers (fourth in MLB) Is one of 19 active pitchers with 100 or more career saves His 113 career saves are the third-most among Orioles relievers in club history (since 1954) Jim Johnson (122) ranks second Posted his 106 th career save on August 3 vs. TEX, passing Tippy Martinez for the club record for saves by a left-handed pitcher Ranks first among MLB relievers in ground ball/fly ball ratio (11.22) and in ground ball percentage (79.5%) this season Since the start of 2014, ranks second among qualifying relievers in Major League Baseball with a 1.46 ERA (32 ER/197.0 IP) 71 OLIVER DRAKE RHP 9/7 vs. TB: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K at DET: TRIP: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K HR - - 1-1 6/28/16 (W. Myers) None None None 2.0 IP, 6/22 vs. SD 4, 9/7 at TB vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 6-7 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 6-2 Recalled by the Orioles from Triple-A Norfolk on August 28 Pitched to a 2.72 ERA (17 ER/56.1 IP) with 10 saves over 47 games (one start) with Norfolk this season Posted a 12.60 strikeouts per 9.0 innings ratio with Triple-A Norfolk (79 K s/56.1 IP) Named International League Pitcher of the Week on June 20 (4-for-4 in SVO, 4.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 10 K) 50 BRIAN DUENSING LHP 9/6 at TB: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 K at DET: TRIP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 K HR 2 - - - 2 6/11/16 (M. Saunders) 8/26/15 at TB 9/16/15 vs. DET 4/10/15 at CWS 1.2 IP, 6/4 vs. NYY 1, 9/6 at TB vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 4-8 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 3-0 Placed on the 15-day DL on June 22 (retroactive to June 20) with left elbow inflammation Transferred to the 60-day DL on July 3 Reinstated from the 60-day DL on September 5 Pitched in five rehabilitation games between Double-A Bowie (3 games) and the GCL Orioles (2 games), posting a 1.00 ERA (1 ER/9.0 IP) with 9 K s Made his Orioles debut on June 2 vs. BOS (1.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER) Had his contract selected from Triple-A Norfolk on June 2 60 MYCHAL GIVENS RHP 9/9 at DET: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 K at DET: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 K TRIP: L, 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K HR 3 1 2-6 8/22/16 (D. Espinosa) 7/31/16 at TOR 9/7/16 at TB None 2.1 IP, 5/24 at HOU 4, 8/4 vs. TEX vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 36-57 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 32-10 Leads O s relievers (T-4 th among AL relievers) with 85 K s this season Tied with RHP Brad Brach and HOU s Michael Feliz for MLB lead with 8 wins as a reliever this season Along with RHP Brad Brach, are the 2 nd set of O s relievers (100% games in relief) to post 8 or more wins in a single season also, Dick Hall (11) and Stu Miller (14) in 1965 Began his Major League career with a 7-0 record (49 games), the first Orioles reliever to go 7-0 to begin his Major League career Has registered at least one strikeout in 43 of his 57 games this season, including 28 multi-strikeout performances Ranks third among rookie AL relievers with an 11.59 strikeouts per 9.0 innings ratio this season His 85 K s rank second among rookie AL relievers Since making his Major League debut (June 24, 2015), ranks sixth among AL relievers with 123 strikeouts 58 DONNIE HART LHP 9/7 at TB: 0.1 IP at DET: TRIP: 1.1 IP, 1 H HR - - - - - None None None None 1.2 IP, 8/27 at NYY 2, 8/20 vs. HOU vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 10-14 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 11-4 Made his Major League debut on July 17 at TB Fanned Kevin Kiermaier for his first Major League strikeout Had his contract selected from Double-A Bowie on July 15 Has not surrendered a run over his 14 Major League outings (12.2 IP) this season Selected as a 2016 Eastern League All-Star Went 3-1 with a 2.72 ERA (14 ER/46.1 IP), four saves, and 50 strikeouts with Double-A Bowie this season Registered at least one strikeout in 33 of his 40 games with the Baysox this season and held left-handed hitters to a.179/.229/.269 slash line Was named to the 2015 Arizona Fall League Fall Stars Game, going 1-0 with a 4.82 ERA (5 ER/9.1 IP) and 13 strikeouts in eight games with the Peoria Javelinas In 132 career minor league games, went 13-7 with a 2.40 ERA (41 ER/154.0 IP), 26 saves, and 153 strikeouts
29 TOMMY HUNTER RHP 9/7 at TB: 0.2 IP, 1 BB at DET: TRIP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K HR 1 - - - 1 5/29/16 (N. Reimold) 6/2/16 vs. KC 7/9/16 vs. NYY 8/1/15 at MIL 2.0 IP, 7/1 at TOR 3, 5/29 vs. BAL vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 17-26 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 9-3 Signed by the Orioles to a Major League contract on August 28 Struck out at least one batter in 12 consecutive outings from June 12-September 6 (15 K s) Pitched in 21 games with the Indians this season, going 2-2 with a 3.74 ERA (9 ER/21.2 IP) Began the season on Cleveland s 15-day DL rehabbing from offseason core-muscle surgery (reinstated on April 29) Has pitched in parts of six seasons with the Orioles, 2011-16 63 TYLER WILSON RHP 8/19 vs. HOU: 2.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 2 HR at DET: TRIP: HR 7 6 3-16 8/19/16 (J. Altuve) 6/26/16 vs. TB 7/2/16 at SEA None 8.0 IP, 6/16 at BOS 6, 6/16 at BOS vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 3-7 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 6-4 Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on September 2 Has pitched to a 4.15 ERA (8 ER/17.1 IP) in seven relief outings this season Is 4-6 with a 5.67 ERA (46 ER/73.0 IP) over 13 starts this season Has gone 1-0 with a 3.18 ERA (10 ER/28.1 IP) over 11 career relief appearances Tossed a career-high 8.0 innings on June 16 at BOS, surrendering three hits while striking out a career-high six 48 VANCE WORLEY RHP 9/4 vs. NYY: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 3 BB, 1 K at DET: TRIP: HR 6 3 - - 9 8/26/16 (G. Sanchez) 5/12/16 vs. DET 7/19/16 at NYY 8/23/16 vs. WAS 7.0 IP, 7/24 vs. CLE 6, 4/15 at TEX vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 15-28 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 17-8 Placed on the 15-day disabled list on June 14 (retroactive to June 13) with a right groin strain Reinstated from the DL on June 30 Has posted a 2.95 ERA (19 ER/58.0 IP) in 28 relief outings this season Is 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA (11 ER/22.0 IP) as a starter Did not surrender a run over his first 10 relief appearances (16.0 IP) of the season (April 22-May 25) Owns a 2.39 ERA (10 ER/37.2 IP) in 16 games (two starts) at Oriole Park this season 2016 TRANSACTIONS Date Player(s) & Transaction(s) 01/08 Joey Terdoslavich (INF/OF); Claimed off waivers from Atlanta 01/15 Brad Brach (RHP), Ryan Flaherty (INF), Miguel Gonzalez (RHP), Manny Machado (INF), Chris Tillman (RHP), Mark Trumbo (OF/INF); Agreed to terms on one-year contracts, avoiding arbitration 01/21 Chris Davis (INF); Signed seven-year contract Joey Terdoslavich (INF/OF); DFA 01/26 Efren Navarro (OF); Acquired from LAA in exchange for cash considerations L.J. Hoes (OF); DFA 02/04 Odrisamer Despaigne (RHP); Acquired from SD in exchange for minor league RHP Jean Cosme C.J. Riefenhauser (LHP); DFA Brian Matusz (LHP); Agreed to terms on a one-year contract, avoiding arbitration 02/05 Zach Britton (LHP); Agreed to terms on a one-year contract, avoiding arbitration 02/25 Yovani Gallardo (RHP); Signed two-year contract with club option for 2018 Efren Navarro (OF); Designated for assignment 03/08 Dariel Álvarez (OF), Parker Bridwell (RHP), Odrisamer Despaigne (RHP), Oliver Drake (RHP), Jason Garcia (RHP), Kevin Gausman (RHP), Mychal Givens (RHP), Chris Jones (LHP), Caleb Joseph (C), Chris Lee (LHP), T.J. McFarland (LHP), Jimmy Paredes (INF), Francisco Peña (C), Joey Rickard (OF), Chaz Roe (RHP), Jonathan Schoop (INF), Andrew Triggs (RHP), Henry Urrutia (OF), Christian Walker (INF), Tyler Wilson (RHP), Mike Wright (RHP); Agreed to terms on one-year contracts 03/10 Pedro Álvarez (INF); Signed one-year contract Andrew Triggs (RHP); Released 03/14 Chris Jones (LHP) and Henry Urrutia (OF); Optioned to AAA NFK Jason Garcia (RHP); Optioned to AA BOW 03/18 Parker Bridwell (RHP) and Chris Lee (LHP); Optioned to AA BOW 03/23 Zach Phillips (LHP); Signed one-year contract Chris Jones (LHP); DFA 03/26 Christian Walker (INF/OF); Optioned to AAA NFK 03/28 Odrisamer Despaigne (RHP); Optioned to AAA NFK 03/29 Dariel Álvarez (OF); Optioned to AAA NFK 03/31 Oliver Drake (RHP); Optioned to AAA NFK 04/01 Francisco Peña (C); Optioned to AAA NFK Zach Phillips (LHP) and Chaz Roe (RHP); Cleared waivers and outrighted to AAA NFK 04/03 Kevin Gausman (RHP); Placed on the 15-day DL (right shoulder strain) Brian Matusz (LHP); Placed on the 15-day DL (left intercostal strain) Jimmy Paredes (INF); Placed on the 15-day DL (left wrist sprain) 04/07 Jayson Aquino (LHP); Acquired from STL in exchange for cash considerations Optioned to AA BOW 04/15 Scott McGough (RHP); Claimed off waivers from MIA Optioned to AAA NFK 04/23 Brian Matusz (LHP); Reinstated from the 15-day DL Yovani Gallardo (RHP); Placed on the 15-day DL (right shoulder bicep tendinitis) 04/25 David Hale (RHP); Claimed off waivers from COL Optioned to AAA NFK...Kevin Gausman (RHP); Reinstated from the 15-day DL Ryan Flaherty (INF); Optioned to AAA NFK 05/03 Ryan Flaherty (INF); Recalled from AAA NFK J.J. Hardy (INF); Placed on the 15-day DL (left foot fracture; retroactive to 05/02) 05/07 Paul Janish (INF); Contract selected from AAA NFK T.J. McFarland (LHP); Optioned to AAA NFK Scott McGough (RHP): DFA T.J. McFarland (LHP); Recalled as 26 th player for Game 2 of DH T.J. McFarland (LHP): Returned to AAA NFK (postgame) 05/16 Jimmy Paredes (INF/OF); Claimed off waivers by TOR 05/23 Brandon Barker (RHP) and Trevor Belicek (LHP); Acquired from ATL in exchange for Brain Matusz (LHP) and a Competitive Balance Round B pick (76 th overall) in the 2016 First-Year Player Draft 05/24 Ashur Tolliver (LHP); Contract selected from AA BOW 05/31 Francisco Peña (C); Recalled from AAA NFK Caleb Joseph (C); Placed on the 15-day DL (testicular injury suffered in the May 30 game) 06/01 T.J. McFarland (LHP); Recalled from AAA NFK Ashur Tolliver (LHP); Optioned to AAA NFK 06/02 Brian Duensing (LHP); Contract selected from AAA NFK Mike Wright (RHP); Optioned to AAA NFK 06/03 Mike Wright (RHP); Recalled from AAA NFK Darren O Day (RHP); Placed on the 15-day DL (right hamstring strain) 06/14 Odrisamer Despaigne (RHP); Recalled from AAA NFK Vance Worley (RHP); Placed on the 15-day DL (right groin strain; retroactive to 06/13) 06/17 Mike Wright (RHP); Optioned to AAA NFK (postgame) 06/18 Yovani Gallardo (RHP); Reinstated from the 15-day DL J.J. Hardy (INF); Reinstated from the 15-day DL T.J. McFarland (LHP); Optioned to AAA NFK 06/19 Manny Machado (INF): Began serving four-game suspension 06/21 Oliver Drake (RHP); Recalled from AAA NFK Paul Janish (INF); Outrighted to AAA NFK 06/22 Ashur Tolliver (LHP); Recalled from AAA NFK Brian Duensing (LHP); Placed on the 15-day DL (left elbow inflammation; retroactive to 06/20) 06/25 T.J. McFarland (LHP); Recalled from AAA NFK as 26 th player for DH T.J. McFarland (LHP); Returned to AAA NFK (postgame) 06/26 Ashur Tolliver (LHP); Optioned to AAA NFK (postgame) 06/28 T.J. McFarland (LHP); Recalled from AAA NFK 06/30 Vance Worley (RHP); Reinstated from the 15-day DL Caleb Joseph (C); Reinstated from the 15-day disabled list Chaz Roe (RHP); Contract selected from AAA NFK Oliver Drake (RHP); Optioned to AAA NFK...Francisco Peña (C); Optioned to AAA NFK T.J. McFarland (LHP); Placed on the 15-day disabled list (left knee inflammation; retroactive to 06/29) 07/03 Ariel Miranda (LHP); Contract selected from AAA NFK Tyler Wilson (RHP); Optioned to AAA NFK Brian Duensing (LHP): Transferred to 60-day disabled list (left elbow inflammation) 07/04 Dariel Álvarez (OF); Recalled from AAA NFK Jayson Aquino (LHP); Recalled from AA BOW Pedro Álvarez (INF); Placed on the bereavement list Ariel Miranda (LHP); Optioned to AAA NFK 07/06 Dariel Álvarez (OF); Optioned to AAA NFK (postgame) Jayson Aquino (LHP); Optioned to AA BOW (postgame) 07/07 Pedro Álvarez (INF); Reinstated from the bereavement list 07/08 Mike Wright (RHP); Recalled from AAA NFK Mike Wright (RHP); Optioned to AAA NFK (postgame) 07/09 Jason Garica (RHP); Recalled from AA BOW 07/10 Jason Garcia (RHP); Optioned to AA BOW (postgame) 07/15 Donnie Hart (LHP); Contract selected from AA BOW 07/19 Julio Borbón (OF); Contract selected from AA BOW... Hyun Soo Kim (OF); Placed on the 15-day DL (right hamstring strain; retroactive to 7/11) 07/22 Dariel Álvarez (OF); Recalled from AAA NFK Joey Rickard (OF); Placed on the 15-day DL (right thumb ligament injury; retroactive to 7/21) 07/23 Tyler Wilson (RHP); Recalled from AAA NFK Ubaldo Jiménez (RHP); Placed on the Paternity Leave List 07/24 Darren O Day (RHP); Reinstated from the 15-day DL Donnie Hart (LHP); Optioned to AA BOW 07/25 Dariel Álvarez (OF); Optioned to AAA NFK (postgame) 07/26 Ubaldo Jiménez (RHP); Reinstated from the Paternity Leave List Hyun Soo Kim (OF); Reinstated from the 15-day DL Julio Borbón (OF); DFA 07/29 Logan Ondrusek (RHP); Signed to a Major League contract Chaz Roe (RHP); DFA 07/31 Wade Miley (LHP); Acquired from SEA in exchange for Ariel Miranda (LHP) 08/01 Steve Pearce (INF/OF); Acquired from TB in exchange for Jonah Heim (C) 08/02 Wade Miley (LHP); Reported to the club Steve Pearce (INF/OF); Reported to the club Odrisamer Despaigne (RHP); Optioned to AAA NFK Tyler Wilson (RHP); Optioned to AAA NFK 08/11 Logan Ondrusek (RHP); Optioned to AA BOW (postgame) 08/12 Donnie Hart (LHP); Recalled from AA BOW 08/13 Tyler Wilson (RHP); Recalled from AAA NFK Darren O Day (RHP); Placed on the 15-day DL (right shoulder rotator cuff strain; retroactive to 8/12) 08/19 Tyler Wilson (RHP); Optioned to AAA NFK (postgame) 08/20 Odrisamer Despaigne (RHP); Recalled from AAA NFK Francisco Peña (C); Recalled from AAA NFK Matt Wieters (C); Placed on the Paternity Leave List Odrisamer Despaigne (RHP); Optioned to AAA NFK (postgame) 08/21 Parker Bridwell (RHP); Recalled from AAA NFK 08/22 Matt Wieters (C); Reinstated from the Paternity Leave List Caleb Joseph (C); Optioned to AAA NFK 08/24 Mike Wright (RHP); Recalled from AAA NFK Chris Tillman (RHP); Placed on the 15-day DL (right shoulder bursitis, retroactive to 8/21) 08/25 Logan Ondrusek (RHP); Recalled from AA BOW Parker Bridwell (RHP); Optioned to AAA NFK 08/26 T.J. McFarland (LHP); Reinstated from the 15-day DL Logan Ondrusek (RHP); DFA 08/27 Julio Borbón (OF); Contract selected from AAA NFK Mike Wright (RHP); Optioned to AAA NFK 08/28 Tommy Hunter (RHP); Signed to a Major League contract Oliver Drake (RHP); Recalled from AAA NFK T.J. McFarland (LHP); DFA Julio Borbón (OF); DFA 08/29 T.J. McFarland (LHP); Optioned to AAA NFK 08/31 Kyle Lobstein (LHP); Acquired from PIT in exchange for minor league LHP Zach Phillips Ashur Tolliver (LHP); DFA Drew Stubbs (OF); Claimed off waivers from TEX Kyle Lobstein (LHP); DFA Michael Bourn (OF); Acquired from ARI in exchange for minor league OF Jason Heinrich 09/02 Jayson Aquino (LHP); Recalled from AAA NFK Caleb Joseph (C); Recalled from AAA NFK Tyler Wilson (RHP); Recalled from AAA NFK Michael Bourn (OF); Reported to the club Drew Stubbs (OF); Reported to the club 09/05 Brian Duensing (LHP); Reinstated from the 60-day DL Odrisamer Despaigne (RHP); DFA
24 PEDRO ÁLVAREZ INF (L) 9/9 at DET: 1-3, 1-2B at DET: 1-3, 1-2B TRIP: 3-12, 3 BB, 2-2B, 1 R, 1 RBI Hit Game 3 8/4 vs. TEX Games 12 7 - - 19 RBI Game 5 6/21 vs. SD Games 9 1-1 11 Current Hit Streak: 1G (since 9/9;.333, 1-for-3, 1-2B) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 5G (last: 5/28-6/4;.333, 7-for-21, 2-2B, 2 HR, 3 R, 5 RBI) Per Elias, became the first Oriole to hit six home runs over a five-game span (7/30-8/5) since Chris Davis had six in a five-game span from Sept. 26-Oct. 1, 2012 According to the Elias Sports Bureau, his six home runs over five games from July 30-August 5 are the most home runs he s hit in a five-game span in his career Batting.279 (56-for-201) with 11 doubles, 17 home runs, 31 runs scored, and 35 RBI over his last 61 games (since June 2) Posted the 13 th multi-homer game of his career (third this season) on August 5 at CWS Logged the sixth 5+ RBI game of his career on June 21 vs. SD Belted his second career Eutaw Street home run on September 2 vs. NYY Hit his first career Eutaw Street home run on May 8 vs. OAK Hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10 th inning on May 5 vs. NYY Was his fourth career walk-off RBI Signed a one-year contract with the Orioles on March 10, 2016 Since 2012, his 131 home runs rank 17 th among all Major League hitters 1 MICHAEL BOURN OF (L) 9/9 at DET: 0 AB, 1 R (PR-LF) at DET: TRIP: 2-6, 1 BB, 1-2B, 1 HR, 2 R, 1 RBI Hit Game 4 8/24 vs. ATL Games 14 6 2-22 RBI Game 3 6/25 at COL Games 5 1 - - 6 Current Hit Streak: 3G (since 9/3;.375, 3-for-8, 1 BB, 1-2B, 1 HR, 1 R, 1 RBI) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 6G (last: 6/29-7/5;.462, 12-for-26, 3-2B, 1-3B, 4 R, 2 RBI) Homered for the first time as an Oriole on September 7 at TB Acquired from Arizona on August 31 in exchange for MiLB OF Jason Heinrich Has stolen 20 or more bases in six different seasons (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) Led MLB with 61 steals in 2011 (39 with HOU, 22 with ATL) Is 339-for-433 (78.3%) in stolen base attempts in his career Since 2008, he ranks second in stolen bases (320) and infield hits (252), and third in bunt hits (77) and triples (66) Is a two-time NL All Star (2010 & 2012) and Gold Glove award winner in center field (2009 & 2010) 19 CHRIS DAVIS 1B (L) 9/9 at DET: 0-3, 1 HB at DET: 0-3, 1 HBP TRIP: 4-10, 2 HR, 4 R, 4 RBI, 1 HBP Hit Game 4 5/11 at MIN Games 26 3 2-31 RBI Game 5 4/11 at BOS Games 16 4 2 1 23 Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-4, 1 HBP since 9/6) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 5G (last: 9/2-current;.444, 8-for-18, 1 BB, 3 HR, 5 R, 6 RBI) Ranks eighth on the Orioles all-time home runs list with 196 (B. Anderson ranks 7 th with 209) Homered in four straight games from August 17-20 vs. BOS, vs. HOU Was one of four Orioles to homer in the first inning on August 19 vs. Houston before the Astros recorded an out (first time in MLB history since 1900, per STATS, LLC.) Leads the club with 13 game-winning RBI this season Named AL Player of the Week for period of June 6-12 after batting.368/.462/1.211 (7-19) w/ 4 BB, 1-2B, 5 HR, 5 R, 10 RBI, 2 SF in 6 G 4 th career AL POW Award (last June 2, 2013) From June 6-12, led MLB in home runs (5), slugging percentage (1.211), and total bases (23) Homered in 5 consecutive games (June 7-12), logging 4 multi-rbi games during that week Matched his career-high for the 10 th time with four hits on May 11 at MIN (4-for-5, 2-2B, 1 HR, 2 R, 4 RBI) Ranks fifth in the American League with 76 walks this season Walked a career-high four times on June 1 vs. BOS and April 21 vs. TOR Matched his career-high for the 7 th time with 5 RBI, April 11 at BOS The most RBI by a visiting player against the Red Sox in their home opener in the team s franchise history (Elias) Signed a seven-year contract with the Orioles on January 21, 2016 Since the start of 2012, leads MLB with 194 home runs Since the start of 2013, ranks fourth in Major League Baseball with 270 extra-base hits Became the 3 rd player to hit 100 career home runs at OPACY, June 3 vs. NYY Ranks 3 rd on the ballpark s all-time HRs list (111) behind A. Jones (119) and R. Palmeiro (124) Hit his 10 th career Eutaw Street home run on August 18 vs. HOU as part of the 16 th multi-hr game of his career (1 st of the season) His 10 career Eutaw Street home runs are the most by an individual player in Oriole Park history (surpassed Luke Scott s six on June 16, 2015 vs. PHI) 3 RYAN FLAHERTY INF (L) 9/6 at TB: 0 AB (Def. Replacement) at DET: TRIP: Hit Game 2 7/6 at LAD Games 4 - - - 4 RBI Game 2 8/13 at SF Games 4 - - - 4 Current Hit Streak: 1G (since 9/2; 1.000, 1-for-1, 1-2B) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 4G (last: 6/17-6/22;.400, 6-for-15, 1 BB, 2-2B, 2 HR, 4 R, 4 RBI) Launched his second career Eutaw Street home run on June 7 vs. KC (also, Sept. 25, 2013) Has played 68 G this season, making appearances at 1B (6 games), SS (11 games), 3B (40 games), RF (5 games), LF (2 games), and pitcher (1 game) also 7 PH appearances Made his Major League pitching debut on August 20 vs. HOU (1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 HR) First Orioles position player to pitch this season In five games with Triple-A Norfolk this season, hit.421/.500/.474 with a double, RBI, three runs scored, and three walks Homered at five different positions last season (1B, 2B, SS, 3B, & RF) Started at six different positions last season (1B, 2B, SS, 3B, LF, & RF) 2 J.J. HARDY SS (R) 9/9 at DET: 0-3 at DET: 0-3 TRIP: 3-15, 1 BB, 2-2B, 2 R, 4 RBI Hit Game 3 8/18 vs. HOU Games 22 2 - - 24 RBI Game 5 4/12 at BOS Games 8 1-1 10 Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-6 since 9/7) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 10G (last: 7/2-7/17;.385, 15-for-39, 1 BB, 4-2B, 2 HR, 5 R, 9 RBI) Over his last 58 games (since July 2), is batting.271/.312/.433 (55-for-203) with 15 doubles, six home runs, 20 runs scored, and 27 RBI Placed on the 15-day DL on May 3 (retroactive to May 2) with a left foot fracture Reinstated from the DL on June 18 Played in three rehab games with Double-A Bowie, batting.364/.417/.364 (4-for-11) Left the game on May 1 vs. CWS following a foul ball off his left foot Was replaced in the top of the sixth inning Collected his 13 th career multi-homer game on August 18 vs. HOU, going 3-for-4 with 1-2B, 2 HR, 3 R, 3 RBI Ranks second on the Orioles all-time home runs list by a shortstop (102), surpassing Miguel Tejada (99) on August 18 He trails only Cal Ripken, Jr. (345) Has played in the third-most games as a shortstop in club history (794) Mark Belanger ranks second with 1,898 games at shortstop Since 2011, ranks second among Major League shortstops with 102 home runs and ranks fifth with 351 RBI 10 ADAM JONES CF (R) 9/9 at DET: 2-3, 1 BB, 1 R, 1 RBI at DET: 2-3, 1 BB, 1 R, 1 RBI TRIP: 4-18, 1 BB, 1 HR, 3 R, 2 RBI, 1 SB Hit Game 4 8/23 vs. WAS Games 35 4 3-42 RBI Game 3 7/31 at TOR Games 9 6 - - 15 Current Hit Streak: 1G (since 9/9;.667, 2-for-3, 1 BB, 1 R, 1 RBI) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 10G (6/19-6/30;.396, 19-for-48, 4 BB, 2-2B, 3 HR, 15 R, 10 RBI) Left the August 26 game at NYY in the bottom of the second inning with a left hamstring strain Was one of four Orioles to homer in the first inning on August 19 vs. Houston before the Astros recorded an out (first time in MLB history since 1900, per STATS, LLC.) Hit 11 home runs in June, tied for the MLB lead His 27 RBI in June ranked tied for fourth among MLB players Has hit four leadoff home runs this season (August 19 vs. HOU, July 28 at MIN, July 8 vs. LAA, & June 28 at SD) Hit his 200 th home run as an Oriole on June 2 vs. BOS Was his second HR of the night, his first multi-hr game of the season and ninth of his career Hit his 200 th career HR on May 13 vs. DET, becoming the second player (also Ted Williams, 400) to hit a century milestone HR (200 or higher) in a 1-0 game Tied his career-high for the 19 th time with four hits on August 23 vs. WAS Since 2012, ranks tied for eighth among all Major League hitters with 147 home runs Ranks ninth on the Orioles all-time hits list (1431) Brian Roberts (1452) ranks eighth Currently ranks sixth on the O s all-time HR list (219) R. Palmeiro ranks fifth with 223 and seventh on the Orioles all-time RBI list (725) B. Anderson ranks sixth (744) Currently ranks second on the Oriole Park home runs list with 119 homers Rafael Palmeiro leads the ballpark s home runs list with 124 Hit his 100 th career home run at Oriole Park, July 31, 2015 vs. DET, becoming the second player to hit 100-plus homers at OPACY in ballpark history (also, Rafael Palmeiro) Became the all-time RBI leader at Oriole Park (now with 394), passing Cal Ripken, Jr. (368) on June 4 vs. NYY Is the all-time extra-base hits leader at Oriole Park (now with 256), surpassing Brady Anderson (243) on June 6 vs. KC 36 CALEB JOSEPH C (R) 9/7 at TB: 0-3 at DET: TRIP: 0-3 Hit Game 2 7/23 vs. CLE Games 5 - - - 5 RBI Game - - Games - - - - - Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-12 since 8/13) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 4G (last: 7/21-7/24;.500, 7-for-14, 1 BB, 1 R) Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on September 2 Batted.250/.286/.250 (10-for-40) with 2 BB, 2 R, and 4 RBI over nine games with the Tides Placed on the 15-day disabled list on May 31 with a testicular injury suffered in the May 30 game vs. Boston Activated from the DL on June 30 Batted.289/.348/.500 (11-for-38) with 2-2B, 2 HR, and 7 RBI in 12 rehabilitation games between Double-A Bowie (6 games) and Class A-Advanced Frederick (6 games) Has caught 9-of-28 (32.1%) would-be base stealers this season and has caught 45-of-135 (33.3%) in his career
25 HYUN SOO KIM OF (L) 9/9 at DET: 1-3, 1-2B at DET: 1-3, 1-2B TRIP: 2-6, 2-2B, 1 R Hit Game 4 8/18 vs. HOU Games 13 6 1-20 RBI Game 3 6/28 at SD Games 1 1 - - 2 Current Hit Streak: 2G (since 9/5;.333, 2-for-6, 2-2B, 1 R) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 10G (7/26-8/8;.324, 12-for-37, 5 BB, 1 HR, 6 R, 1 RBI, 1 HB) Registered a career-high four hits on August 18 vs. HOU, going 4-for-5 with 1-3B (first career triple), 2 R, & 1 RBI Posted a career-high 10-game hitting streak from July 26-August 8 (.324/.419/.405; 12-for-37) Reinstated from the 15-day DL on July 26 Slugged his first career home run at Oriole Park on August 4 vs. TEX Left the July 10 game vs. LAA in top of the 2 nd inning with a right hamstring strain Placed on the 15-day DL on July 19 (retroactive to July 11) with a right hamstring strain Notched a career-high three RBI on June 28 at SD (2-for-3, 2 BB, 1-2B, 1 HR, 2 R, 3 RBI) Homered in consecutive games for 1 st time in career (6/28 at SD & 6/30 at SEA) Has hit safely in 54 of his 75 games (with an AB) this season (.311; 82-for-264), going a combined 0-for-58 in the 21 games he has not recorded a hit Ranks tied for third (with STL s Aledmys Diaz) among all MLB rookies and leads AL rookies in 3+ hit games (seven) Recorded his first career Major League stolen base on June 8 vs. KC (second base in the 5 th inning) Slugged his first career home run on May 29 at CLE (solo HR off Jeff Manship in top of 7 th inning) Collected his first career RBI on April 23 at KC (second inning) Made his Major League debut on April 10 vs. TB, becoming the first Korean-born player in Orioles history Collected his first Major League hit with a single in the 2 nd inning 13 MANNY MACHADO INF (R) 9/9 at DET: 0-4 at DET: 0-4 TRIP: 6-19, 1 HR, 2 R, 5 RBI 2016 High # Date & Opp Multi-Hit 2 3 4 5 T 2016 High # Date & Opp Multi-RBI 2 3 4 5+ T Hit Game 4 8/24 at WAS Games 35 11 3-49 RBI Game 7 8/7 at CWS Games 11 5 1 4 21 Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-6 since 9/7) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 16G (4/4-4/23;.397, 27-for-68, 5 BB (1 IBB), 8-2B, 6 HR, 15 R, 11 RBI, 1 HBP) Is the first Orioles player to log 4 games with 5 or more RBI in a single season since Miguel Tejada (2004), matching the club record also held by Jim Gentile (1960) According to the Elias Sports Bureau, his three grand slams this season are the second-most by an Oriole in a single season Four other O s have hit at least 3 slams in a season: Jim Gentile (five in 1961), Reggie Jackson (three in 1976), Eddie Murray (three in 1985), and Chris Hoiles (three in 1998) Hit his 100 th career HR on 8/30 vs. TOR, becoming the fastest Oriole (in terms of age) to reach the 100 career HR plateau at 24.055 Eddie Murray (1980) did so at age 24.177 Also became the third-fastest Oriole in terms of games played to reach the 100 career HR plateau (578 career games), behind only Boog Powell (564) and Chris Hoiles (577) Posted his ninth career multi-hr game on August 26 at NYY (2-for-4, 2 HR, 2 R, 3 RBI) Was one of four Orioles to homer in the first inning on August 19 vs. Houston before the Astros recorded an out (first time in MLB history since 1900, per STATS, LLC.) Went 3-for-6 with 3 HR, 3 R, & 7 RBI on 8/7 at CWS homering in the 1 st, 2 nd, & 3 rd innings the 19 th game in club history an Oriole recorded 7+ RBI (14 th different Oriole) According to STATS, LLC., became the second player in MLB history to homer in each of the first three innings of a game (also, Carl Reynolds CWS July 2, 1930 at NYY) Is the ninth player in MLB history to homer in three consecutive innings and first since Kevin Mench (TEX) on June 30, 2005 vs. LAA (STATS, LLC.) His three-homer game on August 7 at CWS was the 21 st game in club history an Oriole has hit 3 or more home runs (16 th different Oriole to accomplish the feat) Selected to the 2016 All-Star Game, his third career All-Star selection (also, 2013 & 2015) Elected the starting third baseman via the fan balloting program Went 0-for-3 Is tied for third in MLB with 39 doubles and tied for eighth in the AL with 34 HR His 73 extra-base hits rank tied for third in the AL Is seventh in the AL with 169 hits His.305 batting average ranks 10 th in the AL Ranks tied for sixth in the AL with 49 multi-hit games this season Has hit 11 HRs as a SS and 23 HRs as a 3B, the first Orioles player to homer at least 10 times from each position in the same season Is the second player in MLB history to homer at least 10 times as a SS and 20 times as a 3B in the same season (also, Howard Johnson, NYM, 1989: 26 HR as 3B, 10 HR as SS) Played his 500 th career game on May 30 vs. BOS Logged 211 extra-base hits within his first 500 games, passing Cal Ripken, Jr. (208) for the Orioles record (STATS, LLC.) Named AL Player of the Month for April, batting.344 (33-96) with 10 doubles, seven home runs, 16 RBI, and 20 runs scored over 23 games Posted a career-high 16-game hitting streak from April 4-23 (.397/.446/.779), becoming the first Oriole to hit safely in the club s first 16 games of a season 28 STEVE PEARCE INF/OF (R) 9/7 at TB: 1-3, 1 BB, 1 R at DET: TRIP: 2-8, 2 BB, 2 R Hit Game 3 8/28 at NYY Games 13 5 - - 18 RBI Game 3 8/28 at NYY Games 4 3 - - 7 Current Hit Streak: 2G (since 9/6;.286, 2-for-7, 2 BB, 2 R) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 6G (6/2-6/11;.667, 12-for-18, 3-2B, 3 RBI) Acquired by the Orioles from TB on August 1 in exchange for MiLB C Jonah Heim Hit.309/.388/.520 with 11 doubles, one triple, 10 home runs, and 29 RBI over 60 games with TB this season Has batted.256/.339/.475 with 51 doubles, one triple, 46 home runs, and 122 RBI over parts of five seasons with the Orioles Has made starts at first base (31 starts), second base (14 starts), third base (one start), LF (five starts), RF (five starts), and DH (12 starts) this season between TB and BAL 27 FRANCISCO PEÑA C (R) 8/27 at NYY: (PR-C) at DET: TRIP: Hit Game 2 6/5 vs. NYY Games 2 - - - 2 RBI Game 2 6/2 vs. BOS Games 1 - - - 1 Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-5 since 8/21) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 3G (6/2-6/7;.455, 5-for-11, 1 BB, 1 HR, 3 R, 2 RBI) Hit his first career Major League home run on June 2 vs. BOS (8 th inning off Noe Ramirez) Has played in 22 career Major League games (9 with Kansas City, 13 with Baltimore) Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on August 20 Batted.246/.298/.377 (47-for-191) with 11 doubles, a triple, 4 home runs, and 6 RBI in 54 games with Triple-A Norfolk this season Hit safely in each of his last six games with the Tides, posting a.333/.385/.500 (8-for-24) slash line in that span Batted.240/.321/.480 (6-for-25) with three doubles, a home run, and a RBI in 18 Spring Training games with the Orioles this season Has caught 4-of-8 (50.0%) would-be base stealers this season and has caught 5-of-9 (55.6%) in his Major League career 14 NOLAN REIMOLD OF (R) 9/6 at TB: 0-1 (PH-LF) at DET: TRIP: 0-1 Hit Game 2 7/2 at SEA Games 7 - - - 7 RBI Game 3 4/29 vs. CWS Games 2 1 - - 3 Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-2 since 9/3) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 7G (4/28-5/15;.385, 10-for-26, 2 BB, 1 HR, 5 R, 4 RBI, 1 SB) Slugged a pinch-hit, walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, July 24 vs. CLE Was his third career walk-off home run and fourth career walk-off hit His pinch-hit, walk-off home run on July 24 was the first pinch-hit, walk-off home run by an Oriole since June 23, 2014 vs. CWS (Chris Davis) Posted a season-high seven-game hitting streak from April 28-May 15, his longest since a career-high 14-game hitting streak from April 7-29, 2012 Logged the 300 th hit of his career on April 15 at TEX Has played LF (92 games), RF (44 games), and CF (17 games) since the start of the 2015 season 6 JONATHAN SCHOOP INF (R) 9/9 at DET: 1-4, 1 HR, 1 R, 2 RBI at DET: 1-4, 1 HR, 1 R, 2 RBI TRIP: 4-15, 1-2B, 1 HR, 4 R, 5 RBI, 1 HBP Hit Game 3 8/31 vs. TOR Games 26 10 - - 36 RBI Game 5 5/14 vs. DET Games 11 4-1 16 Current Hit Streak: 2G (since 9/7;.429, 3-for-7, 1-2B, 1 HR, 2 R, 3 RBI) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 11G (last: 6/18-6/29;.489, 23-for-47, 3 BB, 7-2B, 3 HR, 18 R, 9 RBI) Ranks second on the team with 12 game-winning RBI this season Posted an 11-game hitting streak from June 18-29, his fourth 11+ game hitting streak of his career and second of the season Career-high is 12 games (Sept. 7-19, 2015) Slugged his fourth career multi-hr game, hit his second career grand slam, and logged a career-high 5 RBI on May 14 vs. DET (2-for-3, 1 BB, 2 HR, 2 R, 5 RBI) With M. Trumbo, became the first set of O s teammates to post multi-hr performances in same game (April 15) since M. Machado & C. Parmelee, June 16, 2015 vs. PHI Slugged his first career Major League triple on May 12 vs. DET Was his first professional triple since June 12, 2012 vs. Portland (with Double-A Bowie) 57 of his 146 hits this season have been XBH (34-2B, 1-3B, 22 HR) His 146 hits, 75 runs scored, 34-2B, 22 HR, 18 BB, and 75 RBI this season are new career-highs His 52 home runs as a second baseman since the beginning of 2014 rank sixth in MLB In his career, the Orioles are 38-12 in games in which he homers 18 DREW STUBBS OF (R) 9/7 at TB: 2-3, 1 BB, 1 RBI at DET: TRIP: 2-5, 1 BB, 1 RBI Hit Game 2 2x, 9/7 at TB Games 3 - - - 3 RBI Game 3 4/10 vs. STL Games - 1 - - 1 Current Hit Streak: 1G (since 9/7;.667, 2-for-3, 1 BB, 1 RBI) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 3G (5/22-8/21;.300, 3-for-10, 1 BB, 1 HR, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 SB) Was claimed off waivers from Texas on August 31 Batted.259/.343/.414 with 3 HR, 6 RBI, & 8 SB over 39 games between TEX and ATL this season Is 8-for-8 in stolen base attempts this season Registered at least 10 stolen bases in each of his first six MLB seasons (2009-14) Has made starts in LF (2 games, CF (7 games), and RF (6 games) this season Has not made an error in 38 total chances