BALTIMORE ORIOLES GAME NOTES Oriole Park at Camden Yards 333 West Camden Street Baltimore, MD 21201 Monday, August 21, 2017 Game #125 Home Game #62 Baltimore Orioles (60-64) vs. Oakland Athletics (54-70) LHP Wade Miley (6-10, 5.21) vs. RHP Chris Smith (0-2, 5.26) DRIVE EM IN: 2B Jonathan Schoop ranks third in the AL and ranks eighth in the majors with 88 RBI this season His 34 RBI since the All-Star break are tied for second in the AL (with Manny Machado) He leads second basemen in RBI, ahead of Daniel Murphy (81) and Robinson Canó (77) Schoop s 88 RBI rank second in Orioles history in one season by a second baseman (primary pos.). THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGIN : The start time for September 10 at Cleveland has been moved from 1:10 p.m. to 8:05 p.m. ET...This is due to the selection of the game for ESPN Sunday Night Baseball...This marks the Orioles first ESPN Sunday Night Baseball appearance since September 13, 2015 vs. Kansas City...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Orioles are 13-17 all-time when appearing on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball. NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: In 19 games since joining the Orioles on August 1, INF Tim Beckham is hitting.438 (35-for-80) with eight doubles, two triples, five home runs, and 12 RBI and has at least one hit in 17 of his first 19 games with the O s, including each of the first 12 According to STATS, LLC., Beckham was one of three Orioles with a hitting streak of at least 12 games to begin their O s career (since 1954), joining David Newhan (15- games, 2004) and Javy Lopez (13-games, 2004) Beckham was named the AL Player of the Week for July 31- August 6 after hitting.583 with three doubles, a triple, three homers, and six RBI over six games played to earn his first career weekly award...according to the Elias Sports Bureau, Beckham became the first player in the Modern Era (since 1900) to record 13 hits and three home runs in his first five games with a team. IT S A WALK OFF: Manny Machado hit three home runs on Friday and the third was a walk-off grand slam, as he drove in seven runs...according to the Elias Sports Bureau, Machado became the 13 th player in Major League history to hit three homers in a game, with the final one a walk-off home run...the last three times that it happened, the final homer has been a walk-off grand slam: Joey Votto vs. the Nationals in 2012, Khris Davis vs. the Rangers last year, and Machado joined them on Friday night. GRAND DISPLAY: According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Manny Machado became just the 10 th player in Major League history (and first in Orioles history) to hit three grand slams in one calendar month...the last player to do so was Carlos Beltran with the Mets in July 2006. CATCH THIS: Orioles catchers lead the AL and rank third in the majors with a.285 (131-for-460) batting average...when catching, Welington Castillo, Caleb Joseph, and Francisco Peña have combined to notch 21 doubles, one triple, 21 home runs, and 61 RBI Over his last 56 games (since May 8), Joseph is hitting.310 (52- for-168), the highest average for a catcher in the AL and second-highest in the majors in that span (min. 100 AB). RISP-Y BUSINESS: Orioles hitters lead the AL and rank third in the majors with a batting average of.296 (265- for-894) with runners in scoring position OF Adam Jones ranks fourth in the AL and ranks 11 th in the majors with a batting average of.371 (33-for-89), while 2B Jonathan Schoop ranks sixth in the AL at.363 (37-for-102), and INF/OF Trey Mancini ranks 10 th in the AL at.341 (28-for-82) with runners in scoring position. VS. OAKLAND: The O s and A s play the fifth game of seven matchups between the two clubs this season The season series is tied, 2-2 The O s visited Oakland, August 10-13 The A s won the season series in 2016, 4-3 The all-time series is tied, 262-262, with the O s trailing 128-129 at home and leading 135-133 at Oakland. ZACH ATTACK: LHP Zach Britton converted his 59 th consecutive save opportunity on Thursday at Oakland, extending his AL consecutive saves converted record He converted his 55 th consecutive save opportunity (October 1, 2015-current) on July 23 against Houston to establish a new American League consecutive saves converted record, passing RHP Tom Gordon (54 consecutive converted from 1998-99)...Britton ranks second on the all-time consecutive saves converted list, trailing only RHP Eric Gagne (84 consecutive converted from 2002-04). THREE S COMPANY: Among qualifying Major League rookies, INF/OF Trey Mancini ranks fourth in batting average (.282), third in slugging percentage (.503), sixth in on-base percentage (.333), fifth in RBI (62), and is tied for fourth in home runs (21) His 14 home runs this season before the All-Star break were the most by a rookie in O s history Eddie Murray (1977) and Curt Blefary (1965) each had 13 before the break as rookies. HIGH FIVE: Since the beginning of the 2012 season, the Orioles lead American League clubs and rank fourth in the majors with 504 wins, finishing with a.500 or better record in each of the last five seasons...in that span, Orioles hitters lead the majors with 1,288 home runs and have committed the fewest number of errors (474). HOMER HAPPY: Since the beginning of the 2012 season, three current Orioles rank among active Major League leaders in home runs...1b Chris Davis (216) ranks second in the majors, while OF Adam Jones (172) is tied for eighth, and DH/OF Mark Trumbo (168) ranks 10 th. SEVENTH HEAVEN: OF Adam Jones hit his 20 th home run of the season on August 5 for his seventh consecutive season with 20-or-more home runs...according to STATS, LLC., his seven straight seasons with 20-or-more home runs ranks third in O s history behind Cal Ripken, Jr. (10, 1982-91) and Eddie Murray (9, 1977-85)...His seven seasons of at least 20 homers ranks fourth in O s history behind Ripken (12), Murray (11), and Boog Powell (8). 25 th ANNIVERSARY OF ORIOLE PARK AT CAMDEN YARDS: Oriole Park at Camden Yards opened on April 6, 1992 The Orioles are celebrating the 25 th anniversary of Oriole Park this season by wearing a commemorative jersey patch and using baseballs with the 25 th anniversary logo...this past weekend, the club welcomed members from the 1992 team and all fans received an Oriole Park at Camden Yards replica ballpark. THIS DATE IN ORIOLES HISTORY: On this date in 1998, Cal Ripken, Jr. notched his 2,849 th career hit, a seventh-inning single against the Cleveland Indians at Camden Yards, to pass 3B Brooks Robinson as the Orioles all-time hits leader...the Orioles fell to the Indians, 6-3. DISABLED LIST: INF J.J. Hardy (right wrist fracture, since 6/19) is on the 60-day disabled list. THE SKIPPER: A three-time Manager of the Year (1994, 2004, 2014), Buck Showalter is in his eighth season as O s manager He has managed the Yankees (1992-95), Diamondbacks (1998-2000), Rangers (2003-06), and Orioles (August 2010-current)...His 607 wins as Orioles manager rank second in club history behind Earl Weaver (1,480) on the Orioles all-time managerial wins list His 1,489 career wins rank 24 th all-time and are fourth among active managers behind Bruce Bochy, Dusty Baker, and Mike Scioscia. WINNING WAYS Most wins since 2012 among AL clubs: 1. BALTIMORE ORIOLES 504 2. New York Yankees 501 3. Texas Rangers 495 GIVE ME A BREAK Most home runs since the All-Star break: 1. Chicago Cubs 60 2. Texas Rangers 59 3. BALTIMORE ORIOLES 58 4. New York Mets 55 THE GAME OF RISP Top team batting averages with runners in scoring position in the majors: 1. Colorado Rockies.303 2. BALTIMORE ORIOLES.2964 3. Washington Nationals 2957 4. Houston Astros.291 RISP MANAGEMENT Top batting averages with runners in scoring position in the AL (qualifying only): 1. Mookie Betts, BOS.382 2. Justin Upton, DET.375 3. Marwin Gonzalez, HOU.372 4. ADAM JONES, BAL.371 5. Dustin Pedroia, BOS.368 6. JONATHAN SCHOOP, BAL.363 7. Nelson Cruz, SEA.359 SECOND BEST Most RBI in one season by a second baseman (primary position) in O s history (since 1954): 1. Roberto Alomar, 1996 94 2. JONATHAN SCHOOP, 2017 88 3. Delino DeShields, 2000 86 4. Bobby Grich, 1974 82 Jonathan Schoop, 2016 82 JUST A LITTLE CRUSH Active Major League home run leaders since 2012: 1. Edwin Encarnación, CLE 221 2. CHRIS DAVIS, BAL 216 3. Nelson Cruz, SEA 209 4. Giancarlo Stanton, MIA 197 5. Mike Trout, LAA 189 6. Miguel Cabrera, DET 182 7. Jay Bruce, CLE 173 8. ADAM JONES, BAL 172 José Bautista, TOR 172 10. MARK TRUMBO, BAL 168 CURRENT HOMESTAND Record 1-2 Team Average.257 (27-for-105) Runs per Game 4.7 (14 R/3 G) Fielding Errors 3 Team ERA 5.67 (17 ER/27.0 IP) Starters W-L 0-1 Starters ERA 10.29 (16 ER/14.0 IP) Bullpen W-L-S 1-1-0 Bullpen ERA 0.69 (1 ER/13.0 IP) Saves/Opps 0/0 Best homestand 5/5-9 (5-0, 1.000) Worst homestand 6/30-7/2 (1-2,.333) Best road trip 4/11-20 (6-3,.667) Worst road trip 5/26-28 (0-3,.000) UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS HOF Cal Ripken, Jr. Turns 57 on 8/24 HOF Frank Robinson Turns 82 on 8/31 UPCOMING MILESTONES Buck Showalter Needs 2 wins for 1,491* Chris Davis Needs 4 hits for 1,000 Jonathan Schoop Needs 6 RBI for 94** Mark Trumbo Needs 3 HR for 200 *1,491 wins, HOF Clark Griffith, 23 rd All-Time **94 RBI with BAL, R. Alomar (2B), 1 st All-Time UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO ORIOLES STARTER OPPONENT STARTER August 22 vs. Oakland 7:05 p.m. MASN Orioles Radio/105.7 FM RH Ubaldo Jiménez (5-8, 6.47) RH Paul Blackburn (3-1, 3.46) August 23 vs. Oakland 3:05 p.m. MASN Orioles Radio/105.7 FM RH Dylan Bundy (12-8, 4.17) LH Sean Manaea (8-8, 4.58) August 24 OFF DAY All times listed are Eastern; All games broadcast on the Orioles Radio Network and 105.7 The Fan
TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHER: #38 WADE MILEY Height: 6-2 Weight: 195 Bats: Left Throws: Left Age: 30 Born: November 13, 1986 in Hammond, LA Resides: Loranger, LA Acquired: From Seattle in exchange for LHP Ariel Miranda on July 31, 2016. QUICK HITS: Making his 26 th start of the season Left his start on May 5 vs. Chicago-AL with a left wrist contusion after being struck by back-to-back line drives in the first inning Started the season on the 10-day disabled list (retroactive to March 30) with an upper respiratory infection Reinstated from the 10- day DL on April 9...He eclipsed 1,000 innings pitched in his career in his start on 4/9 against New York- AL Has pitched for Arizona (2011-14), Boston (2015), Seattle (2016), and Baltimore (2016-17) in his career Selected as a National League All-Star in 2012. LAST START: Miley was dealt the loss his last time out on August 15 at Seattle He lasted 4.2 innings, allowing three runs on five hits with three walks and four strikeouts It was his shortest start since July 15 against the Chicago Cubs when he also lasted 4.2 innings He did not allow a home run for the second start in a row This was the third time Miley did not allow a home run in back-to-back games this season; the most recent was from June 1 vs. BOS- June 7 vs. PIT Picked off Guillermo Heredia from first base in the first inning, his fourth pickoff this season and 28 th of his career He threw 95 pitches; 53 strikes. TAKING ON THE ATHLETICS: Miley will be making his second start against the Athletics this season and the fifth of his career In his first start against the Athletics this season, Miley earned the win after tossing 7.0 innings, allowing one unearned run on three hits with three walks and seven strikeouts In four career starts against the Athletics he is 3-1 with a 1.33 ERA (4 ER/ 27.0 IP) He has made one start at home against the Athletics on June 5, 2015 when Miley was a member of the Red Sox; he earned the win after tossing 7.1 innings, allowing two runs on six hits (one home run) with one walk, one hit batter and six strikeouts In three career games on the road against Oakland, Miley is 2-1 with a 0.92 ERA (2 ER/19.2 IP) with 10 walks and 10 strikeouts All four of Miley s starts against Oakland have been Quality Starts. AGAINST THE AL WEST: Miley will be making his sixth start against an AL West opponent this season In his first five starts, he is 2-2 with a 4.73 ERA (14 ER/26.2 IP) with 14 walks and 21 strikeouts This will be his third-straight start against the AL West Will be his second start of the season at home against the division; on July 20 vs. Texas, he did not factor into the decision after tossing 5.0 innings, allowing five runs on seven hits (one home run) with four walks and three strikeouts; the Orioles lost 9-7 He has 25 career starts against the division and is 9-9 with a 4.05 ERA (67 ER/149.0 IP), 48 walks and 123 strikeouts Has made 10 career home starts against the AL West, going 5-3 with a 4.88 ERA (32 ER/59.0 IP), 13 walks and 57 strikeouts In 15 career road starts against the division, he is 4-6 with a 3.50 ERA (35 ER/90.0 IP) with 35 walks and 66 strikeouts. TIME FOR A TURNAROUND: Miley will be making his fourth start in the month of August In his first three starts of the month, he has pitched to a 2.70 ERA (5 ER/16.2 IP),.200 opponents batting average,.300 OBP, and.300 slugging percentage So far this season, Miley has seen his ERA, opponents batting average, OBP, and slugging percentage rise each month He pitched to a 2.32 ERA in April, 3.97 ERA in May, 7.48 ERA in June, and a 8.68 ERA in July He allowed a.187 batting average in April,.313 in May,.325 in June, and a.342 average in July He allowed a.313 OBP in April,.389 OBP in May,.400 OBP in June, and a.432 OBP in July Opponents slugged.299 in April,.479 in May,.508 in June, and.530 in July. PILING UP: Miley has thrown 100-or-more pitches in 17 of his 25 starts this season; threw 12 pitches in his start on May 5 vs. Chicago-AL after exiting the game due to injury He leads the majors in pitches thrown per inning with 19.4 and is second in pitches thrown per batter with 4.20. WALK IT OUT: Miley has issued 72 walks this season, the most in baseball He has walked at least one batter in 23 of his 25 starts Has issued three-or-more walks in 15 of his starts, and issued five-ormore walks in three of his starts; coming into this season he had only seven career games in which he had issued five-or-more walks In his first start of the season, on 4/9 vs. NYY, he tied a career-high with seven walks. GETTING TO HIM EARLY: Opponents are hitting.316 (61-for-193) against Miley the first time through the lineup; they are hitting.313 (55-for-176) the second time through; third time through they are hitting.190 (24-for-126), which is the seventh lowest average in MLB Opponents are hitting.296 (16- for-54) on the first pitch against Miley In a 0-1 count.452 (19-for-42) and a 1-0 count.400 (16-for- 40) When the count is 1-1, opponents have a.400 (16-for-40) average against him. KEEP EM CLOSE: Opposing baserunners are 24-for-54 (44.4%) in attempted steals against Miley in his career; baserunners are 5-for-8 in stolen base attempts in 2017 He s picked off 28 baserunners over his career, including four in 2016 and four in 2017 His 28 pickoffs since the start of 2011 rank third most in the majors. AT ORIOLE PARK: Miley has made 11 home starts this season, going 2-4 with a 4.94 ERA (30 ER/54.2 IP) allowing 61 hits (seven home runs), 34 walks, and striking out 46 He has gone 3-7 with a 5.02 ERA (48 ER/86.0 IP), 41 walks and 83 strikeouts in 17 home starts as a member of the Orioles He has gone 32-33 with a 4.49 ERA (263 ER/527.0 IP) in 90 career home games (87 starts/44 Quality Starts). ON THE ROAD: Miley has made 14 road starts this season, going 4-6 with a 5.43 ERA (43 ER/71.1 IP) Miley has gone 32-36 with a 4.13 ERA (274 ER/597.1 IP) in 103 career away outings (102 starts).. MILEY S 2017 SPLITS Home: 2-4, 4.94 ERA vs. LH:.195 (16-82), 1 HR Away: 4-6, 5.43 ERA vs. RH:.299 (125-418), 17 HR MILEY S CAREER NUMBERS W-L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO 2015 11-11 4.46 32 193.2 201 98 96 64 147 2016 9-13 5.37 30 166.0 187 100 99 49 137 2017 6-10 5.21 25 126.0 141 79 73 72 112 Career 64-69 4.30 193 1124.1 1178 567 537 381 895 Home: 32-33, 4.49 ERA vs. LH:.242 (216-891), 16 HR Away: 32-36, 4.13 ERA vs. RH:.277 (962-3470), 108 HR RUNS ALLOWED BY INNING IN 2017 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 5 th 6 th 7 th 8 th 9 th Tot. 17 17 14 18 11 2 0 0 0 79 RUN SUPPORT WHILE IN GAME IN 2017 0R 1R 2R 3R 4R 5R 6R 7R 8R 9R 10+ 6 5 3 1 3 2 0 3 0 0 2 LAST TIME Date & Opp Final Line Win: 8/10/17 at OAK 7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 7 K Loss: 8/15/17 at SEA 4.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K ND: 8/5/17 vs. DET 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 HR, 3 BB, 5 K CG: 4/30/16 vs. KC 9.0 IP, 5 H, 4 K, 1 HB SHO: 4/30/16 vs. KC 9.0 IP, 5 H, 4 K, 1 HB 2017 SEASON HIGHS No. Date(s) & Opp. Innings Pitched: 8.0 4/20 at CIN Hits Allowed: 9 7/15 vs. CHC Runs Allowed: 7 2x; last 7/15 vs. CHC Strikeouts: 11 4/20 at CIN Walks: 7 4/9 vs. NYY HR allowed: 2 4x; last 7/15 vs. CHC Winning Streak: 1 6x, last: 8/10 at OAK Losing Streak: 3 6/22 vs CLE- 7/3 at MIL Shortest start: 0.2 5/5 vs. CWS Pitches thrown: 119 5/10 at WAS CAREER HIGHS No. Date(s) & Opp. Innings Pitched: 9.0 2x, last: 4/30/16 vs. KC Hits Allowed: 13 8/25/15 at CWS Runs Allowed: 10 8/5/14 vs. KC Strikeouts: 11 3x, last: 4/20/17 at CIN Walks: 7 3x, last: 4/9/17 vs NYY HR allowed: 4 6/1/14 vs. CIN Winning Streak: 6 4/24/16-6/7/16 Losing Streak: 6 6/12/16-7/24/16 Shortest start: 0.2 5/5/17 vs. CWS Pitches thrown: 120 8/2/15 vs. TB MILEY VS. ATHLETICS PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI Chapman.000 1 0 0 0 K. Davis.250 8 2 1 4 R. Davis.286 14 4 2 5 Garneau.000 3 0 0 0 Healy.167 6 1 0 0 Joyce.000 3 0 0 0 Lowrie.500 2 1 0 1 Maxwell.--- -- -- -- -- Olson.000 2 0 0 0 Pinder..333 3 1 0 0 Powell.--- -- -- -- -- Semien.308 13 4 0 0 SMITH VS. ORIOLES PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI Beckham.333 3 1 0 0 Castillo.500 2 1 0 0 Davis 1.000 2 2 0 0 Flaherty.000 2 0 0 0 Gentry.--- -- -- -- -- Jones.333 6 2 2 2 Joseph.--- -- -- -- -- Machado.000 4 0 0 1 Mancini 1.000 3 3 2 2 Santander.--- -- -- -- -- Schoop.000 5 0 0 0 Smith.000 3 0 0 0 Trumbo.250 4 1 1 1 MILEY S 2017 STARTS DATE OPP SCORE WHEN LEFT DEC IP H R ER BB K HR PIT STR NOTES 4/9 vs. NYY 3-7 3-0 ND 5.0 1 0 0 7 5 0 100 56 First start of the season; matched career-high 3x with 7 BB 4/14 at TOR 6-4 5-3 W 6.0 5 3 3 0 8 1 101 66 Earned his first win of 2017 4/20 at CIN 2-1 1-1 ND 8.0 2 1 1 1 11 1 101 70 Tied a career-high with 11 strikeouts 4/25 vs. TB 0-2 0-2 L 7.0 4 2 2 6 8 0 116 69 His first loss of the season 4/30 at NYY 7-4 4-2 ND 5.0 8 2 2 5 6 1 114 61 Has walked 12 batters in two starts vs. New York-AL 5/5 vs. CWS 4-2 0-0 ND 0.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 8 Left the game after being struck by back-to-back line drives 5/10 at WAS 6-7 5-2 ND 5.0 5 2 2 4 5 0 119 70 Threw a season-high 119 pitches 5/16 at DET 13-11 7-4 ND 5.0 8 4 4 4 3 2 109 62 First time this season allowing multiple home runs 5/21 vs. TOR 1-3 1-3 L 7.0 6 3 0 1 3 1 107 61 Allowed three unearned runs in the first inning 5/27 at HOU 2-5 1-4 L 5.0 8 4 4 3 2 1 100 54 Lost consecutive starts for the first time this season 6/1 vs. BOS 7-5 7-1 W 7.0 5 1 1 1 3 0 109 65 First home win of the season 6/7 vs. PIT 9-6 1-4 ND 2.2 8 4 4 2 4 0 83 46 Orioles won on a Trey Mancini walk-off home run in 10 innings 6/12 at CWS 7-10 0-6 L 2.1 6 6 6 2 0 1 53 31 Allowed a season-high six runs 6/17 vs. STL 15-7 12-4 W 5.2 6 6 5 4 8 2 117 65 Most runs allowed in a win in his career 6/22 vs. CLE 3-6 2-4 L 5.0 8 4 4 2 3 0 111 63 Fourth-straight start allowing four-or-more runs 6/28 at TOR 0-4 0-4 L 5.0 6 4 3 4 5 2 109 60 Third time this season allowing two home runs 7/3 at MIL 1-8 0-7 L 1.2 7 7 7 2 2 0 67 37 Shortest start of the season not due to injury 7/8 at MIN 5-1 4-1 W 5.2 8 1 1 3 4 1 107 59 Lowest amount of runs given up in the last seven starts 7/15 vs. CHC 3-10 0-7 L 4.2 9 7 7 4 4 2 95 52 Tied a season-high runs allowed; second time this season 7/20 vs. TEX 9-7 4-5 ND 5.0 7 5 5 4 3 1 91 49 Ninth-straight start allowing six-or-more hits 7/25 at TB 4-5 2-5 L 6.0 5 5 5 3 4 1 97 53 Allowed all five hits and five runs in the second inning 7/30 at TEX 10-6 9-2 W 5.0 4 2 2 1 5 0 105 59 First time not allowing a home run in five starts 8/5 vs. DET 5-2 2-2 ND 5.0 4 2 2 3 5 1 113 70 Orioles improved to 12-11 when he has started 8/10 at OAK 7-2 7-1 W 7.0 3 1 0 3 7 0 111 66 Fourth time this season not allowing an earned run 8/15 at SEA 1-3 1-3 L 4.2 5 3 3 3 4 0 95 53 Second-straight start not allowing a home run SEASON TOTALS 6-10 126.0 141 79 73 72 112 18 2442 1405 (57.5%)
STARTING PITCHER RUN SUPPORT PITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUN SUPP AVG O S W-L QUALITY STARTS Q.S. % Asher 6 9 1.50 2.91 1-5 3 50.0 Aquino 2 4 2.00 3.18 1-1 1 50.0 Bundy 23 100 4.35 6.41 14-9 16 69.6 Gausman 27 84 3.11 5.25 13-14 10 37.0 Hellickson 4 10 2.50 3.97 2-2 2 50.0 Jiménez 20 64 3.20 5.52 10-10 6 30.0 Miley 25 79 3.16 5.64 13-12 6 24.0 Tillman 16 26 1.63 3.25 5-11 3 18.8 Wilson 1 8 8.00 12.00 1-0 1 100.0 TOTALS 124 384 3.10 5.27 60-64 48 38.7 BIRDS IN THE BULLPEN 51 ALEC ASHER RHP 7/1 vs. TB: 1.2 IP, 5 R, 4 H, 1 HR, 2 BB, 1 K vs. LAA: STAND: 2017 1R 2R 3R GS T LAST HOME RUN LAST WIN LAST LOSS LAST SAVE 2017 IP HIGH 2017 K HIGH HR 4 2 2 1 9 7/1/17 (W. Ramos) 6/2/17 vs. BOS 6/13/17 at CWS None 6.1 IP, 6/2 vs. BOS 6, 6/8 at WAS vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 6-15 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 10-4 Has made 15 relief appearances (3.86 ERA) and six starts for the Orioles this season (three Quality Starts) Seven of his relief appearances have been 2.0-or-more innings Named IL Pitcher of the Week for the week of August 14-20; in his start on 8/15 with the Tides, he pitched 7.0 scoreless innings allowing only three hits and striking out five Has pitched to a 3.92 ERA (9 ER/20.2 IP) in 11 games (one start) at Oriole Park on the season Tossed 7.0 scoreless innings, allowing three hits with one walk and five strikeouts in his last start at Norfolk on 8/15 vs. Lehigh Valley Was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on 8/20/17 Has made nine starts for the Tides this season, going 3-2 with a 3.51 ERA (19 ER/48.2 IP), 13 walks and 34 strikeouts Made his Orioles debut on 4/15 at TOR (GS, ND, 6.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K) Went 2-1 with a 2.28 ERA (7 ER/27.2 IP) over five starts with the Phillies last year from 9/18/16-end of season Acquired by the Orioles from the Phillies in exchange for a PTBNL or cash considerations on 3/28/17 48 RICHARD BLEIER LHP 8/19 vs. LAA: 1.0 IP vs. LAA: 1.2 IP, 1 BB STAND: 1.2 IP, 1 BB 2017 1R 2R 3R GS T LAST HOME RUN LAST WIN LAST LOSS LAST SAVE 2017 IP HIGH 2017 K HIGH HR 4 1 - - 5 8/16/17 (L. Martin) 7/17/17 vs. TEX 5/14/17 at KC None 4.0 IP, 5/4 at KC 3, 7/28 at TEX vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 28-38 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 26-4 Has posted a 1.59 ERA (4 ER/22.2 IP) in 20 home games Earned his first career win on 5/16/17 at DET (pitched 1.2 frames in the bottom of the 12 th and 13 th innings) Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on 5/14/17 Has made 14 multi-inning relief appearances this season Tossed a career-high tying 4.0 innings in relief on 5/3/17, matching his previous career-high set on 9/12/16 vs. LAD (with NYY) Acquired by the Orioles from the New York Yankees in exchange for a player to be named later on 2/21/17 35 BRAD BRACH RHP 8/20 vs. LAA: L, 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K vs. LAA: L, 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K STAND: L, 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K 2017 1R 2R 3R GS T LAST HOME RUN LAST WIN LAST LOSS LAST SAVE 2017 IP HIGH 2017 K HIGH HR 3-1 1 5 7/14/17 (A. Russell) 8/5/17 vs. DET 8/20/17 vs. LAA 7/17/17 vs. TEX 2.0 IP, 6/25 at TB 3, 8/5 vs. DET vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 40-51 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 8-3 Has appeared in 51 games this season, working at least 1.0 inning in 46 of his appearances Is tied for sixth in the AL in appearances (122) since the start of 2016 Posted a stretch of 13 games (5/19-6/25/17 without allowing a run (13.1 IP), surrendering four hits and two walks, while striking out 12 (O s went 11-2 in those games) The Orioles are 40-11 in games which Brach pitches this season Is 16-for-21 in save opportunities this season Became the 5 th pitcher in O s history to toss a perfect save on 3 straight days (4/19-21/17) joining J. Julio (2003), J. Johnson (2011), D. O Day (2015), & Z. Britton (2016) Recorded his first save of the season 4/19/17 at CIN, his first save since 6/8/16 vs. KC Has 19 career Major League saves (16 this season) and 119 career minor league saves Since the start of 2014, leads all MLB relievers with 25 wins 53 ZACH BRITTON LHP 8/20 vs. LAA: 1.0 IP, 1 BB vs. LAA: 1.0 IP, 1 BB STAND: 1.0 IP, 1 BB 2017 1R 2R 3R GS T LAST HOME RUN LAST WIN LAST LOSS LAST SAVE 2017 IP HIGH 2017 K HIGH HR 1 - - - 1 8/13/17 (M, Olson) 7/31/17 vs. KC 4/30/16 vs. CWS 8/10/17 at OAK 2.0 IP, 4/3 vs. TOR 2, 8/9 at LAA vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 16-26 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 10-1 Gave up a HR to Matt Olson on 8/13 at OAK; was his 1 st HR allowed this season, 1 st since 4/11/16 at BOS-M. Betts (89 appearances); 1 st HR to a leftie since 4/29/13 (M. Saunders) Converted his 55 th consecutive save opportunity on 7/23 to set a new American League consecutive save opportunities record, passing RHP Tom Gordon (54, 4/19/98-5/31/99) His 59 consecutive save opportunities converted are second-most in MLB history (Eric Gagne, 84 consecutive, 8/28/02-7/3/04), and is the longest active MLB streak Earned his first win of the season on July 31 vs. KC; his first win since May 5, 2016 vs. NYY Reinstated from the 60-day DL on 7/5/17 Placed on the 10-day DL on 5/6/17 (retroactive to 5/5/17; left forearm strain) Transferred to the 60-day DL on 6/20/17 Placed on the 10-day DL on 4/16/17 (left forearm strain) Reinstated from the DL on 5/2/17 His 130 career saves rank 2 nd among Orioles relievers in club history Gregg Olson (160) holds the club record His 130 saves since the start of 2014 lead all American League relievers (fifth in the majors)...is one of 19 active pitchers with 100 or more career saves 60 MYCHAL GIVENS RHP 8/20 vs. LAA: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 K vs. LAA: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 5 K STAND: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 5 K 2017 1R 2R 3R GS T LAST HOME RUN LAST WIN LAST LOSS LAST SAVE 2017 IP HIGH 2017 K HIGH HR 4 1 1 1 7 8/4/17 (J. Upton) 7/23/17 vs. HOU 8/4/17 vs. DET None 2.1 IP, 6/17 vs. STL 4, 8/19 vs. LAA vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 42-54 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 31-8 Left-handers are hitting.149 (11-for-74) with 23 strikeouts against him Ranks tied for first among MLB relievers with seven wins this season; is 17-3 for his career Leads all Orioles relievers with 67 strikeouts this season Since making his Major League debut (6/24/15), ranks fifth among AL relievers with 201 strikeouts 56 DARREN O DAY RHP 8/20 vs. LAA: 0.2 IP, 1 K vs. LAA: W, 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 HB, 2 K STAND: W, 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 HB, 2 K 2017 1R 2R 3R GS T LAST HOME RUN LAST WIN LAST LOSS LAST SAVE 2017 IP HIGH 2017 K HIGH HR 2 1 2-5 7/30/17 (R. Odor) 8/18/17 vs. LAA 7/22/17 vs. HOU 5/6/17 vs. CWS 1.2 IP, 4/25 vs. TB 3, 8/15 at SEA vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 33-48 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 22-4 39 of his 48 appearances this season have been 1.0-or-more innings Has held left-handers to a.175 (10-for-57) average on the season with 21 strikeouts Placed on 10-day DL (right shoulder strain) on 6/9/17...Reinstated from the DL on 6/23/17 Since joining the Orioles in 2012, ranks ninth among Major League relievers (seventh in AL) with a 2.38 ERA (90 ER/340.0 IP)
POSITION PLAYERS 1 TIM BECKHAM INF (R) 8/20 vs. LAA: 0-5, 1 R vs. LAA: 3-14, 1-2B, 4 R STAND: 3-14, 1-2B, 4 R Hit Game 4 8/12 at OAK Games 25 7 2-34 RBI Game 4 5/4 vs. MIA Games 10 3 1-14 Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-8, 1 R since 8/19) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 12G (8/1-12;.531, 26-49, 7-2B, 2-3B, 3 HR, 14 R, 9 RBI, 2 BB Since joining the Orioles, he is hitting.438 (35-for-80) with 8-2B, 2-3B, 5 HR, 21 R, 12 RBI in 19 games Has hit safely in 17 of 19 games and has 12 multi-hit games Recorded 30 hits in his first 15 G with the Orioles; according to Elias, his 30 hits were the most in a player s first 15 G for a team since Kenny Lofton had 31 for ATL in 1997 Became the 6 th player in Orioles history (since 1954) with a hitting streak of at least 10 games (hit safely in 12-straight) to start their Baltimore career (STATS, LLC) Slugged his first career leadoff home run on 8/14/17 at Seattle 8 th Orioles leadoff home run this season; Slugged his second on 8/16/17 at Seattle; the O s 9 th this season. Recorded three doubles on 8/12 at OAK; according to Elias, he became the first Orioles lead-off hitter with three extra-base hits in a game since 2012 (Nick Markakis) According to Elias, he became the first player in modern Major League history (since 1900) to record 13 hits and three home runs in his first five games with a team Collected a multi-hit game in each of his first five games with Baltimore (8/1-5); first time in his career recording more than two-straight multi-hit games Recorded an RBI in five-straight games (8/2-6) for the first time in his career; scored a run in a career-high five-straight games (8/1-5) Named AL Player of the Week for the week of July 31-August 6; he hit.583/.600/1.167 with 3-2B, 1-3B, 3 HR, 6 R, and 6 RBI in 6 G Hit the 10,000 th home run in Orioles history on 8/5; also hit the 2,500 th home run by an Oriole in Oriole Park history on 8/3 Is hitting.500 (25-for-50) when putting the first pitch in play; tied for 11 th -best in MLB Had his first career four-hit game on 8/4 vs. Detroit and his second on 8/12 at Oakland...His career-high is five hits on 7/20/16 at Colorado Made his Orioles debut on 8/1, going 2-for-4 with a double and two runs Was activated to the 25-man roster prior to the game According to Elias, the last player to have multiple hits & runs in his first game with the Orioles after playing for another team that season was Brook Fordyce in 2000 His 17 home runs are a career-high; previous-high was nine in 2015 His 35 extra-base hits on the season (13-2B, 5-3B, 17 HR) are a career-high Had 22 in 2016 Hit.259/.314/.407 with five doubles, three triples, 12 home runs, 31 runs, and 36 RBI in 87 games for Tampa Bay this season Was acquired in a trade from Tampa Bay on 7/31/17 in exchange for RHP Tobias Myers 29 WELINGTON CASTILLO C (R) 8/19 vs. LAA: 0-2, 2 BB vs. LAA: 0-2, 2 BB STAND: 0-2, 2 BB Hit Game 3 5/19 vs. TOR Games 14 6 - - 20 RBI Game 4 7/30 at TEX Games 5 1 3 0 9 Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-4, 2 BB since 8/15) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 10G (7/24-8/10;.405, 15-37, 2-2B, 3 HR, 7 R, 10 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SF) Is hitting.329 (24-for-73) against left-handers on the season Reinstated from the 10-day DL on 6/10/17 (testicular injury suffered in the 5/30/17 game vs. NYY) Became the 3 rd O s player (since 1954) to hit 3 lead-changing HRs in the 6 th inning or later over a two-game span, joining B. Powell (8/15-16/66) and C. Johnson (4/5-6/00) Had a career-high 10-game hitting streak (7/24-8/10) Has totaled 12 RBI in the seventh inning or later, the 7 th -most by an Orioles player this season Hit his 1 st career walk-off HR on 5/19/17 vs. TOR Part of his 4 th career multi-hr game and his second career walk-off hit Has caught 16-of-38 (42.1%) would-be base stealers this season and 104-of-360 (28.9%) in his career Reinstated from the DL on 5/16/17 Placed on the 10-day DL on 5/2/17 (retroactive to 5/1/17) with right shoulder tendinitis 19 CHRIS DAVIS INF (L) 8/20 vs. LAA: 2-4, 1 HR, 1 R, 1 RBI vs. LAA: 2-4, 1 HR, 1 R, 1 RBI STAND: 2-4, 1 HR, 1 R, 1 RBI 2017 High # Date & Opp Multi-Hit 2 3 4 5 T 2017 High # Date & Opp Multi-RBI 2 3 4 5 6 T Hit Game 3 8/14 at SEA Games 11 4 - - 15 RBI Game 6 7/18 vs. TEX Games 7 1 1-1 10 Current Hit Streak: 2G (since 8/16;.444, 4-9, 1-2B, 1 HR, 1 R, 1 RBI) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 7G (last: 5/30-6/6;.333, 9-27, 3 HR, 5 R, 7 RBI, 1 BB) Hit his 8 th career grand slam 7/18 vs. TEX Homered earlier that night His 19 th career multi-hr game (2 nd of the season) Drove in a career-high six RBI Reinstated from the 10-day DL on 7/14/17 Placed on the 10-day DL on 6/14/17 (retroactive to 6/13/17; right oblique strain) Left the 6/12/17 game at CWS in the bottom of the fourth inning with a right oblique strain Is one of four O s to homer three times in a series, 7/17-20 vs. TEX & 5/16-18 at DET (Machado, 5/1-4 at BOS, Castillo, 5/19-21 vs. TOR, & Beckham 8/3-6 vs. DET) Slugged his 18 th career multi-hr game (1 st of the season) on 5/16/17 at DET His 13 th -inning blast was the seventh extra-inning, go-ahead HR of his career Became the first Orioles player in club history (since 1954) to hit two extra-inning, go-ahead HRs in the same game (5/16/17 at DET, 12 th inning/13 th inning) Became the first Orioles player with multiple extra-inning HRs since Mike Young on 5/28/87 Is the second player in the Expansion Era (since 1961) to hit two go-ahead HRs in extra-innings with Matt Adams (STL) on 9/4/13 (at CIN, 14 th inning/16 th inning) He and Matt Adams are the only players to hit multiple HRs in the 12 th inning or later of a game (Elias) Has been a part of both triple plays turned by the Orioles this season; 6-4-3 in the bottom of the 8 th on 5/2 at BOS and 5-4-3 in the top of the 2 nd on 8/3 vs. DET Ranks seventh on the Orioles all-time home runs list (218), passing Brady Anderson (209) on 5/31/17 vs. NYY Hit his 200 th HR as an Oriole on 4/5/17 vs. TOR Since the start of 2012, ranks second in MLB among active players with 216 home runs Also, ranks tied for 9 th among active MLB players with 359 extra-base hits Ranks third on the ballpark s all-time home run list (123) behind R. Palmeiro (124) & A. Jones (133) 3 RYAN FLAHERTY INF (L) 8/18 vs. LAA: 0 AB (PR), 1 R vs. LAA: 1 R STAND: 1 R Hit Game 3 5/14 at KC Games - 1 - - 1 RBI Game 2 5/14 at KC Games 1 - - - 1 Current Hit Streak: 1G (since 5/18;.250, 1-4, 1 R) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 2G (4/26-29;.400, 2-5, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB) Reinstated from the 60-day DL on 8/17/17 Placed on the 10-day DL on 5/21/17 (retroactive to 5/19/17; right shoulder strain) Transferred to the 60-day DL on 5/21/17 Has made starts at shortstop (3), second base (2), third base (1), and left field (1) this season Played 74 games in 2016, making appearances at 1B (7 G), 2B (1 G), SS (13 G), 3B (40 G), RF (6 G), LF (3 G), and pitcher (1 G), making seven pinch-hit appearances Launched his second career Eutaw Street home run on 6/7/16 vs. KC (also 9/25/13) Made his Major League pitching debut on 8/20/16 vs. HOU (1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 HR)...Only Orioles position player to pitch in 2016 14 CRAIG GENTRY OF (R) 8/20 vs. LAA: 1-1 (PR-RF) vs. LAA: 2-4 STAND: 2-4 Hit Game 2 8/16 at SEA Games 4 - - - 4 RBI Game 3 4/16 at TOR Games - 1 - - 1 Current Hit Streak: 5G (since 8/10;.667, 6-9, 1-2B, 1-3B, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 5G (8/10-current;.667, 6-9, 1-2B, 1-3B, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB) Recorded his first triple of the season on 8/16/17 at Seattle; his 12 th -career triple, the first since 10/4/15 also at Seattle while a member of Oakland Scored two runs on 8/3 vs. DET; was his first game with multiple runs scored since 7/27/14 at TEX as a member of Oakland Recorded his second multi-stolen base game of the season on 8/3 vs. DET (4/30 at NYY); his 10 th career multi-stolen base game Is 82-for-97 in stolen bases for his career Hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 9 th on July 31 vs. KC; his first career walk-off Had his contract selected from Triple-A Norfolk on 7/30/17 Slugged a two-run home run on April 16 at TOR, his first HR since August 21, 2013 Has played 24 games in right field (8 starts), 7 games in center field (2 start), and 30 games in left field (11 starts) this season Has made 13 pinch running appearances 10 ADAM JONES OF (R) 8/20 vs. LAA: 0-4 vs. LAA: 3-11, 1 BB STAND: 3-11, 1 BB Hit Game 4 7/23 vs. HOU Games 26 10 1-37 RBI Game 5 7/9 at MIN Games 6 4-2 12 Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-6 since 8/29) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 8G (7/18-7/25;.474, 18-38, 3-2B, 4 HR, 12 R, 11 RBI, 1 BB) Recorded two hits on 8/14/17 at Seattle, passing Boog Powell (1,574) for fifth most on the Orioles all-time hits list; currently has 1,579 hits as an Oriole Has hit.270 (30-for-111) as the leadoff hitter (all since the All-Star break);.265 (62-for-234) hitting second,.342 (13-for-38) hitting third, and.277 (26-for-94) hitting fourth Ranks fourth in the AL and 11 th in MLB with a.371 batting average (33-for-89) with RISP (37 RBI) Ranks tied for 13 th in the AL in hits and tied for 23 rd in multi-hit games Was the Orioles recipient of the MLBPAA Heart and Hustle Award; he was honored in a pregame ceremony in August Drove in an RBI in a season-high six-straight games (7/19-24); first time since also driving in a run in six-straight games June 24-29, 2016 In 25 G in July, he hit.275 (30-for-109) with 6-2B, 6 HR, 17 R, & 16 RBI; his six home runs were T-11 th most in the AL in July, 17 runs T-13 th, and 16 RBI T-22 nd most Set a season-high and tied a career-high with four hits on 7/23 vs. HOU; has had four hits 20 times in his career Hit his first leadoff home run of the season on 7/19/17 vs. TEX; it was his sixth career leadoff home run Slugged his 11 th career multi-homer game on 7/9/17 at MIN, matching his career-high for the fifth time with 5 RBI (second time this season) Ejected in the top of the fifth inning on 5/3/17 at BOS by HP umpire Sam Holbrook (first career ejection) Is 1 of 31 active players with 1,500 or more career hits Recorded his 1,500 th career hit on 4/24/17 vs. TB...Collected his 1,500 th hit with the Orioles on 5/31/17 vs. NYY Since 2012, ranks tied for eighth among all active Major League hitters with 172 home runs Ranks fifth on the Orioles all-time home run list (244)...Ranks fifth on the Orioles all-time RBI list (791) Became the all-time home run leader at Oriole Park (now with 133), passing Rafael Palmeiro (124) on 5/22/17 vs. MIN Became the all-time RBI leader at Oriole Park (now with 430), passing Cal Ripken, Jr. (368) on 6/4/16 vs. NYY Is the all-time extra-base hits leader at Oriole Park (now with 282), surpassing Brady Anderson (243) on 6/6/16 vs. KC
36 CALEB JOSEPH C (R) 8/20 vs. LAA: 1-4, 1 R vs. LAA: 2-8, 1 HR, 2 R, 1 RBI STAND: 2-8, 1 HR, 2 R, 1 RBI Hit Game 4 5/8 vs. WAS Games 12 3 1-16 RBI Game 3 7/9 at MIN Games 4 2 - - 6 Current Hit Streak: 3G (since 8/16;.273, 3-11, 1 HR, 4 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 5G (last; 7/24-8/2;.263, 5-19, 2 HR, 3 R, 3 RBI) Threw out both attempted base stealers (Cowart and Trout) on 8/18 vs. LAA for his sixth career multi-catcher caught stealing game; his first since 5/19/16 vs. SEA Since May 8 (56 games), he is hitting.310 (52-for-168); the 9 th -highest batting average in the AL during this span (min. 150 AB) Recorded four-straight multi-hit games (7/9-21/17) for the first time in his career Became the first catcher this season to log three extra-base hits in the same game on 5/12/17 at KC (2-2B, 1-3B) Matched his career-high with 4 hits on 5/8/17 vs. WAS (also, 8/31/14 vs. MIN), going 4-4 with 1 RBI Has caught 9-of-50 (18.0%) would-be base stealers this season and 55-of-189 (29.1%) in his career 13 MANNY MACHADO INF (R) 8/20 vs. LAA: 1-4 vs. LAA: 6-13, 3 HR, 3 R, 7 RBI STAND: 6-13, 3 HR, 3 R, 7 RBI 2017 High # Date & Opp Multi-Hit 2 3 4 5 T 2017 High # Date & Opp Multi-RBI 2 3 4 5 7 T Hit Game 4 8/6 vs. DET Games 23 7 3-33 RBI Game 7 8/18 vs. LAA Games 6 4 4 1 1 16 Current Hit Streak: 9G (since 8/11;.425, 17-40, 3-2B, 1-3B, 5 HR, 9 R, 15 RBI, 1 SF) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 9G (8/11-current;.425, 17-40, 3-2B, 1-3B, 5 HR, 9 R, 15 RBI, 1 SF) Has hit.342 (64-for-187) with 13-2B, 1-3B, 11 HR, 30 R, & 43 RBI in 45 G since 7/1; he is 1 st in RBI, 2 nd in H, 3 rd in BA, T-7 th in R, & T-9 th in HR in the AL during this span His 81 RBI are the sixth most in the American League Has a team-high 28 RBI in the seventh inning-or-later, tied for the second-most in the AL Matched his career-high with three home runs and seven RBI on 8/18 vs. LAA (8/7/16 at CWS); his 12 th career multi-hr game and 3 rd this season (7/7 at MIN & 6/20 vs. CLE) Hit a walk-off grand slam on 8/18 vs. LAA; his fourth career walk-off hit and third career walk-off home run Has hit 3 grand slams this season, his 5 th (8/7 at LAA), 6 th (8/14 at SEA), & 7 th (8/18 vs. LAA) of his career; has six grand slams in the last 2 years (2016-17), the most in MLB Recorded five doubles in three games (7/30-8/1), his most in a three-game span in his career In 26 games in July, he hit.327 (34-for-104) with eight doubles, three home runs, 16 runs, and 15 RBI Left the 6/7/17 game vs. PIT in the top of the fourth inning with left wrist soreness His HR on 6/2 vs. BOS (Porcello) reached the second deck in LF at OPACY; 1 st HR by an Oriole to reach the second deck in LF since Mark Reynolds (8/7/11 vs TOR, Romero) Hit four home runs over the 4/28-5/4/17 road trip (seven games) matching his career-high for a single road trip 16 TREY MANCINI OF (R) 8/20 vs. LAA: 0-3, 1 BB vs. LAA: 0-11, 1 BB STAND: 0-11, 1 BB Hit Game 3 8/10 at OAK Games 27 7 - - 34 RBI Game 5 6/7 vs. PIT Games 9 3 2 1 15 Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-13, 1 BB since 8/16) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 9G (6/10-18;.429, 15-35, 3-2B, 1-3B, 4 HR, 9 R, 8 RBI, 3 BB) Ranks 10 th in the AL with a.341 batting average (28-for-82) with RISP (44 RBI) Ranks 4 th on the O s with 17 RBI in the seventh inning or later Among qualifying rookies, he ranks 3 rd in slugging percentage (.503), 4 th in HRs (21) and batting average (.282), 5 th in RBI (62), and 6 th in on-base percentage (.333) On 8/10 became 7 th Oriole to hit 20 home runs in their rookie season First since Cal Ripken, Jr. in 1982 (28 home runs) Hit his 4 th multi-home run game on 8/10 with two back-to-back home runs (Jones, top-4 th ; Trumbo, top-6 th ); has been a part of five of nine O s back-to-back HRs this season Hit his 14 th HR of the year on 6/25/17 at TB; the most HRs hit by an O s rookie before the All-Star break in team history (1954); his 44 RBI were the 5 th -most by an O s rookie Hit a pinch-hit, game-tying, two-run HR in the 9 th inning and a walk-off, three-run HR in the 11 th inning on 6/7/17 vs. PIT His 3 rd multi-hr game of the season Became the second rookie in MLB history to hit a game-tying HR in the 9 th inning or later and a walk-off HR in the same game, joining Joe Crede (w/ CWS on 8/27/02) Also became the first player in the majors to log at least five RBI in the ninth inning or later since Nelson Cruz (w/ BAL on 9/7/14) Is the 3 rd player in the Expansion ERA (since 1961) with at least 5 RBI in a game in which he did not enter until the 9 th inning or later (Harold Baines & Adam LaRoche) Is the 2 nd player in the Expansion Era to hit a 9 th -inning, game-tying HR as a pinch hitter and a walk-off HR in extra innings (also, Brian McCann w/ ATL on 5/17/11) Became the 2 nd rookie in Orioles history to hit a game-tying HR in the ninth inning or later and a walk-off HR in the same game, joining Mike Young on 5/28/87 Is the first player in Orioles history with a pinch-hit HR in the ninth inning or later and then another HR in the same game (STATS, LLC) Became the 3 rd player in O s history to hit a HR in the 9 th inning and homer again in extra-innings of the same game, joining B. Powell (8/15/66) and E. Murray (9/14/80) Hit 10 HRs over his first 26 career MLB games Only George Scott and Gary Sánchez (11 each) had hit more over their first 26 career games (ESPN Stats & Info) Hit 8 HRs over his first 17 career MLB games, matching the Major League record for most homers over a player s first 17 games (also, Carlos Delgado & Trevor Story) Became the 1 st Oriole in club history to homer 5 times within his first 10 career games Joined Curt Blefary (10 in 1965) as only O s with 10+ RBI in first 10 career games Slugged his second multi-homer game of the season on 4/16/17 at TOR, matching the Major League record with seven home runs over his first 12 Major League games Per Elias, became the 4 th rookie since 1876 to have 2 multi-hr games in April, joining Carlos May (CWS, 1969), José Abreu (CWS, 2014), & Trevor Story (COL, 2016) 25 ANTHONY SANTANDER OF (S) 8/19 vs. LAA: 1-4 vs. LAA: 2-8, 1 R STAND: 2-8, 1 R Hit Game - - Games - - - - - RBI Game - - Games - - - - - Current Hit Streak: 2G (since 8/18;.250, 2-8, 1 R) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 2G (8/18-current;.250, 2-8, 1 R) Made his major league debut on 8/18 vs. LAA Recorded his first major league hit in the ninth inning of his debut In 16 rehab appearances this season (1-Frederick; 15-Bowie), he batted.382 (21-for-55) with five doubles, five home runs, 13 runs and 14 RBI Reinstated from the 60-day DL on 6/14/17 Placed on the 10-day DL on 4/2/17 (retroactive to 3/30/17; strained right forearm) Transferred to the 60-day DL on 6/14/17 Entered 2017 as the Orioles No. 9 prospect, according to Baseball America In 128 games with Class-A Advanced Lynchburg in 2016, batted.290 (145-for-500) with 42 doubles, 20 home runs, 90 runs, 95 RBI and 10 stolen bases. 6 JONATHAN SCHOOP INF (R) 8/20 vs. LAA: 3-4, 1 R, 2 RBI vs. LAA: 4-12, 1 R, 2 RBI STAND: 4-12, 1 R, 2 RBI Hit Game 4 6/17 vs. STL Games 35 6 1-42 RBI Game 4 7/21 vs. HOU Games 14 6 2-22 Current Hit Streak: 2G (since 8/19;.500, 4-8) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 8G (4/12-20;.387, 12-31, 3-2B, 3 HR, 6 R, 8 RBI) His 34 RBI since the All-Star break are tied for fourth-most in MLB and rank third-most in the American League (Upton 43, and Machado 34) Ranks third in the American League and 8 th in MLB in RBI with 88 Ranks fifth in the American League in multi-hit games with 42 His 56 extra-base hits are tied for fifth in the American League His 55 extra-base hits as a second baseman rank third in baseball among second basemen Was named AL Player of the Week for the week of July 17-23; hit.433/.438/.800 with 2-2B, 3 HR, 8 R, & 16 RBI; his 16 RBI led MLB and his 3 HR tied for most in the AL Recorded at least one RBI in a career-high eight-straight games (7/17-24) and 17 total RBI Hit.343 (36-for-105) with nine home runs, 21 runs and 28 RBI in 26 games in July His 28 RBI were the most in the AL in July and his nine home runs were T-2 nd most Tied a season-high with four RBI July 21 vs. HOU (6/17 vs. STL) Has been a part of five of nine O s back-to-back HRs this season Is second on the team with 24 RBI in the seventh inning or later this season Slugged his sixth career multi-home run game (second of the season) on 6/17/17 vs. STL Was selected to the 2017 All-Star Game, his first career All-Star Game selection Went 1-for-1 with 1-2B, and 1 R, playing 3.0 innings at second base Made his first career MLB start at shortstop on 7/8/17 at MIN Has been a part of both triple plays turned by the Orioles this season; 6-4-3 in the bottom of the 8 th on 5/2 at BOS and 5-4-3 in the top of the 2 nd on 8/3 vs. DET Posted a career-high 26-game on-base streak from 4/12-5/12/17 (.344/.385/.613, 32-93, 10-2B, 5 HR, 14 R, 17 RBI, 4 BB, 4 HB) His 80 home runs as a 2B since the beginning of 2014 rank fourth in MLB In his career, the Orioles are 55-22 in games in which he homers 12 SETH SMITH OF (L) 8/20 vs. LAA: 0-3, 1 BB vs. LAA: 1-7, 1-2B, 2 BB STAND: 1-7, 1-2B, 2 BB Hit Game 4 5/4 at BOS Games 14 3 1-18 RBI Game 3 8/1 vs. KC Games 5 1 - - 6 Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-4, 1 BB since 8/19) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 6G (last: 6/18-23;.333, 8-24, 1-2B, 2 HR, 5 R, 2 RBI) Drove in a season-high three runs on 8/1 vs. KC; was his most RBI in a game since 9/18/16 vs. HOU Slugged his seventh career leadoff home run (fifth of the season) on 7/7/17 at MIN Reached base safely in seven consecutive PAs from 5/1-5/17 (5 H, 2 BB), the second-longest such streak of his career behind an eight straight PA streak from 5/10-11/12 Matched his career-high for the fourth time with four hits, going 4-4, with 1-2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB on 5/4/17 at BOS Worked a walk-off BB on 4/26/17 vs. TB (B-11 th ), the 400 th BB of his career and 4 th career walk-off RBI Was the 15 th time the O s won on a game-ending BB (since 1974) 45 MARK TRUMBO OF (R) 8/20 vs. LAA: 1-3, 1-2B, 1 RBI vs. LAA: 2-11, 1-2B, 1 HR, 1 R, 2 RBI STAND: 2-11, 1-2B, 1 HR, 1 R, 2 RBI Hit Game 4 5/16 at DET Games 27 4 1-32 RBI Game 4 4/28 at NYY Games 10 3 1-14 Current Hit Streak: 1G (since 8/20;.333, 1-3, 1-2B, 1 RBI) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 10G (7/2-7/15;.306, 11-36, 2-2B, 4 HR, 9 R, 8 RBI, 5 BB) Ranks third on the Orioles with 18 RBI in the seventh inning or later Is fifth on the team with 32 multi-hit games Reinstated from the 10-day DL on 8/9/17 Placed on the 10-day DL on 7/31/17 (retroactive to 7/30; right rib cage strain) Hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10 th inning on 6/6/17 vs. PIT, his eighth career walk-off hit (third walk-off hit of the season) Slugged his fourth career grand slam on 4/28/17 at NYY (top of the sixth inning off RHP Bryan Mitchell) Hit a walk-off solo home run on Opening Day (4/3/17 vs. TOR), his 6 th career walk-off home run and first walk-off home run on Opening Day for the Orioles in club history Since 2012, his 168 home runs rank 10 th among active Major League hitters
WEATHER DELAYS AND POSTPONEMENTS DATE OPPONENT (REASON) TIME (DELAY) RESULT 4/22 vs. Boston (rain) 0:28 (start of game) W, 4-2 4/24 vs. Tampa Bay (rain) 0:19 (bottom of the eighth inning) W, 6-3 5/6 vs. Chicago-AL (rain) 0:43 (start of game) W, 6-5 5/11 at Washington (rain) POSTPONED L, 6-1 (made up June 8) 5/19 vs. Toronto (threat of inclement weather) 0:29 (start of game) ---- vs. Toronto (rain) 0:58 (bottom of the 10 th inning) W, 5-3 (10) 5/31 vs. New York-AL (rain) 0:14 (start of game) W, 10-4 6/14 at Chicago-AL (rain) 1:30 (start of game) W, 10-6 6/19 vs. Cleveland (rain) 0:29 (start of game) L, 12-0 6/21 vs. Cleveland (rain) 0:44 (start of game) L, 5-1 7/1 vs. Tampa Bay (rain) 1:12 (start of game) L, 10-3 7/14 vs. Chicago-NL (threat of inclement weather) 0:49 (start of game) L, 9-8 7/22 vs. Houston (rain) 0:58 (start of game) L, 8-4 8/2 vs. Kansas City (rain) 0:35 (top of the third inning) W, 6-0 8/3 vs. Detroit (rain) 0:43 (start of game) ---- vs. Detroit (rain) 0:59 (top of the first inning) L, 7-5 8/18 vs. Los Angeles-AL (rain) 0:42 (start of game) W, 9-7 8/19 vs. Los Angeles-AL (rain) 0:40 (top of the eighth inning) L, 5-1 COLDEST GAME TIME TEMPERATURE: 45 degrees, 4/7 vs. New York-AL WARMEST GAME TIME TEMPERATURE: 99 degrees, 7/28 at Texas SCORING BY INNINGS 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 5 th 6 th 7 th 8 th 9 th Extras Total OPPONENTS 84 84 71 86 84 72 46 51 48 10 636 ORIOLES 70 72 64 64 85 53 64 52 45 20 589 ORIOLES CHALLENGES DATE PLAY RULING O s SUCCESS 4/8 vs. NYY Trumbo ruled out at first base on 6-4-3 double play Overturned (safe) 1-for-1 (100.0%) 4/21 vs. BOS Machado ruled out at second base on 6-4 fielder s choice Confirmed (out) 1-for-2 (50.0%) 4/24 vs. TB Shane Peterson doubled down the right field line Stands (fair) 1-for-3 (33.3%) 5/7 vs. CWS Trumbo ruled out at first base on a 6-3 putout Overturned (safe) 2-for-4 (50.0%) 5/9 vs. WAS Rickard ruled out at second base on 5-4 fielder s choice Overturned (safe) 3-for-5 (60.0%) 5/16 at DET Cabrera hit by pitch Confirmed (hit by pitch) 3-for-6 (50.0%) 5/18 at DET Collins ruled safe at third base with stolen base Overturned (out) 4-for-7 (57.1%) 5/19 vs. TOR Schoop ruled out at first base on 3-2-3 double play Overturned (safe) 5-for-8 (62.5%) 5/19 vs. TOR Smoak ruled safe at first base on strikeout swinging/passed ball Overturned (dead ball, out) 6-for-9 (66.7%) 5/22 vs. MIN Dozier doubled down left field line Stands (fair) 6-for-10 (60.0%) 5/27 at HOU Correa ruled safe on pick off play at second base Overturned (out) 7-for-11 (63.6%) 5/30 vs. NYY Headley ruled safe at second base on fielder s choice, error on the pitcher Overturned (out) 8-for-12 (66.7%) 6/4 vs. BOS Rickard ruled out at third base on a 2-5 caught stealing Overturned (safe) 9-for-13 (69.2%) 6/13 at CWS Schoop ruled out at second base on 7-4 putout Stands (out) 9-for-14 (64.3%) 6/23 at TB Shane Peterson ruled safe at first base on infield single Overturned (out) 10-for-15 (66.7%) 6/28 at TOR Smith ruled out at first base on a 6-4-3 double play Overturned (safe) 11-for-16 (68.8%) 7/4 at MIL Suter ruled safe at second base on fielder s choice Overturned (out) 12-for-17 (70.1%) 7/7 at MIN Vargas ruled safe at second base with a double Overturned (out) 13-for-18 (72.2%) 7/9 at MIN Mancini ruled out on a tag play at first base Stands (out) 13-for-19 (68.4 %) 8/4 vs. DET Beckham ruled out on a 2-5 putout at third base Stands (out) 13-for-20 (65.0%) 8/9 at LAA Trout ruled safe at first base on ground ball single Stands (safe) 13-for-21 (62.0%) 8/15 at SEA Martin ruled safe at second base with a stolen base Overturned (out) 14-for-22 (63.6%) 8/16 at SEA Davis ruled out on a 6-3 putout at first base Overturned (safe) 15-for-23 (65.2%) 8/18 vs. LAA Trout ruled safe at second base with a stolen base Overturned (out) 16-for-24 (66.7%) ORIOLES EJECTIONS O S EJECTIONS DATE OPP. REASON UMPIRE Buck Showalter (31 st career) 4/30 at New York-AL Arguing balk called on RHP Darren O Day (9 th inning) Stu Scheurwater (home plate) RHP Kevin Gausman (1 st career) 5/3 at Boston Hit SS Xander Bogaerts with pitch (2 nd inning) Sam Holbrook (home plate) CF Adam Jones (1 st career) 5/3 at Boston Arguing balls and strikes (5 th inning) Sam Holbrook (home plate) 2017 RECENT TRANSACTIONS Date Player(s) & Transaction(s) 6/6 Rubén Tejada (INF); Contract selected from Triple-A Norfolk Paul Janish (INF); DFA 6/7 Edwin Jackson (RHP); Contract selected from Triple-A Norfolk Donnie Hart (LHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk Paul Janish (INF); Cleared waivers and assigned outright to Triple-A Norfolk 6/9 Stefan Crichton (RHP); Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk Darren O Day (RHP); Placed on the 10-day DL (retroactive to 6/7; right shoulder strain) 6/10 Welington Castillo (C); Reinstated from the 10-day DL (testicular injury suffered in the May 30 game vs. New York-AL) Francisco Peña (C); DFA 6/11 Logan Verrett (RHP); Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk Jimmy Yacabonis (RHP); Contract selected from Triple-A Norfolk Stefan Crichton (RHP); Optioned to Triple- A Norfolk Edwin Jackson (RHP); DFA 6/12 Miguel Castro (RHP); Recalled from Double-A Bowie Logan Verrett (RHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk 6/14 Chris Davis (INF); Placed on the 10-day DL (retroactive to 6/13; right oblique strain) David Washington (INF); Contract selected from Triple-A Norfolk Anthony Santander (OF); Transferred to the 60-day DL 6/16 Vidal Nuño (LHP); Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk Gabriel Ynoa (RHP); Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk Jimmy Yacabonis (RHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk Mike Wright (RHP); Placed on the 10-day DL (retroactive to 6/15; right shoulder bursitis) 6/19 Paul Janish (INF); Contract selected from Triple-A Norfolk J.J. Hardy (INF); Placed on the 10-day DL (right wrist fracture) 6/20 Donnie Hart (LHP); Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk Vidal Nuño (LHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk Craig Gentry (OF); Contract selected from Triple-A Norfolk David Washington (INF); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk Zach Britton (LHP); Transferred to the 60-day DL 6/22 Gabriel Ynoa (RHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk (postgame) 6/23 Darren O Day (RHP); Reinstated from the 10-day DL (right shoulder strain) 6/24 Stefan Crichton (RHP); Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk Miguel Castro (RHP); Optioned to Double-A Bowie 6/30 Miguel Castro (RHP); Recalled from Double-A Bowie Stefan Crichton (RHP); Placed on the 10-day DL (retroactive to 6/27; right shoulder strain) 7/2 Jimmy Yacabonis (RHP); Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk Alec Asher (RHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk 7/4 Tyler Wilson (RHP); Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk Jimmy Yacabonis (RHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk Tyler Wilson (RHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk (postgame) 7/5 Zach Britton (LHP); Reinstated from the 60-day DL Ryan Flaherty (INF); Transferred to the 60-day DL Jayson Aquino (LHP); Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk Chris Tillman (RHP); Placed on the paternity list Jayson Aquino (LHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk (postgame) 7/6 Johnny Giavotella (INF); Contract selected from Triple-A Norfolk David Washington (INF); DFA 7/8 Chris Tillman (RHP); Reinstated from the paternity list Paul Janish (INF); DFA 7/14 Chris Davis (INF); Reinstated from the 10-day DL (right oblique strain) Craig Gentry (OF); Assigned outright to Triple-A Norfolk 7/17 Stefan Crichton (RHP); Reinstated from the 10-day DL (right shoulder strain) and optioned to Triple-A Norfolk 7/22 Mike Wright (RHP); Reinstated from the 10-day DL (right shoulder bursitis) and optioned to Triple-A Norfolk 7/29 Jeremy Hellickson (RHP); Acquired from Philadelphia along with cash considerations in exchange for (OF) Hyun Soo Kim, (LHP) Garrett Cleavinger, and International Signing Bonus Slots 7/30 Craig Gentry (OF); Contract selected from Triple-A Norfolk 7/31 Yefry Ramírez (RHP); Acquired from New York-AL in exchange for International Signing Bonus Slots 7/31 Tim Beckham (INF); Acquired from Tampa Bay in exchange for (RHP) Tobias Myers 7/31 Jeremy Hellickson (RHP); Added to the 25-man roster Mark Trumbo (OF); Placed on the 10-day DL (retroactive to 7/30; right rib cage strain) J.J. Hardy (INF); Transferred to the 60-day DL Yefry Ramírez (RHP); Optioned to Double-A Bowie 8/1 Tim Beckham (INF); Added to the 25-man roster Johnny Giavotella (INF); DFA 8/9 Mark Trumbo (OF); Reinstated from the 10-day DL (right rib cage strain) Donnie Hart (LHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk 8/16 Anthony Santander (OF); Reinstated from the 60-day DL Joey Rickard (OF); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk 8/17 Ryan Flaherty (INF); Reinstated from the 60-day DL Rubén Tejada (INF); Cleared waivers and assigned outright to Triple-A Norfolk 8/20 Alec Asher (RHP); Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk Miguel Castro (RHP); Placed on the bereavement list