BALTIMORE ORIOLES GAME NOTES Oriole Park at Camden Yards 333 West Camden Street Baltimore, MD 21201 Sunday, April 24, 2016 Game #17 Road Game #9 Baltimore Orioles (11-5) at Kansas City Royals (11-6) RHP Mike Wright (1-1, 5.73) vs. RHP Yordano Ventura (1-0, 2.81) STARTIN STRONG: 3B Manny Machado went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI on Saturday, extending his hitting streak to a career high 16 games (.397, 27-for-68)...He became the first Oriole to hit safely in the club s first 16 games of a season and the second Oriole to begin a season with a 16-game hitting streak (also Davey Johnson, 17 games, 1971) Machado owns the longest active hitting streak in the majors. EXTRA, EXTRA: With an RBI double on Saturday, 3B Manny Machado has recorded an extra-base hit in a career-high seven straight games (five doubles, three home runs) It marks the longest such streak by an Orioles player since 1B Chris Davis in 2013 (seven games) Machado has also recorded an RBI in a career-high six games, the longest active streak in the majors. IRON MANNY: 3B Manny Machado is the current active Major League leader in consecutive games started at 178 games...according to STATS, LLC., Evan Longoria of the Tampa Bay Rays ranks second at 120 consecutive games started Machado played in all 162 regular season games last season, the only player to accomplish the feat in majors...he became the first Oriole to do so since Adam Jones in 2012 and is the ninth Oriole (since 1954) to accomplish the feat Machado is also the active leader in consecutive games played (178). STRIKE EM OUT: RHP Mychal Givens has collected at least one strikeout in eight of his nine appearances this season (16 K/9.0 IP), including six multi-strikeout appearances He ranks tied for third among all Major League relievers (second in the American League) with 16 strikeouts this season In 31 career Major League games since making his debut on June 24, 2015 at Boston, Givens has posted a 12.46 strikeouts per 9.0 innings ratio, which ranks fifth among American League relievers in that span (min. 30 games). RATED ROOKIE: OF Joey Rickard went 3-for-5 on Thursday and scored two runs in the 3-2 victory over the Blue Jays...Rickard also went 3-for-5 on Wednesday...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Rickard became the third Orioles rookie in the last 20 seasons with at least three hits in two consecutive games...nick Markakis did so in June/July 2006 and Matt Wieters did so in September 2009...Houston's Tyler White is the only other rookie with at least three hits in back-to-back games this season...rickard has hit safely in 14 of 16 games played this season (.319, 22-for-69) The Orioles are 7-0 this season when Rickard scores at least one run. WALK THIS WAY: 1B Chris Davis walked a career-high four times on Thursday...He is the first Oriole to draw at least four walks in a game since Matt Wieters did so on October 3, 2015 (G1) against the Yankees...Davis is tied for third in the majors with 15 walks this season. NO HOMERS CLUB: Thursday marked the second game at home this season without a home run by either team (also Opening Day, April 4 vs. Minnesota)...According to STATS, LLC., it was the 238 th homerless game at Oriole Park since opening in 1992...Last season, there were eight games at Oriole Park in which neither team hit a home run...baltimore is now 2-0 in homerless games at home this season and 117-120-1 in such games since 1992. VS. KANSAS CITY: The Orioles and Royals play the third game of six matchups between the two clubs this season The Royals won the season series last year, 4-3 The Royals will visit Oriole Park, June 6-8 Baltimore leads Kansas City in the all-time series, 264-207, with the Orioles leading 141-91 at home and leading 123-116 at Kansas City. IT S A WALK OFF: The Orioles defeated the Blue Jays, 4-3, on Wednesday with a bases loaded, walk-off passed ball in the bottom of the 10 th inning...according to STATS, LLC, it was the first walk-off win on a passed ball in Orioles history (since 1954)...The Orioles had previously recorded walk-off wins on wild pitches (most recently on June 25, 2014 vs. CWS), but never a passed ball...the last walk-off win in the majors on a passed ball came against the Orioles on September 6, 2014 at Tampa Bay. FOUR-PLUS SEASONS: Since the beginning of the 2012 season, the Orioles lead all American League clubs and rank fifth in Major League Baseball with 366 wins, finishing with a.500 or better record in each of the last four seasons...in that span, Orioles hitters lead the majors with 881 home runs, 70 more than the Toronto Blue Jays (2 nd, 811)...The Birds have also committed the fewest number of errors (332) since 2012. HOMER HAPPY: Since the beginning of the 2012 season, three current Orioles rank within the top 11 among all Major Leaguers in home runs...1b Chris Davis (165) leads Major League Baseball, while OF Adam Jones (122) ranks ninth, and INF/DH Pedro Alvarez (111) is tied for 12 th. PITCH PERFECT: Orioles relievers rank second in the majors with a 1.62 ERA (11 ER/61.0 IP)...The Orioles bullpen has held batters to a.195 clip with 59 strikeouts over 61.0 innings Overall, the Orioles own a 3.64 ERA (57 ER/141.0 IP) team ERA to rank seventh in the American League and 12 th in the majors. SEVENTH HEAVEN: The Orioles began the year 7-0 to mark the best start, without a loss, in Orioles history (since 1954) According to STATS, LLC., the 2015 Kansas City Royals were the last Major League team to open the season 7-0...The last team from the American League East division to open the season 7-0 was the 1987 Milwaukee Brewers, who began the year 13-0 According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the 7-0 stretch was Baltimore's longest winning streak at any point of a season under manager Buck Showalter...Showalter's last winning streak of at least seven games was a nine-game stretch with the Texas Rangers in May 2005. GENUINE DRAFT: The Orioles own five selections within the first 91 picks of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft...The Orioles hold the No. 27, 54, 69, 76, and 91 overall selections. THE SKIPPER: A three-time Manager of the Year (1994, 2004, 2014), Buck Showalter is currently in his seventh season as Orioles manager...he has served as manager of the Yankees (1992-95), Diamondbacks (1998-2000), Rangers (2003-06) and Orioles (August 2010-current)...Showalter s 1,351 career victories rank 31 st all-time and are fourth among active managers...his 469 wins as Orioles manager are third-most in club history behind Earl Weaver (1480) and Paul Richards (517). WINNING WAYS Most wins since 2012 among American League clubs: 1. BALTIMORE ORIOLES 366 2. Los Angeles Angels 358 3. New York Yankees 358 4. Oakland Athletics 356 5. Detroit Tigers 353 EVERYDAY PEOPLE Active leaders, consecutive games started: 1. MANNY MACHADO, BAL 178 2. Evan Longoria, TB 120 3. Adrian Beltre, TEX 110 4. Jose Altuve, HOU 109 5. Carlos Santana, CLE 97 OH, WHAT A RELIEF IT IS Lowest bullpen ERA this season: 1. Chicago White Sox 1.60 2. BALTIMORE ORIOLES 1.62 3. Washington Nationals 2.14 4. St. Louis Cardinals 2.37 5. Seattle Mariners 2.72 JUST A LITTLE CRUSH Major League home run leaders since 2012: 1. CHRIS DAVIS, BAL 165 2. Edwin Encarnacion, TOR 153 3. Nelson Cruz, SEA 139 4. Mike Trout, LAA 137 5. Jose Bautista, TOR 133 WINNING SKIPPERS Most all-time wins among managers: 28. Wilbert Robinson, HOF 1399 29. Davey Johnson 1372 30. Chuck Tanner 1352 31. BUCK SHOWALTER 1351 32. Ned Hanlon, HOF 1313 CURRENT ROADTRIP Record 1-1 Team Average.268 (19-for-71) Runs per Game 5.0 (10 R/2 G) Fielding Errors 1 Team ERA 3.71 (7 ER/17.0 IP) Starters W-L 1-1 Starters ERA 9.00 (7 ER/7.0 IP) Bullpen W-L-S 0-0-0 Bullpen ERA 0.00 (0 ER/10.0 IP) Saves/Opps 0/0 Best homestand 5-0 (1.000), 4/4-10 Worst homestand 2-1 (.667), 4/19-21 Best road trip 3-3 (.500), 4/11-16 Worst road trip --- UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS RHP Mychal Givens Turns 26 on 5/13 HOF Brooks Robinson Turns 79 on 5/18 OF Joey Rickard Turns 25 on 5/21 C Matt Wieters Turns 30 on 5/21 Coach Mark Quinn Turns 42 on 5/21 MGR Buck Showalter Turns 60 on 5/23 EVP Dan Duquette Turns 58 on 5/26 UPCOMING MILESTONES Buck Showalter Needs 1 win for 1352* Zach Britton Needs 6 saves for 83** Chris Davis Needs 12 HR for 179*** Needs 3 HR for 100 at OPACY J.J. Hardy Needs 4 HR for 100 with BAL Adam Jones Needs 3 HR for 200 Needs 6 HR for 200 with BAL Pedro Álvarez Needs 6 hits for 600 *1352 wins, Chuck Tanner, 30 th All-Time **83 saves with BAL, Jorge Julio, 5 th All-Time ***179 HR with BAL, F. Robinson, 9 th All-Time THIS DATE IN O S HISTORY: Trailing 3-2 in the seventh inning at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, six straight Orioles reach base safely on a pair of walks and four hits resulting in five runs, giving the Orioles a 7-3 lead The O s added four more runs in the eighth for an 11-3 win over the Blue Jays. Chris Davis and Adam Jones each had two hits and three RBI. UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS DAY OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO O S STARTER OPP. STARTER April 25 at Tampa 7:10 p.m. MASN Orioles Radio/105.7 FM RH Kevin Gausman (0-0, 0.00) RHP Chris Archer (0-4, 7.32) April 26 at Tampa 7:10 p.m. MASN2 Orioles Radio/105.7 FM RH Ubaldo Jimenez (1-1, 3.71) RHP Jake Odorizzi (0-1, 3.97) April 27 at Tampa 7:10 p.m. MASN2 Orioles Radio/105.7 FM RH Chris Tillman (1-1, 4.42) LHP Matt Moore (1-1, 3.60) All times listed are Eastern; All games broadcast on the Orioles Radio Network and 105.7 The Fan
TODAY S STARTING PITCHER: #59 MIKE WRIGHT Height: 6-6 Weight: 215 Bats: Right Throws: Right Age: 26 Born: January 3, 1990 in Bennettsville, SC Resides: Laurel Hill, NC How Acquired: Selected by the Orioles in the third round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft QUICK HITS: Making his third start this season Made his Major League debut on May 17, 2015 vs. Los Angeles Angels at Oriole Park Became the 993 rd player to have played for the Orioles since the club moved to Baltimore in 1954 Entered the season as the 10 th -best Orioles prospect, according to Baseball America and MLB.com. 2016 SPRING TRAINING: Went 2-2 with a 4.79 ERA (11 ER/20.2 IP) and 17 strikeouts in six Spring Training starts with the Orioles in 2016. LAST START: Suffered the loss despite tossing his first Quality Start this season on April 19 vs. Toronto at Oriole Park (6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K) Surpassed the 100-pitch threshold (105; career high) for the first time this season and second time in his Major League career (also June 14, 2015 vs. New York-AL; 104 pitches). CAREER VS. KANSAS CITY: Making his second career start against Kansas City Did not factor in the decision in his lone start against the Royals on September 11, 2015 at Oriole Park (5.0 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 2 HR). AGAINST THE AL CENTRAL: Wright has gone 1-0 with a 5.73 ERA (7 ER/11.0 IP) in three career outings (two starts) against AL Central opponents Last faced an AL Central opponent on September 11, 2015 against Kansas City. DL STINT: Placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left calf strain, August 1, 2015 Made two Major League rehab assignment outings with Triple-A Norfolk (August 27, 2015 at Gwinnett and September 1, 2015 vs. Charlotte), going 1-1 with a 0.90 ERA (1 ER/10.0 IP). THE WRIGHT STUFF: Wright opened his Major League career with a 14.1 innings scoreless streak after 7.1 IP in his Major League debut, May 17, 2015 vs. Los Angeles-AL and 7.0 IP on May 23 at Miami (streak snapped after surrendering a leadoff HR to Adam Eaton, May 28, 2015 vs. Chicago-AL; G2) According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the last Orioles pitcher with at least 14.1 scoreless innings to start a Major League career was RHP Dave Ford in September 1978 (Ford began his career with 15.0 scoreless innings). SPLENDID STARTER: After 7.0 scoreless innings at Miami on May 23, 2015, Wright became the third starter in Orioles history to begin his Baltimore career with two consecutive scoreless starts (also, LHP Bill Short, July 1-8, 1966 and RHP Tom Phoebus, September 15-20, 1966) Phoebus tossed two complete-game shutouts, while Short posted one completegame shutout before 5.0 scoreless innings in his next start Phoebus is the only other Orioles starter to begin his Major League career with two straight scoreless starts as Short broke into the majors with the New York Yankees in 1960. DANDY DEBUT: After working 7.1 scoreless innings on May 17, 2015 vs. Los Angeles-AL, Wright became the ninth Orioles pitcher to toss a scoreless start in his Major League debut, first since LHP Chris Waters (August 5, 2008 at Los Angeles-AL), and first at home since RHP Anthony Telford (August 19, 1990 vs. Oakland; Memorial Stadium) Wright became the first Orioles pitcher in club history to toss a scoreless start in his Major League debut without allowing a walk Struck out Mike Trout in the first inning for his first career Major League strikeout. GRAND ENTRANCE: Wright allowed four hits without surrendering a walk over 7.1 shutout innings in his Major League debut on May 17, 2015 vs. the Angels...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Wright became the first pitcher in franchise history to earn a win in his Major League debut as a starting pitcher without allowing any runs or walks to the opposition...became the third active pitcher to have achieved the feat in his Major League debut RHP Anibal Sanchez pitched 5.2 scoreless innings without allowing a walk on June 25, 2006 for the Marlins and RHP Odrisamer Despaigne threw 7.0 shutout innings to win his debut on June 23, 2014 for the Padres. AT ORIOLE PARK: Is 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA (3 ER/6.0 IP) at home this season Went 2-2 with a 6.08 ERA (18 ER/26.2 IP) over seven outings (five starts) at Oriole Park last season Surrendered six home runs in those seven home outings last season. WRIGHT S 2016 SPLITS Home: 0-1, 4.50 ERA vs. LH:.333 (5-15), 1 HR Away: 1-0, 7.20 ERA vs. RH:.231 (6-26), 0 HR WRIGHT S CAREER NUMBERS W-L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO 2015 3-5 6.04 12 44.2 52 30 30 18 26 2016 1-1 5.73 2 11.0 11 7 7 4 8 Career 4-6 5.98 14 55.2 63 37 37 22 34 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 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 RUN SUPPORT WHILE IN GAME IN 2016 0R 1R 2R 3R 4R 5R 6R 7R 8R 9R 10+ 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 LAST TIME (STARTER) Date & Opp Final Line Win: 4/12/16 at BOS 5.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 2 HB Loss: 4/19/16 vs. TOR 6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K ND: 9/11/15 vs. KC 5.0 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 2 HR CG: -- -- SHO: -- -- 2016 SEASON HIGHS No. Date(s) & Opp. Innings Pitched: 6.0 4/19 vs. TOR Hits Allowed: 6 4/19 vs. TOR Runs Allowed: 4 4/12 at BOS Strikeouts: 4 2x, last: 4/19 vs. TOR Walks: 3 4/19 vs. TOR HR allowed: 1 4/12 at BOS Winning Streak: 1 4/12 Losing Streak: 1 4/19-present Shortest start: 5.0 4/12 at BOS Pitches thrown: 105 4/19 vs. TOR CAREER HIGHS No. Date(s) & Opp. Innings Pitched: 7.1 5/17/15 vs. LAA Hits Allowed: 8 6/2/15 at HOU Runs Allowed: 6 9/16/15 vs. BOS Strikeouts: 6 5/17/15 vs. LAA Walks: 4 6/19/15 at TOR HR allowed: 2 4x, last: 9/16/15 vs. BOS Winning Streak: 2 9/24/15-4/12/16 Losing Streak: 5 6/2-9/16/15 Shortest start: 1.1 6/19/15 at TOR Pitches thrown: 105 4/19/16 vs. TOR WRIGHT VS. ROYALS PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI Butera.--- -- -- -- -- Cain.667 3 2 2 2 Colon.--- -- -- -- -- Dyson.--- -- -- -- -- Escobar.500 2 1 0 1 Gordon.000 3 0 0 0 Gore.--- -- -- -- -- Hosmer.000 1 0 0 0 Infante.--- -- -- -- -- Morales.500 2 1 0 0 Moustakas.000 2 0 0 0 Orlando.--- -- -- -- -- Perez.000 1 0 0 0 VENTURA VS. ORIOLES PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI Álvarez.500 2 1 0 1 Davis.000 7 0 0 0 Flaherty.250 8 2 0 0 Hardy.500 8 4 0 0 Jones.200 10 2 1 3 Joseph.000 2 0 0 0 Kim.--- -- -- -- -- Machado.429 7 3 0 0 Reimold.250 4 1 0 0 Rickard.--- -- -- -- -- Schoop.111 9 1 0 0 Trumbo.333 6 2 0 0 Wieters.300 10 3 0 0 ON THE ROAD: Is 1-0 with a 7.20 ERA (4 ER/5.0 IP) on the road this season Went 1-3 with a 6.00 ERA (12 ER/18.0 IP) in five appearances (four starts) on the road last season. AS A RELIEVER: Went 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA (3.0 IP) in three appearances out of the bullpen for the Orioles in 2015 Last relief appearance came September 30, 2015 (G1) against Toronto (1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 BB) Earned the first win of his career while pitching in relief on September 24, 2015 at Washington (0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 IBB), snapping a five-game losing streak in which he went 0-5 with a 10.41 ERA (27 ER/23.1 IP) over seven outings (six starts) from June 2- September 16, 2015. RIDING THE TIDE: Wright went 9-1 with a 2.22 ERA (20 ER/81.0 IP) and nine Quality Starts in 15 games (14 starts) with the Tides last season Surrendered three earned runs or fewer in each of his 14 starts (surrendered four earned runs in his one relief appearance, 4.1 IP vs. Toledo, June 28, 2015) Suffered his first loss with Norfolk last season on August 27, 2015, his first loss with the Tides since August 10, 2014 when he lost at Gwinnett (span of 16 games, 15 starts) Struck out a season-high 10 batters (4.0 IP) in a start against Charlotte on April 26, 2015 In 2015, Wright went 4-0 and posted a 1.72 ERA (7 ER/36.2 IP) in seven games (six starts) at Harbor Park. MINOR LEAGUE CAREER: Went 38-22 with a 3.80 ERA (223 ER/528.1 IP) in 100 games (95 starts) over five minor league seasons. EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY: Wright became the 20 th player in school history to play in the majors and the 13 th draft pick out of ECU to play in the Major Leagues. WRIGHT S 2016 STARTS DATE OPP SCORE WHEN LEFT DEC IP H R ER BB K HR PIT STR NOTES 4/12 at BOS 9-5 5-4 W 5.0 5 4 4 1 4 1 96 61 Season debut; First career outing at Fenway Park 4/19 vs. TOR 3-4 1-3 L 6.0 6 3 3 3 4 0 105 59 First Quality Start this season; Tossed a career-high 105 pitches SEASON TOTALS 1-1 11.0 11 7 7 4 8 1 201 120 (59.7%)
STARTING PITCHER RUN SUPPORT PITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUN SUPP AVG O S W-L QUALITY STARTS Q.S. % Gallardo 4 14 3.50 7.00 2-2 0 0.0 Jiménez 3 8 2.67 4.24 2-1 1 33.3 Tillman 4 10 2.50 4.91 3-1 1 25.0 Wilson 1 7 7.00 12.60 1-0 0 0.0 Worley 2 14 7.00 11.81 2-0 0 0.0 Wright 2 6 3.00 4.91 1-1 1 50.0 TOTALS 16 59 3.69 6.64 11-5 3 18.8 BIRDS IN THE BULLPEN 35 BRAD BRACH RHP 4/23 at KC: 2.1 IP, 2 K at KC: 2.1 IP, 2 K TRIP: 2.1 IP, 2 K HR - - - - - 9/11/15 (A. Rios) 4/11/16 at BOS 9/28/15 vs. TOR 5/2/15 at TB 2.1 IP, 4/23 at KC 3, 4/6 vs. MIN vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 8-9 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 5-1 Since the start of 2014, he ranks tied for second among relievers in Major League Baseball with 14 victories Led O s relievers and ranked fifth among AL relievers in 2015 with 89 strikeouts Finished third among Orioles relievers in 2015 with 62 appearances Tossed the second-most IP among AL relievers last season (79.1 IP) and ranked 20 th with 10.10 K/9.0 IP Over his last 42 games of 2015 (since June 11), he posted a 1.92 ERA (11 ER/51.2 IP) Of the six AL relievers to toss at least 50.0 IP in that span, he led the group in ERA Went 2-1 with a 2.27 ERA (9 ER/35.2 IP) following the 2015 All-Star break, posting 23 scoreless appearances Went 3-2 with a 3.09 ERA (15 ER/43.2 IP) pre All-Star break Struck out 21 in August 2015, tied for second among AL relievers Tied for fourth among AL relievers in IP during the month of June (14.2 IP) Posted a career-high tying 12-game scoreless streak (16.1 IP), June 23-August 5, 2015 (also, July 31-August 28, 2014) Earned his first career Major League save, May 2, 2015 at TB (1.1 IP, 1 K) Struck out career-high tying four batters three times this season, most recently June 6, 2015 at CLE 53 ZACH BRITTON LHP 4/21 vs. TOR: SV, 1.0 IP, 1 K at KC: TRIP: HR 1 - - - 1 4/11/16 (M. Betts) 4/4/16 vs. MIN 9/20/15 at TB 4/21/16 vs. TOR 1.0 IP, 4/21 vs. TOR 3, 4/6 vs. MIN vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 5-7 Runners (Inherited/Scored): Since the start of 2013, ranks third among qualifying relievers in Major League Baseball with a 1.71 ERA (29 ER/152.2 IP) Currently has 77 career saves, the sixth-most among Orioles relievers in club history (since 1954) RHP Jorge Julio ranks fifth (83) His 77 saves since the start of 2014 are the third-most among American League relievers Finished tied for third among AL relievers with 36 saves in 2015, tied for the sixth-highest single season total by an Orioles reliever in club history (since 1954) Ranks second among left-handed relievers on the Orioles all-time saves list behind only Tippy Martinez (105) Converted a career-high 24 consecutive save opportunities, May 3-August 10, 2015 (the fourth-longest such streak in club history) Led MLB relievers in ground ball percentage (80.4%) and ground ball/fly ball ratio (8.47) last season Led AL relievers with 127 GBs (65.2 IP) in 2015 despite tossing 1.1 IP fewer than Detroit s Alex Wilson (111 GB, 67.0 IP) who ranked second Finished fifth among AL relievers in ERA (1.92), tied for eighth in strikeouts (79), and 13 th in IP (65.2 IP) last season Selected to the 2015 All-Star Game, his first career All-Star selection Chosen by the manager (Ned Yost) in conjunction with MLB Tossed 0.2 scoreless IP in the 2015 All-Star Game, surrendering one hit while striking out one (B. Harper) Earned five multi-ip saves last season: August 10 at SEA (1.2 IP), June 9 vs. BOS (1.2 IP), June 4 at HOU (1.2 IP), May 3 at TB (1.1 IP), & April 14 vs. NYY (1.1 IP) Tied for the AL lead with nine saves in June 2015 Was one of two AL relievers to go 9-for-9 in SVO that month (also, Kansas City s Greg Holland) 37 DYLAN BUNDY RHP 4/21 vs. TOR: 1.0 IP, 1 K at KC: TRIP: HR - - - - - - None None None 2.1 IP, 4/12 at BOS 1, 4/21 vs. TOR vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 3-5 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 1-0 Registered his first Major League strikeout on April 21 vs. TOR (Kevin Pillar) Ranks as the No. 1 Orioles prospect by Baseball America and the second-best prospect according to MLB.com Rated as having the best slider in the Orioles organization according to Baseball America In eight starts with the Baysox last season, went 0-3 with a 3.68 ERA (9 ER/22.0 IP) and 25 strikeouts Was placed on Double-A Bowie s disabled list on May 28, 2015 (retroactive to May 26, 2015) with a right shoulder strain Selected to play for the Peoria Javelina s in the Arizona Fall League after returning from the 60-day DL Tossed 1.0 hitless inning with one strikeout in his first start 60 MYCHAL GIVENS RHP 4/23 at KC: 1.1 IP, 2 K at KC: 1.1 IP, 2 K TRIP: 1.1 IP, 2 K HR 1 - - - 1 4/6/16 (Plouffe) 4/20/16 vs. TOR None None 1.1 IP, 4/23 at KC 4, 4/11 at BOS vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 7-9 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 7-3 Struck out a career-high four over 1.1 IP on April 11 at BOS Ranks tied for fourth among American League relievers with 14 strikeouts this season Named the Orioles co-2015 Jim Palmer Minor League Pitcher of the Year (along with RHP Oliver Drake) Named to Baseball America s 2015 Minor League First Team and Minor League All-Prospect Mid-Season Team, and rated as the best reliever in the Eastern League Earned his first Major League win, July 31, 2015 vs. DET (1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 K) Posted 13 multi-strikeout appearances and recorded at least one strikeout in 19 of his 22 games of the 2015 season Registered at least one strikeout in his each of his first 10 ML games (June 24-August 25, 2015), tied for the third-longest stretch among O s relievers to begin a career Made three stints with the Orioles last season (June 20-25, July 31-August 6, & August 10-end of season) Contract originally selected from Double-A Bowie on June 20, 2015 Posted a season-long seven-game scoreless streak, May 23-June 11, 2015, spanning 11.0 innings with the Baysox Went 4-2 with a 1.73 ERA (11 ER/57.1 IP) and 15 saves in 35 games with Double-A Bowie last season Played three Minor League seasons (2010-12) as a position player 17 BRIAN MATUSZ LHP 4/23 at KC: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB at KC: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB TRIP: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB HR - - - - - 9/15/15 (T. Shaw) 4/25/15 vbos 9/12/15 vs. KC None 0.1 IP, 4/23 at KC - vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 1-1 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 1-0 Was placed on the 15-day DL on April 3 (retroactive to March 25) with a left intercostal strain Reinstated from the DL on April 23 Made five rehab appearances between Class A-Advanced Frederick and Double-A Bowie, striking out 16 over 10.0 innings Led Orioles relievers in inherited runners (46) and inherited runners stranded (29) in 2015 His 46 inherited runners ranked tied for fifth among AL relievers last season Since 2011, he ranks 10 th among AL relievers with 147 inherited runners and fifth with a 21.8 inherited runners scored percent (147 IR, 32 IRS) Recorded at least one in a season-high nine consecutive outings, August 9-23, 2015 (14 strikeouts) Tossed 1.1 scoreless innings, September 2, 2015 vs. TB, becoming the third pitcher since 1991 to record four outs on four pitches (per STATS, LLC.) 48 of his 58 appearances last season were 1.0 IP or fewer, while posting nine multi-strikeout efforts in those 48 outings (13 total multi-strikeout games) Struck out a 2015 Orioles reliever season-high tying four, June 14 vs. NYY & August 11 at SEA, which also tied the highest strikeout total of his career as a reliever Tossed 3.0 innings, April 21, 2015 at TOR, the longest outing of his career as a reliever and longest since a start on July 1, 2012 vs. CLE (4.0 IP) 66 T.J. McFARLAND LHP 4/22 at KC: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 K at KC: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 K TRIP: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 K HR - - - - - 9/12/15 (M. Moustakas) 10/3/15 vs. NYY (2) 4/16/16 at TEX None 5.0 IP, 4/22 at KC 1, 4/22 at KC vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 3-6 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 3-2 Tossed a career-high 5.0 innings of relief at KC on April 22 (also tied his career-high IP in a single game; started July 1, 2014 vs. TEX and went 5.0 innings) Made 16 multi-inning relief appearances with the Orioles last season Tossed a season-high 4.0 IP, October 1, 2015 vs. TOR Finished second among AL relievers in ground ball percentage (65.7%) and third among in ground ball/fly ball ratio (4.48) in 2015 Made five stints with the Orioles last season: May 8-24, June 3-14, June 24-25, and June 28 (G2), August 4-end of season Went 2-3 with a 2.91 ERA (17 ER/52.2 IP) and one save over 16 games (nine starts) with Triple-A Norfolk in 2015 Allowed one run or fewer in six of those nine starts Allowed one earned run over his last four appearances (all in relief) with Norfolk last season prior to being recalled on August 4, 2015, posting a 1.13 ERA (8.0 IP) in that span
56 DARREN O DAY RHP 4/21 vs. TOR: W, 1.0 IP, 1 BB, 3 K at KC: TRIP: HR - - - - - 9/2/15 (E. Longoria) 4/21/16 vs. TOR 8/21/15 vs. MIN 4/7/16 vs. MIN 1.0 IP, 4/21 vs. TOR 3, 4/21 vs. TOR vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 7-8 Runners (Inherited/Scored): Has yet to surrendered a run over his first eight games this season (7.1 IP) The Orioles are 8-0 over those eight games Signed a four-year contract with the Orioles on December 14, 2015 Since the start of 2013, ranks fourth among qualifying relievers in Major League Baseball with a 1.73 ERA (39 ER/203.1 IP) Finished third among AL relievers in ERA (1.52), tied for fourth in wins (six), seventh in strikeouts (82), and tied for 16 th in holds (18) last season Set career-highs in strikeouts (82), strikeout/walk ratio (5.86), strikeouts per 9.0 IP (11.30), and games finished (19) in 2015 Led Orioles relievers in appearances (68), finished second in strikeouts (82), and third in innings pitched (65.1 IP) last season Selected to the 2015 All-Star Game, his first career All-Star selection Chosen by the manager (Ned Yost) in conjunction with MLB Did not appear in the game 13 of his 15 outings from September 1, 2015-end of the season were scoreless appearances, posting a 1.23 ERA (2 ER/14.2 IP) in that span Allowed five earned runs over 45 outings from April 13-August 19, 2015 (1.02 ERA, 44.0 IP), going 5-1 with two saves and 58 strikeouts in that span Posted two separate 11-game scoreless streaks last season (July 26-August 19, 11.1 IP & September 4-24, 10.2 IP) Struck out 20 in June 2015 (tied for first among AL relievers) and led AL relievers with four wins that month 48 VANCE WORLEY RHP 4/22 at KC: 1.0 IP, 1 K at KC: 1.0 IP, 1 K TRIP: 1.0 IP, 1 K HR 2 - - - - 4/15/16 (M. Moreland) 4/15/16 at TEX 9/16/15 vs. CHC None 6.0 IP, 4/15 at TEX 6, 4/15 at TEX vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 1-1 Runners (Inherited/Scored): Made two starts this season (4/10 vs. TB and 4/15 at TEX) before making his first appearance out of the bullpen on 4/22 at KC Was claimed off waivers by the Orioles from Pittsburgh on October 20, 2015 Began the 2015 season in Pittsburgh s rotation Moved to the bullpen following his start on May 14, 2015 at PHI In 15 appearances as a reliever for the Pirates in 2015, posted a 2.83 ERA (9 ER/28.2 IP) Made an emergency start on July 18, 2015 at MIL for Francisco Liriano (neck tightness), his first start since May 14, 2015 Designated for assignment on July 31, 2015 Accepted his outright assignment to Triple-A Indianapolis on August 11 Was the winning pitcher in Game 2 of the first round playoff series vs. Scranton W/B (8.0 IP, 1 UER) on September 10 Made three appearances in September 2015 for the Pirates (3 ER/2.2 IP) after having his contract selected from Triple-A Indianapolis on September 15 Date 2016 TRANSACTIONS 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) 2016 BALTIMORE ORIOLES CUMULATIVE ROSTER PITCHERS (12+2) CATCHERS (2) OUTFIELDERS (5) Brach, Brad (4/3- ) Joseph, Caleb (4/3- ) Jones, Adam (4/3- ) Britton, Zach (4/3- ) Wieters, Matt (4/3- ) Kim, Hyun Soo# (4/3- ) Bundy, Dylan (4/3- ) Reimold, Nolan (4/3- ) Gallardo, Yovani* (4/3- (DL 4/23- )) INFIELDERS (6+1) Rickard, Joey# (4/3- ) Gausman, Kevin* (DL 4/3- ) Álvarez, Pedro (4/3- ) Trumbo, Mark (4/3- ) Givens, Mychal (4/3- ) Davis, Chris (4/3- ) Jiménez, Ubaldo (4/3- ) Flaherty, Ryan (4/3- ) Matusz, Brian (4/3- (DL 4/3-22)) Hardy, J.J. (4/3- ) McFarland, T.J. (4/3- ) Machado, Manny (4/3- ) O Day, Darren (4/3- ) Paredes, Jimmy* (DL 4/3- ) Tillman, Chris (4/3- ) Schoop, Jonathan (4/3- ) Wilson, Tyler (4/3- ) Worley, Vance (4/3- ) Wright, Mike (4/3- ) * = 15-day DL (3) ** = 60-day DL (0) # = ML Debut (2) & = Paternity List (0)
24 PEDRO ÁLVAREZ INF (L) 4/22 at KC: 0-2, 1 BB, 1 SB at KC: 0-2, 1 BB, 1 SB TRIP: 0-2, 1 BB, 1 SB Hit Game 1 4/16 at TEX Games - - - - - RBI Game 1 4/16 at TEX Games - - - - - Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-11, 1 BB, 1 SB since 4/16) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 4G (4/10-16;.333, 4-for-12, 4 BB, 1-2B, 2 R, 1 RBI) Signed a one-year contract with the Orioles on March 10, 2016 Since 2012, his 111 home runs are tied for 12 th among all Major League hitters Of his 27 home runs and 77 RBI last season, 24 home runs and 68 RBI came against right-handed pitchers Among National League hitters in 2015, ranked tied for 10 th in home runs and tied for 21 st in RBI Batted.375 (6-for-16) and collected 15 RBI with the bases loaded last season In 2015, hit.378 (17-for-45) with three doubles and eight home runs when he swung at the first pitch of an at-bat Among qualifying first basemen last season, he ranked first in the Major Leagues with 10.50 total chances per 9.0 innings Recorded 131 career home runs for Pittsburgh, the 13 th -most in franchise history 19 CHRIS DAVIS 1B (L) 4/23 at KC: 4-5, 1 HR, 3 R, 2 RBI at KC: 4-9, 1 HR, 3 R, 2 RBI TRIP: 4-9, 1 HR, 3 R, 2 RBI Hit Game 4 4/23 at KC Games 3-1 - 4 RBI Game 5 4/11 at BOS Games 2 - - 1 3 Current Hit Streak: 1G (since 4/23;.800, 4-for-5, 1 HR, 3 R, 2 RBI) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 3G (4/11-4/13;.308, 4-for-13, 2 BB, 2 HR, 4 R, 7 RBI) Walked a career-high four times on April 21 vs. TOR Ranks tied for third in Major League Baseball with 15 walks this season 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 165 home runs Since the start of 2013, ranks third in Major League Baseball with 222 extra-base hits (trails only Josh Donaldson; 223 and Mike Trout; 245) Named the 2015 Most Valuable Oriole, as voted on by local media Also earned the honor in 2013, making him the 13 th Oriole to win the award multiple times In 2015, led MLB in home runs (47), finished third in RBI (117), seventh in slugging percentage (.562), 13 th in runs scored (100), and 10 th in batting WAR (3.7) His 47 home runs were the fourth-highest single-season total in club history (since 1954) Became the first Oriole in club history to log two separate 40-homer seasons Slugged his 200 th career home run, September 30, 2015 (G2) vs. TOR Logged his 500 th career RBI, July 30, 2015 vs. DET Hit a walk-off single in the 13 th inning to give the O s a 6-5 victory, September 15, 2015 vs. BOS Hit two walk-off home runs last season (August 15 vs. OAK, September 2 vs. TB) Led the Orioles in batting average (.293), on-base percentage (.409), and slugging percentage (.669) after the 2015 All-Star break (min. 220 plate appearances) Also led the club in home runs (28), RBI (65), walks (46), tied for first in doubles (16), and ranked second in hits (78) following the 2015 All-Star break Currently ranks third on the Oriole Park all-time home runs list (97) and 10 th on the Orioles all-time home runs list (167) In 2015, became the first Oriole to post two separate 40-home run, 25-double seasons (also, did so in 2013 with 53 HR, 42 doubles) Is the fifth Oriole to hit at least 30 home runs in three separate seasons (also, E. Murray (5 seasons), R. Palmeiro (4 seasons), B. Powell (4 seasons), & F. Robinson (3 seasons)) Posted eight multi-homer games last season and has logged 15 multi-homer games in his career Led the Major Leagues with eight multi-homer games in 2015 Posted a career-high tying 11-game hitting streak, June 20-July 1, 2015, batting.341/.413/.683 (also, September 22-October 2, 2012) Hit the 82 nd Eutaw Street home run in the history of OPACY, August 14, 2015 vs. OAK, his 3 rd in 2015 (also, April 29 vs. CWS & June 16 vs. PHI) Was the 34 th by an Oriole His eight career Eutaw Street home runs are the most by an individual player in Oriole Park history (surpassed Luke Scott s six on June 16 vs. PHI) 3 RYAN FLAHERTY INF (L) 4/12 at BOS: 1-3, 1 IBB, 1 SB at KC: TRIP: Hit Game 1 4/12 at BOS Games - - - - - RBI Game - - Games - - - - - Current Hit Streak: 1G (since 4/12:.333, 1-for-3, 1 IBB, 1 SB) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 1G (4/12-current;.333, 1-for-3, 1 IBB, 1 SB) Homered at five different positions last season (1B, 2B, SS, 3B, & RF) Started at six different positions last season (1B, 2B, SS, 3B, LF, & RF) Made 1 st Major League start in LF since July 1, 2012 on September 26, 2015 at BOS and made 1 st Major League start in RF since July 5, 2012 on September 23, 2015 at WAS Logged the 100 th RBI of his career with a two-run home run, July 22, 2015 at NYY Hit the eighth home run of the game, June 16, 2015 vs. PHI, to set a new club record for homers in a single game Tripled in consecutive games for 1 st time in his career (June 1-2, 2015 at HOU) Was the 1 st Oriole to triple in consecutive games since Felix Pie (Sept. 29 & October 1, 2010) Hit.300 (9-for-30) with three doubles, two home runs, four RBI, and four runs scored in April 2015 (nine games) 2 J.J. HARDY SS (R) 4/23 at KC: 0-4, 1 BB, 1 R at KC: 2-8, 1 BB, 1 R, 1 RBI TRIP: 2-8, 1 BB, 1 R, 1 RBI Hit Game 2 4/22 at KC Games 3 - - - 3 RBI Game 5 4/12 at BOS Games - - - 1 1 Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-5, 1 BB, 1 R since 4/22) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 6G (4/11-16;.348, 8-for-23, 1 BB, 3-2B, 2 HR, 4 R, 6 RBI, 1 SF) Collected his 12 th career multi-homer game, going 2-for-4 with 2 HR, 2 R, 5 RBI, & SF on April 12 at BOS Was the fourth 5+ RBI game of his career Hit safely in 13 of his last 18 games (.246, 16-for-65) of the 2015 season with four doubles, a home run, and five RBI (September 12-October 4, 2015) In 2015, led MLB shortstops in fielding percentage (.993) and finished second among AL shortstops in Zone Rating (.823), ninth in assists (301), and 10 th in putouts (141) Placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left groin strain on August 24, 2015 Posted the second-highest batting average among AL shortstops last June (.307, 27-for-88) Registered an Orioles season-high 15-game hitting streak, July 17-August 1, 2015 (.291/.310/.436), the third-longest hitting streak of his career His 15-game hitting streak was the second-longest by a MLB shortstop last season behind Troy Tulowitzki s 21-game hitting streak, June 15-July 9, 2015 Hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning, May 29, 2015 vs. TB to give Orioles a 2-1 win Was his fifth career walk-off hit and first since a game-winning single, May 12, 2011 vs. SEA Since 2011, is tied for second among Major League shortstops with 96 home runs and ranks tied for fifth with 321 RBI 10 ADAM JONES CF (R) 4/23 at KC: 0-2, 3 BB, 2 R at KC: 1-6, 3 BB, 2 R TRIP: 1-6, 3 BB, 2 R Hit Game 2 4/15 at TEX Games 1 - - - 1 RBI Game 2 4/15 at TEX Games 2 - - - 2 Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-5, 3 BB, 2 R since 4/22) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 3G (4/15-19;.308, 4-for-13, 1 HR, 2 R, 3 RBI) Started in CF on April 14, his first start since April 6 (6 games) Left the April 19 game vs. TOR after the sixth inning with a stomach virus Since 2012, ranks ninth among all Major League hitters with 122 home runs Led all Orioles outfielders and finished tied for fifth among AL outfielders with 13 outfield assists in 2015 In 2015, ranked in top 10 among AL OFs in assists per 9.0 inn. (6 th, 0.10), range factor per game (7 th, 2.46), putouts per 9.0 inn. (8 th, 2.44), & range factor per 9.0 inn. (8 th, 2.54) Is the first Orioles outfielder in club history to log at least 25 home runs over five straight seasons (since 2011) Exited the September 7, 2015 game at NYY in the eighth inning with right shoulder soreness Posted two multi-homer games last season (July 12, 2015 vs. WAS, August 16, 2015 vs. OAK) Has eight career multi-homer games Named a starting OF for the 2015 All-Star Game, replacing Alex Gordon (injured), after finishing as the top vote-getter among his peers (player selection) Was the starting left fielder in the 2015 All-Star Game (his third straight ASG start), going 0-for-2 over 4.0 innings Was his fifth career All-Star selection and fourth straight Currently ranks seventh on the Orioles all-time home runs list with 194 and 10 th on the Orioles all-time RBI list with 652 (Nick Markakis ranks 9 th with 658) Passed Ken Singleton for seventh place on the O s home run list, July 31, 2015 vs. DET and passed Paul Blair for 10 th place on the O s RBI list on April 10, 2015 vs. TOR Currently ranks second on the Oriole Park home runs list with 106 homers Rafael Palmeiro leads the ballpark s home runs list with 124 Hit his 100 th career home run at Oriole Park, July 31, 2015 vs. DET, becoming the second player to hit 100-plus homers at OPACY in ballpark history (Rafael Palmeiro, 124) Tied a career-high with four hits for the third time last season, May 3, 2015 at TB His three four-hit games tied a single-season career-high (also 2014 & 2011) Became the first Oriole since 1954 to record three four-hit (or more) games within the team s first 23 games last season 36 CALEB JOSEPH C (R) 4/22 at KC: 0-3 at KC: 0-3 TRIP: 0-3 Hit Game 2 4/13 at BOS Games 1 - - - - RBI Game - - Games - - - - - Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-3 since 4/22) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 2G (last: 4/20-21;.400, 2-for-5, 1-2B, 1 R) In 2015, ranked fourth among AL catchers in C ERA (3.65), sixth in fielding percentage (.996), seventh in SB percentage (71.2%), and T-11 th in catcher caught stealing (15) Set single-game career-highs in runs (three) and RBI (four), August 16, 2015 vs. OAK (3-for-4, 1 BB, 2B, 1 HR, 3 R, 4 RBI) Logged the 100 th hit of his Major League career with a single in the fifth inning, July 28, 2015 vs. ATL Has caught 3-of-10 (30.0%) would-be base stealers this season and has caught 39-of-117 (33.3%) in his career Posted a career-high tying seven-game hitting streak, April 13-21, 2015 (.478, 11-for-23, 3 BB, 3B, 1 HR, 4 R, 4 RBI) Also, August 2-11, 2014 (.385, 10-for-26) Hit his first career triple, April 14, 2015 vs. NYY Orioles are 39-9 when he records at least one RBI in a game and 19-2 when he records two-plus RBI in his career
25 HYUN SOO KIM OF (L) 4/23 at KC: 2-4, 1 RBI at KC: 2-4, 1 RBI TRIP: 2-4, 1 RBI Hit Game 2 4/23 at KC Games 2 - - - 2 RBI Game 1 4/23 at KC Games - - - - - Current Hit Streak: 2G (since 4/14;.600, 3-for-5, 1 RBI) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 2G (4/14-current;.600, 3-for-5, 1 RBI) Collected his first career RBI on April 23 at KC (second inning) Made his Major League debut on April 10 vs. TB, becoming the first Korean-born player in Orioles history Collected his first Major League hit with a single in the 2 nd inning Signed by the Orioles as a non-drafted free agent to a two-year contract on December 23, 2015 In 2015, set career highs with 141 games played, 28 home runs, 121 RBI, 103 runs scored, and 101 walks with the Doosan Bears of the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) Last season, hit.326/.438/.541 (167-for-512) and ranked sixth among KBO batting leaders in RBI In 2015, finished seventh in home runs and runs scored, eighth in hits, and tied for 14 th in batting average Spent parts of 10 seasons with Doosan, batting.318/.406/.488 with 142 home runs and 771 RBI Won four KBO Gold Glove Awards as an outfielder (2008-10, 2015) 13 MANNY MACHADO INF (R) 4/23 at KC: 2-5, 1-2B, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 CS at KC: 3-9, 1-2B, 1 HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 CS TRIP: 3-9, 1-2B, 1 HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 CS Hit Game 4 4/10 vs. TB Games 6 1 1-8 RBI Game 2 4/21 vs. TOR Games 2 - - - 2 Current Hit Streak: 16G (since 4/4;.397, 27-for-68, 5 BB (1 IBB), 8-2B, 6 HR, 15 R, 11 RBI, 1 HBP, 1 CS) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 16G (since 4/4;.397, 27-for-68, 5 BB (1 IBB), 8-2B, 6 HR, 15 R, 11 RBI, 1 HBP, 1 CS) Currently riding a 16-game hitting streak, the longest active streak in the majors, and the longest hitting streak of his career Ranks first in the AL and tied for first in MLB with 27 hits this season His.397 batting average ranks second in MLB Since the beginning of the 2015 season, has hit 39 home runs as a third baseman, second-most in the AL behind only Josh Donaldson (43) Logged his fifth career game with four or more hits on April 10 vs. TB (4-for-4, 1-2B, 1 HR, 2 R, 2 RBI) Homered in three consecutive games, April 7-10 vs. MIN and TB In 2015, ranked 10 th among AL hitters in home runs (35), 11 th in slugging percentage (.502), 19 th in on-base percentage (.359), and 20 th in batting average (.286) Earned his second career Gold Glove for defensive excellence at third base following the 2015 season (also, Platinum Glove in 2013) Last season, led AL third basemen in total chances per 9.0 inn. (3.21), range factor per 9.0 inn. (3.09), and range factor per game (3.01) Also finished second among AL third basemen in assists (337), putouts (132), putouts per 9.0 inn. (0.87) and assists per 9.0 inn. (2.22), and fourth in Zone Rating (.810) Homered in a career-high four consecutive games, September 30 (G2)-October 3, 2015 (five homers in that span) It was the longest such stretch by an Oriole since Caleb Joseph hit home runs in five straight games, August 2-9, 2014 Notched the seventh 20/20 season (HR/SB) in O s history, October 1, 2015 vs. TOR Also posted the second 30/20 season (HR/SB) in O s history (B. Anderson, 1996, 50/21) Became the second-youngest (23.079) Oriole to hit 30 HR in a season (behind only Boog Powell (22.360) in 1964) after slugging his 30 th homer on September 23, 2015 at WAS Logged his 500 th career hit with a single in the fifth inning, September 22, 2015 at WAS Became the youngest Oriole to reach 100 career doubles (23.057), surpassing Cal Ripken, Jr. (23.332) He also accomplished the feat in the second-fewest games played (421) Made his first Major League start at shortstop, August 31, 2015 vs. TB (His first professional start at shortstop since August 8, 2012 with Double-A Bowie) Made his first Major League appearance at shortstop in the top of the 12 th inning, August 23, 2015 vs. MIN Hit his second career walk-off HR, August 14, 2015 vs. OAK (also, July 29, 2014 vs. LAA) It was his third career walk-off hit Per Elias, he became the first Oriole to hit multiple walk-off homers in the 12 th inn. or later after homering in the 13 th inn., August 14, 2015 (also: July 29, 2014 vs. LAA; B12) According to Elias, became the second Oriole in the last 30 years to hit at least 20 home runs at age 23 or younger (also Nick Markakis; 23 HRs at 23 YO in 2007) Named a player selection to the 2015 All-Star Game, his second career All-Star Game selection (also, 2013) Competed in the HR Derby (No. 5 seed) and was defeated by Joc Pederson (No. 4 seed) in the first round of the bracket format, 13-12 Went 1-for-2 with an RBI-double and a run scored in the 2015 All-Star Game, driving in B. Holt in the seventh inning to give the AL a 4-2 lead Played 4.0 innings at 3B Led AL qualifying hitters with 42 hits last June, finished second in batting average (.365), fourth in RBI (22), tied for fifth in OBP (.411) and fifth in SLG (.635) Named AL Player of the Week for the period ending June 14 after batting.458 (11-for-24) with 2B, 2 HR, 9 R, & 5 RBI (2 nd career AL POW honor, also August 12, 2012) 14 NOLAN REIMOLD OF (R) 4/23 at KC: 0AB (PR-LF) at KC: TRIP: Hit Game 2 4/15 at TEX Games 3 - - - 3 RBI Game 1 4/15 at TEX Games - - - - - Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-5, 1 BB, 1 CS since 4/15) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 2G (last: 4/14-15;.571, 4-for-7, 1 BB, 2-2B, 1 HR, 2 R, 1 RBI) Slugged his first career leadoff home run, October 3, 2015 vs. NYY (G2) Hit his first career grand slam in the eighth inning, September 11, 2015 vs. KC His four RBI were a career-high Homered in consecutive games for the fifth time in his career, September 11-12, 2015 Collected a season-high three hits, July 26, 2015 at TB (3-for-3, IBB, 2B, 2 RBI), his highest single-game hit total since April 20, 2012 Started in center field, June 20, 2015 at TOR (first Major League appearance in CF) 23 JOEY RICKARD OF (R) 4/23 at KC: 1-5, 1 R at KC: 1-9, 1 R TRIP: 1-9, 1 R Hit Game 3 4/21 vs. TOR Games 4 2 - - 6 RBI Game 1 4/14 at TEX Games - - - - - Current Hit Streak: 1G (since 4/23;.200, 1-for-5, 1 R) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 7G (4/4-12;.370, 10-for-27, 1 BB, 2-2B, 1 HR, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 SF) Leads all Major League rookies with 22 hits this season Recorded his first Major League stolen base on April 21 vs. TOR Also leads all MLB rookies with a.319 batting average (qualifying batters only; 3.1 PA/team game) Has hit safely in 14 of his 16 games played this season, posting six multi-hit performances Reached base safely in each of his first 14 Major League games Hit safely in each of his first seven games to begin his ML career, the first player in franchise history to start his career with a seven-game hitting streak Hit his first career Major League home run on April 7 vs. MIN (solo HR in the eighth inning off Trevor May) Logged his first career Major League RBI on April 6 vs. MIN (sacrifice fly in the fourth inning) Started in LF on Opening Day (4/4 vs. MIN), becoming the first Rule 5 Draft pick to start on Opening Day for the Orioles the year after being selected (Elias) Selected by the Orioles with the 15 th selection in the Rule 5 Draft from Tampa Bay on December 10, 2015 Singled in his first Major League at-bat (4/4 vs. MIN), the 27 th Oriole since 1974 to record a hit in his first career MLB at-bat Went 2-for-4 in his Major League debut, the 18 th Oriole to collect two or more hits in his ML debut (since 1954) Led AL Grapefruit League batters and ranked third among all AL hitters with a.397 batting average during Spring Training In 2015, led all Tampa Bay Rays minor league hitters with a.321 batting average (127-for-396) 6 JONATHAN SCHOOP INF (R) 4/23 at KC: 2-4 at KC: 2-7 TRIP: 2-7 Hit Game 3 4/15 at TEX Games 1 1 - - 2 RBI Game 3 4/15 at TEX Games - 1 - - 1 Current Hit Streak: 1G (since 4/23;.500, 2-for-4) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 5G (4/4-4/11;.316, 6-for-19, 2 BB, 4-2B, 1 HR, 2 R, 5 RBI) Logged the third multi-homer game of his career, April 15 at TEX (3-4, 2 HR, 2 R, 3 RBI) With M. Trumbo, became the first set of O s teammates to post multi-hr performances since M. Machado & C. Parmelee, June 16, 2015 vs. PHI Posted an 11-game hitting streak (September 26, 2015-April 11, 2016), the 2 nd -longest of his career, behind only a 12-game stretch (September 7-19, 2015) Posted a career-high 12-game hitting streak, September 7-19, 2015 (.327/.353/.531, 3 HR, 5 RBI) Slugged his second career multi-homer game, September 13, 2015 vs. KC (both homers off Johnny Cueto) His other multi-hr game was May 26, 2014 at MIL Hit his first career walk-off HR in the bottom of the ninth inning, July 10, 2015 vs. WAS (off Tanner Roark) 32 of his 85 hits last season were for extra bases Finished one double (17) and one homer (15) shy of his career highs despite playing in 51 fewer games than 2014 His 33 home runs as a second baseman since the beginning of 2014 rank fourth in MLB Placed on the 15-day disabled list, April 18, 2015 (sprained right knee) Transferred to the 60-day DL, June 16, 2015 Reinstated from the 60-day DL, July 5, 2015 Belted his first career grand slam, April 11, 2015 vs. TOR (T. Redmond) His four RBI were a career high In his career, the Orioles are 28-4 in games in which he homers