BALTIMORE ORIOLES GAME NOTES Oriole Park at Camden Yards 333 West Camden Street Baltimore, MD 21201 Tuesday, October 4, 2016 American League Wild Card Game Baltimore Orioles (89-73) at Toronto Blue Jays (89-73) RHP Chris Tillman (16-6, 3.77) vs. RHP Marcus Stroman (9-10, 4.37) REGULAR SEASON RECAP: The Orioles finished the regular season with a record of 89-73 (.549) and finished tied with the Toronto Blue Jays for second place of the American League East division, behind the division champion Boston Red Sox (93-69,.574) Toronto owns the season head-to-head series advantage, 10-9 The Orioles finished with a 40-36 record against teams in the AL East Dating to 2012, the Orioles have five consecutive seasons with a record of.500 or better. POSTSEASON PARTICULARS: 2016 marks the 13 th postseason appearance for the Orioles (since 1954) and second appearance in the American League Wild Card Game (also a 2012 win at Texas) The Orioles own a 52-39 (.571) all-time postseason record and have advanced to the World Series six times with three championships. HOMER S ODYSSEY: The Orioles lead the majors with 253 home runs OF Mark Trumbo led the majors with 47 homers 1B Chris Davis tied for 11 th in the majors with 38 home runs and 3B Manny Machado tied for 11 th in the American League with 37 home runs. ZACH ATTACK: LHP Zach Britton recorded 47 consecutive saves this season, going 47-for-47...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 third all-time...britton led the AL and tied for second in the majors in saves His 0.54 ERA (4 ER/67.0 IP) led Major League relievers and was the lowest in Major League history among pitchers with at least 50.0 innings pitched According to the Elias Sports Bureau, only two other pitchers in Major League history have had an ERA below 1.00 in a season with at least 40 saves: Dennis Eckersley in 1990 (0.61, 48 saves) and Fernando Rodney in 2012 (0.60, 48 saves) He ranks third on the O s all-time saves list with 120 and is one of two left-handers in Orioles history with at least 100 career saves (also Tippy Martinez) Britton is the active Major League leader with 49 consecutive saves, dating to October 1, 2015 A total of nine relief pitchers have won the Cy Young Award and the last reliever to win the award was RHP Eric Gagne, who did so for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2003. VS. TORONTO: The Orioles and Blue Jays play for the 20 th time this season The Blue Jays won the season series, 10-9 The Orioles went 5-4 this season at home and went 4-6 at Rogers Centre The Orioles trail the Blue Jays in the all-time series, 280-320, with the O s leading 159-143 at home and trailing 121-177 at Toronto. HOMER DEPOT: The 2016 Orioles became the fifth team in Major League history to hit at least 250 homers in a season, joining the 1997 Mariners (264 home runs), 2005 Rangers (260), 2010 Blue Jays (257), and 1996 Orioles (257)...The O's surpassed the 2000 Astros (249) for the fifth-highest total in Major League history. TWO SCHOOPS: According to STATS, LLC., 2B Jonathan Schoop owns the second-longest active games started streak in the majors with 162 starts...he trails Alcides Escobar (KC) with 171 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. FIVE GUYS: The Orioles had five players with at least 25 home runs this season...according to Baseball- Reference, the 2016 Orioles became the 12 th team in Major League history (second team in Orioles history, 1996 Orioles, five players) with at least five players with at least 25 home runs in the same season...the last team to do so was the 2012 Chicago White Sox (also with five players)...the Major League record is held by the 2003 Boston Red Sox, who had six players with 25 or more home runs. PLENTY WITH TWENTY: Six different Orioles reached 20 home runs this season (Pedro Álvarez, Jonathan Schoop, Adam Jones, Manny Machado, Chris Davis, and Mark Trumbo)...According to STATS, LLC., the Orioles are the 19 th club to do so in Major League history...the 2016 Orioles are the first club to have at least six players with 20 or more homers 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 (1996 Orioles, seven players). THIRTY SOMETHING: OF Mark Trumbo (47), 1B Chris Davis (38), and 3B Manny Machado (37) 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 200 th home run of the season came 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 and tied for fifth-fastest 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...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 (197) leads the majors, while OF Adam Jones (150) ranks ninth, OF Mark Trumbo (149) ranks 10 th and INF/DH Pedro Álvarez is tied for 19 th with 133. INTERLEAGUE INFO: The Orioles played a total of 20 games against National League opponents this season including San Diego (3-1), Los Angeles (2-1), Colorado (1-2), San Francisco (2-1), Washington (3-1), and Arizona (3-0) Since Interleague Play began in 1997, the Orioles are 175-188 The Orioles went 14-6 in Interleague Play this season...baltimore s 14 Interleague victories this season are the most in club history...the Orioles notched 12 Interleague wins in 2014 and 2015. FOUR-PLUS SEASONS: Since the beginning of the 2012 season, the Orioles lead American League clubs and rank fourth in the majors with 444 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 1,107 home runs and have committed the fewest number of errors (404). DISABLED LIST: The Orioles finished the season with three players 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 LHP Chris Lee (left shoulder strain) was placed on the 60-day DL on September 15...INF/OF Steve Pearce (right flexor mass strain) was placed on the 60-day DL on September 18. 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 1,429 career victories rank 25 th all-time...his 547 wins as Orioles manager are second-most in club history ahead of Paul Richards (517) and behind Earl Weaver (1,480) Showalter ranks fourth among active managers behind Bruce Bochy, Dusty Baker, and Mike Scioscia. POSTSEASON APPEARANCES Baltimore Orioles all-time postseason appearances (since 1954) with results: 1966 Won World Series (LAD) 1969 Lost World Series (NYM) 1970 Won World Series (CIN) 1971 Lost World Series (PIT) 1973 Lost ALCS (OAK) 1974 Lost ALCS (OAK) 1979 Lost World Series (PIT) 1983 Won World Series (PHI) 1996 Lost ALCS (NYY) 1997 Lost ALCS (CLE) 2012 Lost ALDS (NYY) 2014 Lost ALCS (KC) 2016 TBD WINNING WAYS Most wins since 2012 among AL clubs: 1. BALTIMORE ORIOLES 444 2. New York Yankees 435 3. Texas Rangers 434 4. Detroit Tigers 431 SUPER SAVER American League saves leaders: 1. ZACH BRITTON, BAL 47 2. Francisco Rodriguez, DET 44 3. Sam Dyson, TEX 38 BIRD BLASTS Most team home runs in Orioles history: 1. 1996 Baltimore Orioles 257 2. 2016 BALTIMORE ORIOLES 253 3. 2015 Baltimore Orioles 217 Major League record: 1997 Mariners 264 EVERYDAY PEOPLE Active leaders, consecutive games started: 1. Alcides Escobar, KC 171 2. JONATHAN SCHOOP, BAL 162 3. Evan Longoria, TB 98 JUST A LITTLE CRUSH Major League home run leaders since 2012: 1. CHRIS DAVIS, BAL 197 2. Edwin Encarnacion, TOR 193 3. Nelson Cruz, SEA 178 TEAM HOME RUN LEADERS Most team home runs in the majors: 1. BALTIMORE ORIOLES 253 2. St. Louis Cardinals 225 3. Seattle Mariners 223 4. Toronto Blue Jays 221 MANAGERIAL WINS Most all-time managerial wins: 23. Mike Scioscia, LAA* 1,490 24. EARL WEAVER, HOF 1,480 25. BUCK SHOWALTER* 1,429 26. Miller Huggins, HOF 1,413 2016 SEASON Record 89-73 (T-2 nd, AL East) Home Record 50-31 Road Record 39-42 Team Average.256 (1413-for-5524) Runs per Game 4.6 (744 R/162 G) Fielding Errors 80,.987 Team ERA 4.22 (671 ER/1432.0 IP) Starters W-L 57-58 Starters ERA 4.72 (465 ER/886.0 IP) Bullpen W-L-S 32-15-54 Bullpen ERA 3.40 (206 ER/546.0 IP) Saves/Opps 54/68 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 SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO ORIOLES STARTER OPPONENT STARTER Oct. 4 at Toronto 8:08 p.m. TBS Orioles Radio/ESPN Radio RH Chris Tillman (16-6, 3.77) RH Marcus Stroman (9-10, 4.37) All times listed are Eastern; All games broadcast on the Orioles Radio Network and 105.7 The Fan
TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHER: #30 CHRIS TILLMAN Height: 6-5 Weight: 200 Bats: Right Throws: Right Age: 28 Born: April 15, 1988 in Anaheim, CA Resides: Sarasota, FL Acquisition Date: February 8, 2008 How Acquired: Along with OF Adam Jones, LHP George Sherrill, RHP Kam Mickolio and LHP Tony Butler from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for LHP Erik Bedard QUICK HITS: He was on the 15-day disabled list from August 24-September 11 (retroactive to August 21) with right shoulder bursitis He reached 1,000.0 career innings pitched during his August 11 start at Oakland, becoming the 14 th Orioles pitcher (since 1954) to accomplish the feat He currently ranks 13 th on the Orioles all-time wins list (since 1954) with 72 career victories, trailing RHP Sidney Ponson (73) On April 4, against the Twins (Opening Day), Tillman made his 150 th career start, becoming the 14 th Orioles pitcher to accomplish the feat (since 1954) This season marked his fourth straight (since 2013) in which he made at least 30 starts and won 10 or more games. POSTSEASON PLAY: He is making his third career postseason start (first Wild Card Game start) Tillman has gone 1-0 with a 6.75 ERA (7 ER/9.1 IP) and nine strikeouts in two career postseason starts Last started in the postseason on October 10, 2014 in Game 1 of the ALCS vs. Kansas City (ND, 4.1 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HR). LAST START: Tillman did not factor in the decision on September 28 at Toronto (5.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R/1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K) It was his 30 th start of the season. CAREER VS. TORONTO: He went 1-0 with a 3.63 ERA (9 ER/22.1 IP) in four starts vs. Toronto this season The Birds went 4-0 in those contests in which he pitched Last faced the Blue Jays on September 28 at Rogers Centre He is 2-6 with a 7.01 ERA (53 ER/68.0 IP) in 13 career starts (one Quality Start) at Rogers Centre Tillman has gone 5-10 with a 5.44 ERA (83 ER/137.1 IP) in 24 career outings (nine Quality Starts) against the Blue Jays. BEAST AGAINST THE AL EAST: Tillman went 7-1 with a 3.49 ERA (31 ER/80.0 IP) and 71 strikeouts in 14 outings (six Quality Starts) against the AL East this season The Orioles went 12-2 in those 14 starts in which he pitched The Birds went 11-0 in his first 11 starts this season against AL East opponents from April 8-July 31 According to STATS, LLC., no pitcher (since 1969) has had his team go 10-0 or better in his starts against an American League division in a single season Over his career, Tillman has gone 31-29 with a 4.33 ERA (240 ER/499.0 IP) in 88 career outings (41 Quality Starts) against the AL East Baltimore has gone 50-38 in those games in which he has pitched. WINNING WAYS: He posted the seventh-highest winning percentage (.727) among qualifying American League pitchers this season (min. 15 decisions) Tillman posted a career-high, nine-game winning streak from April 27-June 19 He went 9-0 with a 2.78 ERA (22 ER/71.1 IP) over 11 outings (eight Quality Starts) in that span The Birds went 10-1 in those games during his streak In 2015, during the 12-start stretch in which Tillman did not lose (June 5-August 17, 2015), he went 7-0 with a 3.47 ERA (27 ER/70.0 IP) and eight Quality Starts. AT THE TOP: Tillman s career-high tying 16 wins tied for sixth in the American League this season The Orioles went 22-8 in games in which he pitched this season. UNDEFEATED IN THE DAYTIME: He went 7-0 with a 3.12 ERA (18 ER/52.0 IP), 45 strikeouts, and five Quality Starts in nine day games this season The Orioles went 9-0 in those contests. AT ORIOLE PARK: He went 8-3 with a 4.61 ERA (43 ER/84.0 IP) in 16 home starts (seven Quality Starts) this season The Birds went 12-4 in Tillman s 16 home outings this season According to STATS, LLC., he became the first pitcher in the majors whose team started 10-0 or better in his home starts this season He is 35-24 with a 4.04 ERA (236 ER/526.0 IP) in 91 career starts (50 Quality Starts) at Oriole Park The Birds have gone 58-33 in those 91 games. ON THE ROAD: Tillman went 8-3 with a 2.97 ERA (29 ER/88.0 IP) in 14 road starts (nine Quality Starts) this season He has allowed three or fewer earned runs in 51 of his last 69 road starts since July 4, 2012 In 88 career road starts, he has gone 37-24 with a 4.22 ERA (234 ER/499.1 IP) and 43 Quality Starts. QUALI-TILLY: He posted a career-high seven consecutive Quality Starts from April 21-May 24 In those seven outings, he went 5-0 with a 1.94 ERA (10 ER/46.1 IP) and 47 strikeouts He held opponents to a.182 batting average and tossed at least 100 pitches in each outing during that span His 1.94 ERA in that span ranked third among qualifying AL pitchers (min. 30.2 IP). TILLMAN S 2016 SPLITS Home: 8-3, 4.61 ERA vs. LH:.240 (70-292), 8 HR Away: 8-3, 2.97 ERA vs. RH:.247 (85-344), 11 HR TILLMAN S CAREER NUMBERS W-L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO 2015 11-11 4.99 31 173.0 176 97 96 64 120 2016 16-6 3.77 30 172.0 155 73 72 66 140 Career 72-48 4.13 179 1025.1 975 496 470 368 771 Home: 35-24, 4.04 ERA vs. LH:.251 (522-2077), 56 HR Away: 37-24, 4.22 ERA vs. RH:.250 (453-1811), 78 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 15 13 11 10 13 9 2 0-73 RUN SUPPORT WHILE IN GAME IN 2016 0R 1R 2R 3R 4R 5R 6R 7R 8R 9R 10+ 6 2 6 5 6 1 1 1 1 1 0 LAST TIME Date & Opp Final Line Win: 9/11/16 at DET 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K Loss: 9/17/16 vs. TB 5.2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 HR, 2 HB ND: 9/28/16 at TOR 5.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R/1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K CG: 5/16/14 at KC 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 3 K SHO: 5/16/14 at KC 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 3 K 2016 SEASON HIGHS No. Date(s) & Opp. Innings Pitched: 7.1 6/8 vs. KC Hits Allowed: 10 6/25 vs. TB (G2) Runs Allowed: 6 4x, last: 8/20 vs. HOU Strikeouts: 9 3x, last: 6/8 vs. KC Walks: 5 2x, last: 8/20 vs. HOU HR allowed: 3 2x, last: 6/3 vs. NYY Winning Streak: 9 4/27-6/19 Losing Streak: 2 7/26-8/6 Shortest start: 1.2 9/22 vs. BOS Pitches thrown: 120 6/14 at BOS CAREER HIGHS No. Date(s) & Opp. Innings Pitched: 9.0 5/16/14 at KC Hits Allowed: 11 9/26/14 at TOR Runs Allowed: 8 3x, last: 5/21/14 at PIT Strikeouts: 9 8x, last: 6/8/16 vs. KC Walks: 6 2x, last: 9/19/10 vs. NYY HR allowed: 4 5/29/13 vs. WAS Winning Streak: 9 4/27/16-6/19/16 Losing Streak: 6 4/23/15-5/31/15 Shortest start: 0.2 7/16/12 at MIN Pitches thrown: 125 7/4/12 at SEA TILLMAN VS. BLUE JAYS PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI Barney.000 4 0 0 0 Bautista.267 45 12 3 7 Carrera.300 10 3 1 3 Donaldson.257 35 9 1 7 Encarnación.293 58 17 3 5 Goins.333 27 9 1 2 Martin.429 14 6 0 1 Navarro.286 21 6 0 2 Pillar.348 23 8 3 6 Pompey.571 7 4 1 4 Saunders.286 21 6 2 3 Smoak.200 15 3 0 1 Travis.375 8 3 1 7 Tulowitzki.417 12 5 3 5 Upton, Jr..214 14 3 1 2 STROMAN VS. ORIOLES PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI P. Álvarez.375 8 3 1 1 Bourn.286 7 2 0 1 Davis.308 13 4 0 2 Flaherty.273 11 3 1 4 Hardy.091 11 1 0 0 Jones.400 15 6 0 2 Joseph.000 3 0 0 0 Kim.429 7 3 0 1 Machado.250 12 3 1 3 Mancini.--- --- --- --- --- Reimold.--- --- --- --- --- Schoop.214 14 3 0 1 Stubbs.--- --- --- --- --- Trumbo.455 11 5 0 0 Wieters.357 14 5 2 6 HOT START: Tillman went 9-1 with a 2.87 ERA in his first 14 starts of the season According to the Elias Sports Bureau, only three other Orioles pitchers over the last 25 years won nine or more of their first 14 starts of a season with an ERA that low: RHP Mike Mussina in 1994 (9-3, 2.73), LHP Jimmy Key in 1997 (11-1, 2.47) and Tillman in 2012 (9-2, 2.78). HOME COOKING: From September 12, 2015-July 10, 2016, he went 9-0 with a 3.39 ERA (33 ER/87.2 IP) in 15 outings (eight Quality Starts) at Oriole Park The Birds went 13-2 in those 15 games. TILLMAN S 2016 STARTS DATE OPP SCORE LEFT DEC IP H R ER BB K HR PIT STR NOTES 4/4 vs. MIN 3-2 0-0 ND 2.0 0 0 0 0 5 0 22 17 Struck out five straight batters; Removed after 1:10 rain delay 4/8 vs. TB 6-1 6-1 W 5.0 4 1 1 2 5 1 83 50 Surrendered a solo HR to Longoria in the first inning 4/14 at TEX 3-6 3-6 L 5.1 9 6 6 1 1 0 86 53 Allowed five runs in the sixth inning 4/21 vs. TOR 3-2 1-2 ND 6.0 4 2 2 3 4 0 105 65 1 st Quality Start of season; 100-plus pitches for 1 st time in 2016 4/27 at TB 3-1 3-0 W 6.2 2 0 0 2 9 0 101 59 Retired 8 straight Rays from 5 th -7 th inning; Career-high tying 9 K 5/3 vs. NYY 4-1 4-1 W 7.0 5 1 1 4 9 0 110 65 Registered a career-high tying 9 strikeouts in consecutive starts 5/8 vs. OAK 11-3 7-3 W 6.1 6 3 3 4 7 0 110 69 Earned his 60 th career win (all as an Oriole) 5/13 vs. DET 1-0 1-0 W 7.0 5 0 0 2 7 0 107 70 Struck out at least 7 in career-high fourth straight start 5/18 vs. SEA 5-2 4-2 W 6.1 4 2 2 3 6 1 109 65 Career-high tying sixth straight Quality Start; Fifth straight win 5/24 at HOU 2-3 2-2 ND 7.0 3 2 2 3 5 1 105 60 Set a new career-high with seven consecutive Quality Starts 5/29 at CLE 6-4 5-4 W 6.0 4 4 4 3 3 3 96 60 Surrendered a season-high 3 HR; Extended winning streak to 6 G 6/3 vs. NYY 6-5 2-5 ND 5.2 8 5 5 2 5 3 109 61 Surrendered 3 HR in consecutive games for the 1 st time in his career 6/8 vs. KC 4-0 4-0 W 7.1 8 0 0 0 9 0 110 81 Struck out a career-high tying nine batters for the eighth time 6/14 at BOS 3-2 3-1 W 7.0 5 1 1 2 7 1 120 74 Tossed a season-high 120 pitches 6/19 vs. TOR 11-6 8-4 W 5.0 5 4 4 0 4 2 99 64 Received a season-high eight runs of support 6/25 vs. TB 8-6 4-6 ND 5.0 10 6 6 2 2 1 95 64 Surrendered a season-high 10 H and season-high tying six runs 6/30 at SEA 3-5 0-4 L 4.2 6 4 4 3 3 1 112 65 Snapped his career-high nine-game winning streak 7/5 at LAD 4-1 4-1 W 7.0 5 1 1 2 2 0 100 65 Logged his 10 th Quality Start of the season 7/10 vs. LAA 4-2 3-1 W 7.0 3 1 1 5 5 0 106 61 Surrendered a season-high five walks 7/16 at TB 2-1 2-1 W 7.0 4 1 1 3 3 0 92 60 First start after ASG break; Third straight start of 7.0 IP 7/21 at NYY 4-1 4-1 W 7.0 4 1 1 2 7 0 102 63 Tied a career-high, four-start streak of 7.0 or more IP 7/26 vs. COL 3-6 2-6 L 5.0 9 6 6 0 4 0 89 64 Surrendered a season-high tying six runs for the third time 7/31 at TOR 6-2 0-2 ND 5.2 5 2 2 3 6 1 111 71 15 th time this season he tossed at least 100 pitches in a start 8/6 at CWS 2-4 2-3 L 6.0 7 3 3 2 4 1 110 69 Pitched to two batters in the bottom of the seventh inning 8/11 at OAK 9-6 9-2 W 7.0 5 2 2 0 4 1 108 68 Second season of career in which he logged at least 15 wins 8/20 vs. HOU 2-12 0-6 L 2.0 6 6 6 5 0 1 67 33 Matched his shortest start of the season in terms of innings pitched 9/11 at DET 3-1 3-1 W 6.0 4 1 1 1 4 0 105 65 First start since his stint on the 15-day disabled list 9/17 vs. TB 2-5 2-3 L 5.2 4 3 3 1 6 1 112 68 Surrendered a solo home run to Evan Longoria in the sixth inning 9/22 vs. BOS 3-5 0-3 ND 1.2 5 3 3 3 2 0 63 37 It was his shortest start of the season (in terms of innings pitched) 9/28 at TOR 3-2 0-2 ND 5.2 6 2 1 3 2 0 92 53 Logged his 30 th start of the season (fourth consecutive season doing so) SEASON TOTALS 16-6 172.0 155 73 72 66 140 19 2,936 1,819 (62.0%)
STARTING PITCHER RUN SUPPORT PITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUN SUPP AVG O S W-L QUALITY STARTS Q.S. % Bundy 14 55 3.93 6.91 8-6 3 21.4 Gallardo 23 63 2.74 4.81 12-11 8 34.8 Gausman 30 82 2.73 4.11 14-16 18 60.0 Jiménez 25 78 3.12 5.32 13-12 9 36.0 Miley 11 27 2.45 4.50 4-7 4 36.4 Tillman 30 88 2.93 4.60 22-8 16 53.3 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 162 494 3.05 5.02 89-73 69 42.6 BIRDS IN THE BULLPEN 35 BRAD BRACH RHP vs. LHH:.288 (38-132), 4 HR vs. RHH:.126 (19-151), 3 HR TOTALS: 2-SV, 10-4, 2.05 ERA (18 ER/79.0 IP) HR 5 1 1-7 9/21/16 (A. Benintendi) 9/18/16 vs. TB 10/1/16 at NYY 6/8/16 vs. KC 2.1 IP, 4/23 at KC 3, 9/29 at TOR vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 52-71 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 27-3 2016 marks his second career postseason appearance Has appeared in two career postseason games, going 1-0 with 2.1 scoreless innings of relief Last appeared in the postseason on October 11, 2014 in Game 2 of the ALCS against Kansas City (1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 BB, 1 K) 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 Led the club with 71 appearances and 24 holds this season Ranked sixth among AL relievers in strikeouts (92) and third among AL relievers with 79.0 IP in 2016 Set new career-highs in appearances, strikeouts, wins (10), and posted the lowest ERA (2.05) of his career in 2016 Finished tied for the MLB lead with 10 wins as a reliever this season Is the first O s reliever with 10 or more wins in a single season since Arthur Rhodes (1997) Along with M. Givens, became 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 Struck out at least one batter in 55 of his 71 appearances this season The Orioles went 54-17 in games in which he pitched this season Since the start of 2014, leads all Major League relievers with 22 wins 53 ZACH BRITTON LHP vs. LHH:.185 (10-54), 0 HR vs. RHH:.155 (28-181), 1 HR TOTALS: 47-SV, 2-1, 0.54 ERA (4 ER/67.0 IP) HR 1 - - - 1 4/11/16 (M. Betts) 5/5/16 vs. NYY 4/30/16 vs. CWS 9/28/16 at TOR 2.0 IP, 7/31 at TOR 4, 6/14 at BOS vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 54-69 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 18-2 2016 marks his second career postseason appearance Is 2-for-2 in save opportunities with a 3.86 ERA (2 ER/4.2 IP) and five strikeouts in six career postseason appearances Last pitched in the postseason on October 15, 2014 in Game 4 of the ALCS at Kansas City (1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB/1 IBB, 1 K) 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) Ranked first among qualifying relief pitchers in MLB with a 0.54 ERA (4 ER/67.0 IP) this season (only qualifying MLB reliever with a sub-1.00 ERA) Ranked first among MLB relievers in ground ball/fly ball ratio (9.77) and in ground ball percentage (79.4%) in 2016 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) Went 47-for-47 in SVO this season His 47 saves led the American League and ranked tied for second in MLB Posted the fourth 40-save season in Orioles history (Randy Myers: 45 saves in 1997, Jim Johnson: 51 saves in 2012 & 50 saves in 2013) Was the only qualifying reliever in MLB with a 100.0% save percentage in 2016 Set the club record for consecutive saves in as many opportunities to begin a season (47-for-47), 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 posted the third-longest stretch of consecutive saves converted to start a season (47) 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 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 His 120 career saves are the third-most among Orioles relievers in club history (since 1954) Jim Johnson (122) ranks second His 120 saves since the start of 2014 lead all American League relievers (fourth in MLB) Is one of 20 active pitchers with 100 or more career saves Since the start of 2014, ranks second among qualifying relievers in Major League Baseball with a 1.38 ERA (32 ER/209.0 IP) 37 DYLAN BUNDY RHP vs. LHH:.256 (57-223), 9 HR vs. RHH:.259 (52-201), 9 HR TOTALS: 10-6, 4.02 ERA (49 ER/109.2 IP) HR 9 8 1-18 9/19/16 (D. Ortiz) 9/25/16 vs. ARI 9/19/16 vs. BOS None 7.0 IP, 8/2 vs. TEX 9, 8/7 at CWS vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 13-22 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 14-4 2016 marks his first career postseason appearance Went 10-6 with a 4.02 ERA (49 ER/109.2 IP) and 104 strikeouts in 36 games (14 starts) this season...his 104 strikeouts ranked tied for third among rookie AL pitchers this season Went 2-1 with a 3.08 ERA (13 ER/38.0 IP) and 32 strikeouts in 22 relief outings in 2016 Of his 22 relief appearances this season, 15 were multi-inning outings Last appeared as a reliever on July 6 at LAD (2.1 IP, 3 H, 2 BB/1 IBB, 7 K) 50 BRIAN DUENSING LHP vs. LHH:.190 (4-21), 1 HR vs. RHH:.290 (9-31), 1 HR TOTALS: 1-0, 4.05 ERA (6 ER/13.1 IP) HR 2 - - - 2 6/11/16 (M. Saunders) 9/28/16 at TOR 9/16/15 vs. DET 4/10/15 at CWS 1.2 IP, 6/4 vs. NYY 2, 9/20 vs. BOS vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 9-14 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 7-0 2016 marks his third career postseason appearance Appeared in the 2009 and 2010 postseason with the Minnesota Twins Is 0-2 with an 11.25 ERA (10 ER/8.0 IP) in two career postseason starts His last outing in the postseason was on October 9, 2010 in Game 3 of the ALDS at New York-AL (L, 3.1 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR) Placed on 15-day DL on June 22 (retroactive to June 20) with left elbow inflammation Transferred to 60-day DL on July 3 Reinstated from 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 Had his contract selected from Triple-A Norfolk on June 2 Made his Orioles debut on June 2 vs. BOS (1.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER) 60 MYCHAL GIVENS RHP vs. LHH:.366 (30-82), 3 HR vs. RHH:.156 (29-186), 3 HR TOTALS: 8-2, 3.13 ERA (26 ER/74.2 IP) 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, 9/25 vs. ARI vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 42-66 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 39-13 2016 marks his first career postseason appearance Led O s relievers (ranked fourth among AL relievers) with 96 K s this season Finished tied for third in MLB with eight wins as a reliever in 2016 Along with RHP B. Brach, became 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 Registered at least one strikeout in 48 of his 66 games this season, including 32 multi-strikeout performances Ranked third among rookie AL relievers with an 11.57 strikeouts per 9.0 innings ratio this season His 96 K s ranked first among rookie AL relievers in 2016 Since making his Major League debut (June 24, 2015), ranks sixth among AL relievers with 134 strikeouts 58 DONNIE HART LHP vs. LHH:.132 (5-38), 0 HR vs. RHH:.292 (7-24), 1 HR TOTALS: 0-0, 0.49 ERA (1 ER/18.1 IP) HR 1 - - - - 9/22/16 (H. Ramirez) None None None 1.2 IP, 8/27 at NYY 2, 9/22 vs. BOS vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 18-22 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 13-4 2016 marks his first career postseason appearance 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 Surrendered one run over his 22 Major League outings (18.1 IP) this season Held opponents to a.194 batting average in those 22 games His 18 G scoreless streak (July 17-Sept. 20) was the 2 nd -longest stretch (in terms of games) to begin a season by an O s pitcher (since 1954) behind only LHP Will Ohman in 2010 (25 games) Named the 2016 Orioles Jim Palmer Minor League Pitcher of the Year 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
29 TOMMY HUNTER RHP vs. LHH:.313 (15-48), 0 HR vs. RHH:.250 (20-80), 1 HR TOTALS: 2-2, 3.18 ERA (12 ER/34.0 IP) 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): 22-33 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 12-4 2016 marks his fourth career postseason appearance Has gone 0-2 with a 4.40 ERA (7 ER/14.1 IP) and 15 strikeouts in seven career postseason outings (three starts) between Texas and Baltimore Last pitched in the postseason on October 10, 2014 in Game 1 of the ALCS vs. Kansas City for the Orioles (0.2 IP, 1 H) 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 31 UBALDO JIMÉNEZ RHP vs. LHH:.294 (69-235), 10 HR vs. RHH:.249 (81-325), 6 HR TOTALS: 1-SV, 8-12, 5.44 ERA (86 ER/142.1 IP) HR 6 6 3 1 16 9/16/16 (R. Shaffer) 9/29/16 at TOR 9/21/16 vs. BOS 8/7/16 at CWS 9.0 IP, 9/5 at TB 9, 4/7 vs. MIN vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 2-4 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 3-2 2016 marks his third career postseason appearance Has gone 0-2 with a 3.54 (11 ER/28.0 IP) in five career postseason starts (all with the Rockies), including one start in the 2007 World Series Last postseason start was on October 12, 2009 in Game 4 of the NLDS vs. Philadelphia (ND, 7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB/1 IBB, 7 K, 2 HR) Over his last seven starts of the season (August 25-September 29), went 3-2 with a 2.45 ERA (13 ER/47.2 IP) and five Quality Starts Held opponents to a.170 batting average and posted a 0.86 WHIP in his last seven starts of 2016 His.170 opponent batting average in the span from Aug. 25-Oct. 4 was the lowest mark among qualifying pitchers in MLB (min. 36.0 IP) Is one of five active pitchers to have 100 or more career victories and at least one career save 56 DARREN O DAY RHP vs. LHH:.243 (9-37), 2 HR vs. RHH:.200 (16-80), 4 HR TOTALS: 3-SV, 3-1, 3.77 ERA (13 ER/31.0 IP) HR 5 1 - - 6 9/18/16 (C. Dickerson) 7/24/16 vs. CLE 5/15/16 vs. DET 8/2/16 vs. TEX 1.1 IP, 8/2 vs. TEX 3, 7/24 vs. CLE vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 23-34 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 10-1 2016 marks his fourth career postseason appearance Has gone 0-3 with a 5.02 ERA (8 ER/14.1 IP) and 15 strikeouts in 20 career postseason appearances between Texas and Baltimore Last postseason game was on October 15, 2014 in Game 4 of the ALCS at Kansas City for the Orioles (0.1 IP) On August 13, was placed on the 15-day DL (retroactive to August 12; right shoulder rotator cuff strain) Reinstated on September 18 Placed on the 15-day DL (right hamstring strain) on June 3 Reinstated from the DL on July 24 Did not surrender a run over his first 10 games this season (8.2 IP) The Orioles went 10-0 over those 10 games Since September 4, 2015 (48 games), has posted a 2.82 ERA (14 ER/44.2 IP) and the Orioles have gone 41-7 in those games Since joining the Orioles in 2012, ranks sixth among MLB relievers with a 2.11 ERA (69 ER/294.0 IP) fourth among AL relievers 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 club Drew Stubbs (OF); Reported to club 09/05 Brian Duensing (LHP); Reinstated from the 60-day DL Odrisamer Despaigne (RHP); DFA 09/11 Chris Tillman (RHP); Reinstated from the 15-day DL 09/15 Paul Janish (INF); Contract selected from AAA NFK; Mike Wright (RHP); Recalled from AAA NFK; Chris Lee (LHP); Recalled from AA BOW and placed on the 60-day DL (left shoulder strain) 09/18 Trey Mancini (INF); Contract selected from AAA NFK; Darren O Day (RHP); reinstated from the 15-day DL Steve Pearce (INF/OF); placed on the 60-day DL
24 PEDRO ÁLVAREZ INF (L) vs. LHP:.237 (9-38), 1 HR, 6 RBI vs. RHP:.251 (75-299), 21 HR, 43 RBI TOTALS:.249/.322/.504, 22 HR, 49 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: 0G (0-for-1 since 10/1) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 5G (last: 5/28-6/4;.333, 7-for-21, 2-2B, 2 HR, 3 R, 5 RBI) 2016 marks his third career postseason appearance Batting.261 (6-for-23) with one double, three home runs, four runs scored, and seven RBI in seven career postseason games Last played in a postseason game on October 7, 2015 in the NL Wild Card Game vs. Chicago-NL (0-for-3) 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 Batted.266 (61-for-229) with 12 doubles, 19 home runs, 36 runs scored, and 37 RBI over his last 73 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 133 home runs rank tied for 19 th among all Major League hitters 1 MICHAEL BOURN OF (L) vs. LHP:.357 (25-70), 1 HR, 9 RBI vs. RHP:.243 (74-305), 4 HR, 29 RBI TOTALS:.264/.314/.371, 5 HR, 38 RBI Hit Game 4 8/24 vs. ATL Games 17 6 2-25 RBI Game 3 6/25 at COL Games 7 1 - - 8 Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-4 since 10/2) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 6G (last: 6/29-7/5;.462, 12-for-26, 3-2B, 1-3B, 4 R, 2 RBI) 2016 marks his fourth career postseason appearance Batting.100 (1-for-10) with one RBI in four career postseason games between Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Cleveland Last postseason game was on October 2, 2013 in the AL Wild Card Game vs. Tampa Bay for Cleveland (0-for-4) Batted.283/.358/.435 (13-for-46) with three extra-base hits, five runs scored, and eight RBI in 24 games for the Orioles this season 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 341-for-435 (78.4%) in stolen base attempts in his career Is 15-for-20 (75.0%) this season Since 2008, he ranks second in stolen bases (322) and infield hits (255), 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) vs. LHP:.216 (38-176), 8 HR, 29 RBI vs. RHP:.223 (87-390), 30 HR, 55 RBI TOTALS:.221/.332/.459, 38 HR, 84 RBI Hit Game 4 5/11 at MIN Games 29 3 2-34 RBI Game 5 4/11 at BOS Games 18 4 2 1 25 Current Hit Streak: 1G (since 10/2;.250, 1-for-4) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 5G (last: 9/2-9/10;.444, 8-for-18, 1 BB, 3 HR, 5 R, 6 RBI) 2016 marks his second career postseason appearance Has hit.208 (5-for-24) with one walk, one run scored, two RBI, and one hit by pitch in six career postseason games (all with the Orioles) Last played in a postseason game on October 12, 2012 in Game 5 of the ALDS at New York-AL (0-for-4) Ranks eighth on the Orioles all-time home runs list with 199 (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.) Tied for the club lead with 13 game-winning RBI this season (also: Jonathan Schoop) Finished tied for eighth in the AL with 38 home runs this season Ranked tied for fourth in the American League with 88 walks this season Walked a career-high four times on June 1 vs. BOS and April 21 vs. TOR 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) 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 197 home runs Since the start of 2013, ranks tied for fifth in Major League Baseball with 275 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 (112) behind A. Jones (120) 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) vs. LHP:.300 (6-20), 0 HR, 3 RBI vs. RHP:.204 (28-137), 3 HR, 12 RBI TOTALS:.217/.291/.318, 3 HR, 15 RBI Hit Game 2 7/6 at LAD Games 4 - - - 4 RBI Game 2 8/13 at SF Games 4 - - - 4 Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-5 since 9/12) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 4G (last: 6/17-6/22;.400, 6-for-15, 1 BB, 2-2B, 2 HR, 4 R, 4 RBI) 2016 marks his third career postseason appearance Batting.281/.361/.469 (9-for-32) with two home runs, five runs scored, and five RBI in 11 career postseason games Last postseason game was on October 15, 2014 in Game 4 of the ALCS at Kansas City (1-for-3, 1 HR, 1 R, 1 RBI) Launched his second career Eutaw Street home run on June 7 vs. KC (also, September 25, 2013) Played 74 G this season, 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) 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 2 J.J. HARDY SS (R) vs. LHP:.269 (28-104), 3 HR, 23 RBI vs. RHP:.269 (81-301), 6 HR, 25 RBI TOTALS:.269/.309/.407, 9 HR, 48 RBI Hit Game 3 9/16 vs. TB Games 27 3 - - 30 RBI Game 5 4/12 at BOS Games 8 3-1 12 Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-8, 1 BB, 1 RBI, 1 SF since 9/30) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 10G (last: 7/2-7/17;.385, 15-for-39, 1 BB, 4-2B, 2 HR, 5 R, 9 RBI) 2016 marks his fifth career postseason appearance Batting.237 (18-for-76) with five doubles, one home run, six runs scored, and seven RBI in 20 career postseason games Has appeared in the postseason with Milwaukee, Minnesota, and Baltimore Last played in a postseason game on October 15, 2014 in Game 4 of the ALCS at Kansas City for the O s (1-for-4) Over his last 80 games (since July 2), batted.286/.328/.435 (79-for-276) with 20 doubles, seven home runs, 29 runs scored, and 37 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 (103), 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 (816) Mark Belanger ranks second with 1,898 games at shortstop Since 2011, ranks second among Major League shortstops with 103 home runs and ranks fourth with 361 RBI 10 ADAM JONES CF (R) vs. LHP:.218 (32-147), 3 HR, 17 RBI vs. RHP:.280 (132-472), 26 HR, 66 RBI TOTALS:.265/.310/.436, 29 HR, 83 RBI Hit Game 4 8/23 vs. WAS Games 35 6 3-44 RBI Game 3 7/31 at TOR Games 10 6 - - 16 Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-11, 1 BB since 9/30) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 10G (6/19-6/30;.396, 19-for-48, 4 BB, 2-2B, 3 HR, 15 R, 10 RBI) 2016 marks his third career postseason appearance Has hit.151 (8-for-53) with three walks, one home run, six runs scored, four RBI, a hit by pitch, and a stolen base in 13 career postseason games Last postseason game was on October 15, 2014 in Game 4 of the ALCS at Kansas City (1-for-2, 2 BB) Has posted six straight seasons (since 2011) with 25 or more home runs Since 2012, ranks ninth among all Major League hitters with 150 home runs 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 Hit five leadoff home runs this season (September 10 at DET, 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 Ranks ninth on the Orioles all-time hits list (1,448) Brian Roberts (1,452) ranks eighth Ranks sixth on the O s all-time HR list (222) R. Palmeiro ranks fifth with 223 and seventh on the Orioles all-time RBI list (730) B. Anderson ranks sixth (744) Ranks second on the Oriole Park home runs list with 120 homers Rafael Palmeiro leads the ballpark s home runs list with 124 Became the all-time RBI leader at Oriole Park (now with 396), passing Cal Ripken, Jr. (368) on June 4 vs. NYY Is the all-time extra-base hits leader at Oriole Park (now with 258), surpassing Brady Anderson (243) on June 6 vs. KC