BALTIMORE ORIOLES GAME NOTES Oriole Park at Camden Yards 333 West Camden Street Baltimore, MD 21201 Friday, April 7, 2017 Game #3 Home Game #3 Baltimore Orioles (2-0) vs. New York Yankees (1-2) RHP Ubaldo Jiménez (8-12, 5.44 in 2016) vs. RHP Luis Severino (3-8, 5.83 in 2016) MILESTONE MAKERS: CF Adam Jones hit his first home run of the season on Wednesday, a two-run shot in the third inning to give the Orioles a 2-1 lead...it was Jones 223 rd career home run as a member of the Orioles, tying him for fifth place with Rafael Palmeiro in Orioles history...brooks Robinson ranks fourth on the list with 268 home runs...on Wednesday, 1B Chris Davis also hit his first home run of the season, a solo shot in the fourth inning...it marked the 200 th home run of his Orioles career...davis becomes just the eighth Oriole all-time to hit 200 career home runs. BASH BROTHERS: CF Adam Jones and 1B Chris Davis each homered in the 3-1 Orioles win over the Blue Jays on Wednesday...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was the 36 th time that they ve homered in the same game since they became teammates in 2011, the highest total for any teammates over that time. OPENING DAY: The Orioles opened their 64 th season on Monday against the Toronto Blue Jays The Orioles are 42-22 all-time on Opening Day and have won 14 of their last 17 openers, including the last seven The Orioles opened a season against the Blue Jays for the first time The O s have played Toronto three times in home openers at Oriole Park on Opening Day: 2010 (L, 7-6), 2015 (L, 12-5), and 2017 (W, 3-2) According to STATS, LLC., the O s seven consecutive Opening Day wins are tied for seventh all-time and rank tied for first in Orioles history The Baltimore Orioles also won seven straight from 1970-76. IT S A WALK OFF: DH Mark Trumbo hit an 11 th -inning, walk-off home run that gave the Orioles a 3-2 win over the Blue Jays on Monday...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it marked the sixth walk-off win on Opening Day in Orioles history and the first that was won by a home run...monday also marked the second consecutive season in which the Orioles won their season opener in walk-off fashion...c Matt Wieters hit a ninth-inning single that won last season s opener against the Twins...The Orioles are the first team since the Rockies in 2005 and 2006 to win consecutive season openers in walk-off fashion. EXTRA, EXTRA: On Monday, the Orioles played their first extra-inning game of the 2017 season...the O's posted a record of 6-2 in extra-inning affairs during the 2016 season...it was the eighth time in Orioles history that an Opening Day game went into extra-innings and also the eighth time a home opener went into extra-innings. DISABLED LIST: To begin the season, three players have been placed on the 10-day disabled list LHP Wade Miley (upper respiratory infection, retroactive to 3/30), OF Anthony Santander (right forearm strain, retroactive to 3/30), and RHP Chris Tillman (right shoulder bursitis, retroactive to 3/30) have been placed on the 10-day DL. HIGH FIVE: Since the beginning of the 2012 season, the Orioles lead American League clubs and rank fourth in the majors with 446 wins, finishing with a.500 or better record in each of the last five seasons...in that span, O s hitters lead the majors with 1,110 home runs and have committed the fewest number of errors (404). VS. NEW YORK YANKEES: The Orioles and Yankees play the first game of 19 matchups between the two clubs this season The O s won the 2016 season series, 10-9 The Orioles trail the Yankees in the all-time series, 475-566, with the O s trailing 248-269 at home and trailing 227-297 at New York. HOMER S ODYSSEY: The Orioles led the majors with 253 home runs in 2016 OF Mark Trumbo led the majors with 47 homers 1B Chris Davis tied for 11 th in the majors with 38 home runs and 3B Manny Machado tied for 11 th in the American League with 37 home runs For the fourth consecutive season, the Major League leader in home runs was an Oriole (also Chris Davis in 2013, Nelson Cruz in 2014, and Chris Davis in 2015). ZACH ATTACK: LHP Zach Britton recorded 47 consecutive saves in 2016, going 47-for-47...According to STATS, LLC., Britton had the longest save streak in as many chances to start a season by a left-handed pitcher in Major League history and ranks third all-time...britton led the AL and tied for second in the majors in saves His 0.54 ERA (4 ER/67.0 IP) led Major League relievers and was the lowest in Major League history among pitchers with at least 50.0 innings pitched Britton ranks third on the O s all-time saves list with 120 Britton is the active Major League leader with 50 consecutive saves, dating to October 1, 2015. 25 th ANNIVERSARY OF ORIOLE PARK AT CAMDEN YARDS: Oriole Park at Camden Yards opened on April 6, 1992 The O s will celebrate the 25 th anniversary of Oriole Park at Camden Yards this season by wearing a commemorative jersey patch and using baseballs with the 25 th anniversary logo...additional plans for the 25 th anniversary season of The Ballpark That Forever Changed Baseball will be announced. WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC: Two members of the Orioles 40-man roster were members of the World Baseball Classic Champion Team USA: RHP Mychal Givens and OF Adam Jones Mexico, featuring LHP Vidal Nuño, was eliminated in Pool D in Jalisco, Mexico The Dominican Republic, featuring C Welington Castillo and INF Manny Machado, was eliminated in Pool F in San Diego, CA Machado was named MVP of Pool C in Miami, FL The Netherlands, featuring INF Jonathan Schoop, was eliminated in the semifinals of the Championship Round in Los Angeles. SPRING TRAINING WRAP: The Orioles finished the Grapefruit League season with a 16-14-3 record, posting a 4.75 ERA in 290.0 IP and batting.238/.417/.321, scoring 153 runs in 33 games The Orioles drew a total of 119,742 fans for 17 home games in Sarasota, the second-highest spring attendance in club history behind only the 120,455 total set in 2013...Since moving Major League operations to Sarasota, 885,055 fans have enjoyed Orioles Spring Training baseball at Ed Smith Stadium. COACHING STAFF: The Orioles named Roger McDowell as Major League pitching coach, Alan Mills as Major League bullpen coach, and Howie Clark as assistant hitting coach This year will be the third for Scott Coolbaugh (hitting) and fifth for Bobby Dickerson (third base) and Einar Díaz (coach), while Wayne Kirby (first base), and John Russell (bench) return for their seventh years on the coaching staff. THE SKIPPER: A three-time Manager of the Year (1994, 2004, 2014), Buck Showalter is currently in his eighth season as Orioles manager He has managed the Yankees (1992-95), Diamondbacks (1998-2000), Rangers (2003-06) and Orioles (August 2010-current)... His 549 wins as Orioles manager are second-most in club history behind only Earl Weaver (1,480) after passing Paul Richards (517) for second place on the Orioles all-time managerial wins list Showalter s 1,431 career victories rank 25 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 446 2. New York Yankees 436 3. Texas Rangers 434 4. Detroit Tigers 432 CONSECUTIVE OPENER WINS Most consecutive Opening Day wins: 1. Boston Beaneaters (1887-96) 10 2. St. Louis Browns (1937-45) 9 New York Mets (1975-83) 9 Cincinnati Reds (1983-91) 9 Seattle Mariners (2007-15) 9 6. Boston Braves (1906-13) 8 7. New York Yankees (1923-29) 7 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (1970-76) 7 Chicago White Sox (1987-93) 7 Arizona Diamondbacks (2007-13) 7 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (2011-17)* 7 Los Angeles Dodgers (2011-17)* 7 * indicates active streak TEAM HOME RUN LEADERS Most team home runs in 2016: 1. BALTIMORE ORIOLES 253 2. St. Louis Cardinals 225 3. Seattle Mariners 223 4. Toronto Blue Jays 221 SUPER SAVER 2016 American League saves leaders: 1. ZACH BRITTON, BAL 47 2. Francisco Rodriguez, DET 44 3. Sam Dyson, TEX 38 JUST A LITTLE CRUSH Active Major League home run leaders since 2012: 1. CHRIS DAVIS, BAL 198 2. Edwin Encarnación, CLE 194 3. Nelson Cruz, SEA 178 4. Miguel Cabrera, DET 169 5. Mike Trout, LAA 164 6. José Bautista, TOR 152 Giancarlo Stanton, MIA 152 8. ADAM JONES, BAL 151 9. MARK TRUMBO, BAL 150 CURRENT HOMESTAND Record 2-0 Team Average.206 (14-for-68) Runs per Game 3.0 (6 R/2 G) Fielding Errors 0 Team ERA 1.35 (3 ER/20.0 IP) Starters W-L 1-0 Starters ERA 2.19 (3 ER/12.1 IP) Bullpen W-L-S 1-0-1 Bullpen ERA 0.00 (0 ER/7.2 IP) Saves/Opps 1/2 Best homestand --- Worst homestand --- Best road trip --- Worst road trip --- UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS RHP Brad Brach Turns 31 on 4/12 RHP Chris Tillman Turns 29 on 4/15 C Welington Castillo Turns 30 on 4/24 UPCOMING MILESTONES Buck Showalter Needs 49 wins for 1,480* Zach Britton Needs 1 save for 122** Adam Jones Needs 1 double for 250 Needs 1 HR for 224 with BAL*** Needs 2 hits for 1,452 with BAL^ *1,480 wins, HOF Earl Weaver, 24 th All-Time **122 saves with BAL, J. Johnson, 2 nd All-Time ***223 HR with BAL, R. Palmeiro, 5 th All-Time ^1,452 hits with BAL, B. Roberts, 8 th All-Time UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS DAY OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO O S STARTER OPP. STARTER April 8 vs. New York 4:05 p.m. MASN/FS1/NHK Orioles Radio/ESPN Radio RH Kevin Gausman (0-0, 3.38) RH Masahiro Tanaka (0-1, 23.63) April 9 vs. New York 1:35 p.m. MASN/MLBN Orioles Radio/105.7 FM LH Wade Miley (NR) LH CC Sabathia (1-0, 0.00) All times listed are Eastern; All games broadcast on the Orioles Radio Network and 105.7 The Fan
TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHER: #31 UBALDO JIMÉNEZ Height: 6-5 Weight: 210 Bats: Right Throws: Right Age: 33 Born: January 22, 1984 in Nagua, DR Resides: La Romana, DR Acquired: Signed by the Orioles as a free agent to a four-year contract on February 19, 2014. QUICK HITS: Jiménez, a native of the Dominican Republic, officially became a U.S. citizen on September 12, 2016 He struck out Angels SS Gregorio Petit in the bottom of the sixth inning on May 22, 2016, at Los Angeles-AL for his 1,500 th career strikeout Is one of 18 active pitchers to have achieved the feat Ranks 10 th on the all-time wins list among Dominican Republic-born pitchers with 108 career victories Became the 11 th Dominican Republic-born pitcher to post 250 career starts and the 15 th to log at least 1,500.0 career innings. SPRING TRAINING 2017: Went 0-3 with a 5.94 ERA (11 ER/16.2 IP) with 11 walks and 14 strikeouts in five Spring Training starts this year. CAREER VS. YANKEES: Is 4-5 with a 6.05 ERA (39 ER/58.0 IP), three Quality Starts, and 55 strikeouts in 11 career starts against the Yankees Has not faced New York-AL since October 3, 2015 (ND, 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 7 K) Over his last five starts against the Yankees, he is 3-1 with a 6.39 ERA (18 ER/25.1 IP), two Quality Starts, and 26 strikeouts. AGAINST THE AL EAST: He went 2-4 with a 5.25 ERA (34 ER/58.1 IP) and 55 strikeouts in 11 outings (10 starts/four Quality Starts) against AL East clubs in 2016 He has gone 20-18 with a 5.01 ERA (157 ER/282.0 IP) in 53 career games (51 starts/20 Quality Starts) vs. the AL East. SPLENDID SEVEN: He went 3-2 with a 2.45 ERA (13 ER/47.2 IP), 38 strikeouts, and five Quality Starts over his last seven regular-season outings in 2016 (August 25-September 29) Held opponents to a.170/.235/.285 slash line and posted a 0.86 WHIP in that stretch His.170 batting average against was the lowest mark in the majors and his 0.86 WHIP was the second-lowest mark in the majors (min. 34.1 IP) from August 25-October 2, 2016. U-TURN: Jiménez went the distance in Baltimore s 7-3 win over the Rays on September 5, 2016...With that win, he lifted his career win-loss record above the.500 mark...entering the game, he had lost his last four decisions, lowering his record to 105-105, the first time that his career mark had fallen to.500 since he was pitching for the Rockies in 2009...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, he had thrown eight complete games from 2008-11 while pitching for Colorado, but his Labor Day effort was his first complete game in his 149 American League starts to that point. FOUR SCORE: Jiménez tossed four consecutive Quality Starts (August 25-September 10, 2016), going 2-1 with a 2.83 ERA (9 ER/28.2 IP) and 17 strikeouts in that span He held opponents to a.160/.215/.280 slash line in those four outings During that stretch, he ranked second among qualifying AL pitchers in lowest batting average against (min. 14.1 IP). COMPLETE CONTROL: He posted his first complete game with the Orioles on September 5, 2016, at Tampa Bay (W, 9.0 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 HR, 1 HB) It was his ninth career complete game and first since June 1, 2011, at Los Angeles-NL as a member of Colorado He tossed a no-hitter on April 17, 2010, at Atlanta, when he pitched for the Rockies. TALE OF TWO HALVES: He went 5-9 with a 7.38 ERA (67 ER/81.2 IP) in 18 games (17 starts) prior to the All-Star break last season Jiménez went 3-3 with a 2.82 ERA (19 ER/60.2 IP) in 11 games (eight starts) after the All-Star break in 2016. RACK EM UP: He ranks eighth all-time among Major League pitchers born in the Dominican Republic with 1,581 career strikeouts Jiménez ranks third among active Dominican Republic-born pitchers in strikeouts behind RHP Ervin Santana (fourth all-time; 1,741) and RHP Bartolo Colón (second all-time; 2,371). AS A RELIEVER: Jiménez went 0-1 with an 8.71 ERA (10 ER/10.1 IP) and 11 strikeouts in four relief outings in 2016 He earned his first career save on August 7, 2016, at Chicago-AL (3.0 IP, 3 K) He is one of four active pitchers to have 100 or more career victories and at least one career save. AT ORIOLE PARK: He went 4-5 with a 5.83 ERA (49 ER/75.2 IP) in 15 home outings (13 starts/four Quality Starts) last season He has gone 13-6 with a 4.18 ERA (79 ER/170.0 IP), 156 strikeouts, and 13 Quality Starts over his last 29 starts at Oriole Park since June 30, 2014 During his 29 starts at OPACY in that span, the Birds have gone 23-6 In his career at Oriole Park, Jiménez is 14-13 with a 4.90 ERA (122 ER/224.0 IP) and 15 Quality Starts in 41 outings (38 starts). JIMÉNEZ S 2016 SPLITS Home: 4-5, 5.83 ERA vs. LH:.294 (69-235), 10 HR Away: 4-7, 5.00 ERA vs. RH:.249 (81-325), 6 HR JIMÉNEZ S CAREER NUMBERS W-L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO 2015 12-10 4.11 32 184.0 182 89 84 68 168 2016 8-12 5.44 29 142.1 150 93 86 72 125 Career 108-106 4.13 298 1727.1 1588 859 793 790 1581 Home: 56-44, 3.96 ERA vs. LH:.241 (795-3303), 89 HR Away: 52-62, 4.29 ERA vs. RH:.248 (793-3203), 64 HR RUNS ALLOWED BY INNING IN 2016 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 5 th 6 th 7 th 8 th 9 th Tot 24 10 13 14 15 13 4 0 0 93 RUN SUPPORT WHILE IN GAME IN 2016 (STARTER) 0R 1R 2R 3R 4R 5R 6R 7R 8R 9R 10+ 7 3 2 6 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 LAST TIME Date & Opp Final Line Win: 9/29/16 at TOR 6.2 IP, 1 H, 3 BB, 5K Loss: 9/21/16 vs. BOS 5.1 IP, 4 H, 2 UER, 4 BB, 8 K ND: 9/16/16 vs. TB 7.0 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 8 K, 2 HR CG: 9/5/16 at TB 9.0 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 HR, 1 HB SHO: 6/1/11 at LAD 9.0 IP, 4 H, 7 K 2016 SEASON HIGHS No. Date(s) & Opp. Innings Pitched: 9.0 9/5 at TB Hits Allowed: 9 3x, last: 6/7 vs. KC Runs Allowed: 6 5x, last: 7/3 at SEA Strikeouts: 9 4/7 vs. MIN Walks: 4 9x, last: 9/21 vs. BOS HR allowed: 2 2x, last: 9/16 vs. TB Winning Streak: 2 2x, last: 9/5-9/10 Losing Streak: 4 7/3-8/25 Shortest start: 0.1 6/12 at TOR Pitches thrown: 116 9/29 at TOR CAREER HIGHS No. Date(s) & Opp. Innings Pitched: 9.0 6x, last: 9/5/16 at TB Hits Allowed: 12 5/27/11 vs. STL Runs Allowed: 9 8/9/07 vs. CHC Strikeouts: 13 2x, last: 9/29/13 at MIN Walks: 6 12x, last: 9/4/15 at TOR HR allowed: 3 2x, last: 7/17/15 at DET Winning Streak: 9 5/15/10-7/8/10 Losing Streak: 8 8/14/12-4/16/13 Shortest start: 0.1 6/12/16 at TOR Pitches thrown: 128 2x, last: 5/31/10 at SF JIMÉNEZ VS. YANKEES PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI Bird.167 6 1 0 0 Carter.273 11 3 0 1 Castro.--- -- -- -- -- Ellsbury.438 16 7 1 3 Gardner.176 17 3 0 1 Headley.267 30 8 1 5 Hicks 1.000 2 2 0 0 Holliday.333 12 4 0 1 Judge.--- -- -- -- -- Kozma.--- -- -- -- -- Romine.--- -- -- -- -- Sanchez.--- -- -- -- -- Torreyes.--- -- -- -- -- SEVERINO VS. ORIOLES PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI Castillo.--- -- -- -- -- Davis.000 7 0 0 0 Flaherty.000 6 0 0 0 Gentry.--- -- -- -- -- Hardy.000 3 0 0 0 Jones.000 6 0 0 0 Joseph.000 3 0 0 0 Kim.000 2 0 0 0 Machado.375 8 3 2 2 Mancini.--- -- -- -- -- Rickard.000 3 0 0 0 Schoop.143 7 1 0 0 Smith.500 2 1 0 0 Trumbo.667 6 4 2 3 ON THE ROAD: He went 4-7 with a 5.00 ERA (37 ER/66.2 IP) in 14 road games (12 starts/five Quality Starts) last season Jiménez logged a Quality Start in each of his last four road outings in 2016, going 3-1 with a 1.88 ERA (6 ER/28.2 IP) from August 25-September 29 In 157 outings (153 starts) on the road in his career, he is 52-62 with a 4.29 ERA (421 ER/882.2 IP) and 71 Quality Starts. JIMÉNEZ S 2016 STARTS DATE OPP SCORE WHENLEFT DEC IP H R ER BB K HR PIT STR NOTES 4/7 vs. MIN 4-2 3-2 W 7.0 8 2 1 0 9 1 107 76 Season debut; First Quality Start of season for O s pitchers 4/13 at BOS 2-4 2-4 L 5.0 6 4 4 4 5 0 104 58 Loss snapped O s best start (7-0) in franchise history since 1954 4/20 vs. TOR 4-3 3-2 ND 5.0 5 2 2 4 6 1 110 65 O s won on passed ball in 10 th inning 4/26 at TB 1-3 1-3 L 6.0 6 3 3 3 6 1 102 62 7 th straight start with 100-plus pitches (since 9/22/15 at WAS) 5/1 vs. CWS 1-7 0-6 L 4.2 7 6 6 4 3 1 84 50 Allowed a season-high six runs; hit two batters 5/7 vs. OAK 5-2 5-2 W 8.0 9 2 2 1 6 0 104 68 Allowed 2 runs in the 5 th inning 5/12 vs. DET 7-5 0-5 ND 5.0 9 5 4 4 2 1 105 64 Faced 2 batters in the sixth inning 5/17 vs. SEA 0-10 0-6 L 4.1 5 6 6 4 4 0 90 50 His shortest start in terms of IP since July 23, 2015 5/22 at LAA 2-10 0-6 L 5.2 8 6 6 3 3 0 90 56 Struck out G. Petit in B-6 th for 1,500 th career strikeout 5/28 at CLE 4-11 0-6 L 1.2 5 6 3 3 1 0 50 25 His shortest start in terms of IP of the season to that point 6/2 vs. BOS 12-7 4-5 ND 5.0 6 5 5 2 3 1 90 54 Allowed at least 5 runs for his career-high 5 th consecutive start 6/7 vs. KC 9-1 8-1 W 5.0 9 1 1 3 4 0 106 67 Surrendered 1 ER or fewer for the second time this season 6/12 at TOR 9-10 0-5 L 0.1 6 5 5 0 1 0 30 17 Shortest start of his career in terms of innings pitched 6/22 vs. SD 7-2 7-2 W 6.0 4 2 2 0 7 0 104 64 Earned his 25 th career win against the NL West 6/28 at SD 11-7 11-1 W 5.0 3 1 1 4 5 1 87 49 Surrendered a solo HR to Melvin Upton, Jr. 7/3 at SEA 4-9 3-6 L 4.1 6 6 6 3 3 1 81 51 Surrendered a season-high tying 6 ER 7/8 vs. LAA 5-9 1-5 L 1.1 5 5 5 2 0 0 45 25 Posted his second shortest start of the season in terms of IP 7/28 at MIN 2-6 2-1 ND 5.0 5 1 1 3 8 0 104 66 Logged at least 8 K for 2 nd time this season 8/25 at WAS 0-4 0-1 L 6.0 5 1 1 0 4 1 90 60 2 nd start of the season of at least 6.0 IP and zero walks allowed 8/30 vs. TOR 5-3 3-3 ND 6.2 5 3 3 2 3 1 101 63 Second consecutive Quality Start (sixth of the season) 9/5 at TB 7-3 7-3 W 9.0 2 3 3 1 6 1 114 75 Tossed his ninth career complete game (first with the Orioles) 9/10 at DET 11-3 11-2 W 7.0 4 2 2 3 4 0 106 68 Posted his fourth straight Quality Start 9/16 vs. TB 5-4 3-4 ND 7.0 7 4 4 0 8 2 92 63 Four-game Quality Start streak snapped 9/21 vs. BOS 1-5 1-0 L 5.1 4 2 0 4 8 0 105 59 First start without surrendering an earned run this season 9/29 at TOR 4-0 2-0 W 6.2 1 0 0 3 5 0 116 71 Tossed a season-high 116 pitches SEASON TOTALS (STARTER) 8-11 132.0 140 83 76 64 114 13 2,317 1,426 (61.5%)
STARTING PITCHER RUN SUPPORT PITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUN SUPP AVG O S W-L QUALITY STARTS Q.S. % Bundy 1 3 3.0 3.86 1-0 1 100.0 Gausman 1 2 2.0 3.38 1-0 0 0.0 Jiménez - - - - - - - TOTALS 2 5 5.0 3.65 2-0 1 50.0 BIRDS IN THE BULLPEN 35 BRAD BRACH RHP 4/5 vs. TOR: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 K, 1 WP vs. TOR: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP STAND: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP HR - - - - - 9/21/16 (A. Benintendi) 9/18/16 vs. TB 10/1/16 at NYY 6/8/16 vs. KC 1.0 IP, 4/5 vs. TOR 2, 4/5 vs. TOR vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 0-2 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 0-0 Selected to the 2016 All-Star Game, his first career All-Star selection...chosen by the manager (Ned Yost) in conjunction with Major League Baseball Since the start of 2014, leads all Major League relievers with 22 wins Led the club with 71 appearances and 24 holds...ranked sixth among AL relievers in strikeouts (92) and third among AL relievers with 79.0 IP The Orioles went 54-17 in games in which he pitched last season...struck out at least one batter in 55 of his 71 appearances in 2016 Tied for the 2016 Major League lead with 10 wins in relief...was the first O s reliever with 10 or more wins in a season since Arthur Rhodes (1997) With Mychal Givens last season, became part of the 2 nd set of O s relievers (all games in relief) to post eight or more wins in a season (Dick Hall, 11 and Stu Miller, 14 in 1965) 53 ZACH BRITTON LHP 4/5 vs. TOR: SV, 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 1 K vs. TOR: SV, 3.0 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 2 K STAND: SV, 3.0 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 2 K HR - - - - - 4/11/16 (M. Betts) 5/5/16 vs. NYY 4/30/16 vs. CWS 4/5/17 vs. TOR 2.0 IP, 4/3 vs. TOR 1, 4/5 vs. TOR vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 1-2 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 0-0 Has converted 50 consecutive save opportunities, the 5 th -longest streak of its kind in MLB history (since saves became an official stat in 1969), and longest active MLB streak Named the 2016 Mariano Rivera American League Reliever of the Year Selected to the 2016 All-Star Game, his second consecutive All-Star selection (second career, also 2015)...Earned the save for the AL squad (1.0 IP, 1 H) Ranked first among qualifying relief pitchers in the majors with a 0.54 ERA (4 ER/67.0 IP) last season His 0.54 ERA last season led all Major League pitchers (min. 50.0 IP) and was the lowest in Major League history with at least 50.0 IP Posted a Major League record 43 consecutive relief appearances (41.1 IP) without surrendering an earned run from 5/5/16-8/22/16, according to STATS, LLC. (since 1913) Went 47-for-47 in save opportunities last season... His 47 saves led the AL and ranked tied for second in the majors Set the club record for consecutive saves in as many opportunities to begin a season (47-for-47) in 2016, surpassing Chris Ray s mark (18-for-18) from 4/3-6/17/06 According to STATS, LLC., he posted the third-longest stretch of consecutive saves converted to start a season (47) in Major League history (since 1969) last year His 121 career saves are the third-most among Orioles relievers in club history (since 1954)...Jim Johnson (122) ranks second His 121 saves since the start of 2014 lead all American League relievers (fourth in the majors)...is one of 20 active pitchers with 100 or more career saves Since the start of 2014, ranks second among qualifying relievers in Major League Baseball with a 1.36 ERA (32 ER/212.0 IP) 71 OLIVER DRAKE RHP SEASON DEBUT vs. TOR: STAND: HR - - - - - 9/12/16 (D. Ortiz) 9/23/16 vs. ARI None None - - vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 0-0 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 0-0 Earned his first career MLB win on 9/23/16 vs. ARI (pitched the top of the 12 th inning) Owned a 10.50 strikeouts per 9.0 IP ratio in 14 games with the Orioles during the 2016 season (21 strikeouts in 18.0 IP) Pitched to a 2.72 ERA (17 ER/56.1 IP) with 10 saves over 47 games (one start) with Norfolk in 2016 Named International League Pitcher of the Week on 6/20/16 (4-for-4 in SVO, 4.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 10 K) 60 MYCHAL GIVENS RHP 4/3 vs. TOR: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 K vs. TOR: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 K STAND: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 K HR - - - - - 8/22/16 (D. Espinosa) 7/31/16 at TOR 9/7/16 at TB None 1.2 IP, 4/3 vs. TOR 2, 4/3 vs. TOR vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 1-1 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 1-1 Led Orioles relievers and ranked fourth among AL relievers with 96 strikeouts last season...finished tied for third in the majors last year with eight wins as a reliever Across 2015-16, began his Major League career with a 7-0 record (49 games), the first Orioles reliever to go 7-0 to begin his Major League career Registered at least one strikeout in 48 of his 66 games in 2016, including 32 multi-strikeout performances Ranked third among rookie AL relievers last season with an 11.57 strikeouts per 9.0 innings ratio...his 96 strikeouts ranked first among rookie AL relievers in 2016 Since making his Major League debut (6/24/15), ranks tied for sixth among AL relievers with 136 strikeouts 58 DONNIE HART LHP SEASON DEBUT vs. TOR: STAND: HR - - - - - 9/22/16 (H. Ramirez) None None - - - vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 0-0 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 0-0 Named the 2016 Jim Palmer Minor League Pitcher of the Year and was an Eastern League mid-season All-Star with Double-A Bowie Had his contract selected by the Orioles on 7/15/16...Made his Major League debut on 7/17/16 at TB Tossed 15.1 innings to start his Major League career before allowing his first run, a home run to Hanley Ramirez on 9/22/16 vs. BOS Did not allow a hit in 13 of his 22 Major League appearances in 2016 With Bowie in 2016, worked in a career-high 40 games...his innings pitched (46.1) and strikeouts (50) were both career highs Led the Baysox in WHIP (1.04) and K/BB ratio (7.14), was second in appearances, and third in saves (four) last season 52 VIDAL NUÑO LHP SEASON DEBUT vs. TOR: STAND: HR - - - - - 8/31/16 (A. Beltre) 7/20/16 vs. CWS 6/20/16 vs. Det None - - vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 0-0 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 0-0 Spent the 2016 season with the Seattle Mariners, going 1-1 with a 3.53 ERA (23 ER/58.2 IP) in 55 games (one start) Logged 12 holds last season, which ranked third on the Mariners His 55 appearances in 2016 were third-most among Seattle pitchers Made his lone start of the season on 6/23/16 at DET Posted a 1.61 ERA (5 ER/28.0 IP) in 27 home games at Safeco Field in 2016 56 DARREN O DAY RHP SEASON DEBUT vs. TOR: STAND: HR - - - - - 9/18/16 (C. Dickerson) 7/24/16 vs. CLE 5/15/16 vs. DET 8/2/16 vs. TEX - - vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 0-0 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 0-0 On 8/13/16, was placed on the 15-day DL (retroactive to 8/12/16) with a right shoulder rotator cuff strain...reinstated on 9/18/16 Placed on the 15-day DL (right hamstring strain) on 6/3/16...Reinstated from the DL on 7/24/16 Did not surrender a run over his first 10 games of the season (8.2 IP) last year...the Orioles went 10-0 over those 10 games Retired 23 of 24 first batters faced and stranded nine of 10 inherited runners in 2016 Since 9/4/15 (48 games), has posted a 2.82 ERA (14 ER/44.2 IP) and the Orioles have gone 41-7 in those games Since joining the Orioles in 2012, ranks sixth among Major League relievers (fourth in AL) with a 2.11 ERA (69 ER/294.0 IP) 63 TYLER WILSON RHP 4/3 vs. TOR: W, 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 K vs. TOR: W, 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 K STAND: W, 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 K HR - - - - - 8/19/16 (J. Altuve) 4/3/17 vs. TOR 7/2/16 at SEA None 1.0 IP, 4/3 vs. TOR 1, 4/3 vs. TOR vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 1-1 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 0-0 Earned the win in relief on Opening Day (4/3 vs. TOR) after tossing a scoreless 11 th inning Pitched to a 3.86 ERA (9 ER/21.0 IP) in 11 relief outings during the 2016 season Went 4-6 with a 5.67 ERA (46 ER/73.0 IP) over 13 starts in 2016 Is 1-0 with a 3.09 ERA (11 ER/32.0 IP) over 15 career relief appearances
POSITION PLAYERS 29 WELINGTON CASTILLO C (R) 4/5 vs. TOR: 1-3 vs. TOR: 3-7, 1-2B STAND: 3-7, 1-2B Hit Game 2 4/3 vs. TOR Games 1 - - - 1 RBI Game Games - - - - - Current Hit Streak: 3G (since 9/30/16;.364, 4-11, 1-2B, 1 RBI) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 8G (8/5-22;.484, 15-31, 4 BB, 4-2B, 1 HR, 10 RBI, 6 R) Hit.264 (110-for-416) with 24 doubles, 14 home runs, and 68 RBI in 113 games for the Diamondbacks last season Set career highs in hits, at-bats, doubles, and RBI and matched his career high in games played in 2016 Ranked third among NL catchers with 32 homers from 2015-16, trailing only Yasmani Grandal (43) and Wilson Ramos (37) His extra-base hit (58) and RBI (68) total last season were each fifth-most by a catcher in D-backs history Threw out 34.4 pct. of attempted base stealers (21-for-61) in 2016, the best percentage among NL catchers (min. 750.0 IP) Collected 38 RBI after the All-Star Break in 2016, tied for third most among all catchers (also Russell Martin and Buster Posey) Batted.317 (19-for-60) with three doubles, two home runs, and 26 RBI with runners in scoring position and two outs last season In 26 games during the daytime in 2016, hit.329 (27-for-82) with seven doubles, two homers, and 15 RBI, the 10 th -best average in the NL (min. 75 AB) Tallied six home runs in April 2016, matching his career single-month high (also August 2015) Had four straight multi-rbi games from 4/20-25/16, matching the D-backs record Matched his career high of five consecutive games with a RBI on two occasions, 7/22-29/16 and 8/28-9/3/16 19 CHRIS DAVIS INF (L) 4/5 vs. TOR: 1-3, 1 HR, 1 R, 1 RBI vs. TOR: 2-8, 1 HR, 1 R, 2 RBI STAND: 2-8, 1 HR, 1 R, 2 RBI Hit Game 1 4/5 vs. TOR Games - - - - - RBI Game 1 4/5 vs. TOR Games - - - - - Current Hit Streak: 3G (since 10/2/16;.250, 3-12, 1 HR, 1 R, 2 RBI) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 5G (last: 9/2-6;..444, 8-18, 1 BB, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 5 R) Ranks eighth on the Orioles all-time home runs list with 200 (B. Anderson ranks seventh with 209) Hit his 200 th HR as an Oriole on 4/5 vs. TOR Tied for the club lead with 13 game-winning RBI last season (also Jonathan Schoop)...Finished tied for eighth in the AL with 38 home runs in 2016 Ranked tied for fourth in the AL with 88 walks last season Named AL Player of the Week for 6/6-12/16 after batting.368 (7-for-19) with 1-2B, 5 HR, and 10 RBI in 6 games, his 4 th career AL POW Award (last 6/2/2013) From 6/6-12/16, led MLB in home runs (5), slugging percentage (1.211), and total bases (23) Homered in five consecutive games (6/7-12/16), logging four multi-rbi games during that week Since the start of 2012, leads the majors with 198 home runs Since the start of 2013, ranks tied for fifth in in the majors with 276 extra-base hits Became the third player to hit 100 career home runs at OPACY on 6/3/16 vs. NYY Ranks third on the ballpark s all-time home run list (113) behind A. Jones (120) and R. Palmeiro (124) His 10 career Eutaw Street home runs are the most by any player in Oriole Park history (surpassed Luke Scott s six on 6/16/2015 vs. PHI) 3 RYAN FLAHERTY INF (L) SEASON DEBUT vs. TOR: STAND: Hit Game Games - - - - - RBI Game Games - - - - - Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-5 since 9/12/16) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 4G (last: 6/17-22;.400, 6-15, 1 BB, 2-2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 4 R) 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 In five games with Triple-A Norfolk last season, hit.421/.500/.474 with a double, RBI, three runs scored, and three walks 2 J.J. HARDY INF (R) 4/5 vs. TOR: 0-3 vs. TOR: 0-7 STAND: 0-7 Hit Game Games - - - - - RBI Game Games - - - - - Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-15, 1 BB, 1 RBI since 9/30/16) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 10G (7/2-17;.385, 15-39, 1 BB, 4-2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 5 R) Over his last 80 games (after 7/2) of 2016, batted.286/.328/.435 (79-for-276) with 20 doubles, seven home runs, and 37 RBI Ranked second among qualifying shortstops in the majors with a.9873 fielding percentage last season Left the game on 5/1/16 vs. CWS in the top of the sixth inning following a foul ball off his left foot Placed on the 15-day DL on 5/3/16 (retroactive to 5/2/16) with a left foot fracture...reinstated from the DL on 6/18/16 Ranks second on the Orioles all-time home runs list by a shortstop (103), surpassing Miguel Tejada (99) on 8/18...He trails only Cal Ripken, Jr. (345) Has played in the third-most games as a shortstop in club history (818)...Mark Belanger ranks second with 1,898 games at shortstop Since 2011, ranks second among Major League shortstops with 103 home runs and ranks fourth with 361 RBI 14 CRAIG GENTRY OF (R) 4/5 vs. TOR: 0 AB (Def. Replacement) vs. TOR: STAND: Hit Game Games - - - - - RBI Game Games - - - - - Current Hit Streak: 1G (since 4/24/16;.333, 1-3) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 3G (4/5-9;.333, 3-9, 1 BB, 1-2B, 2 RBI) Made the Angels 2016 Opening Day roster Placed on the 15-day disabled list with a right lumbar spine strain on 5/1/16 Transferred to the 60-day disabled list on 6/11/16 Appeared with the AZL Angels (1G), Class A-Advanced Inland Empire (7G), and Triple-A Salt Lake (8G) while on minor league rehab assignments last season Activated from the 60-day disabled list and was designated for assignment on 7/30/16 Later released and cleared waivers following his DFA Since 2009, his stolen base percentage of 85.6 (77-for-90) ranks second in Major League Baseball (min. 90 stolen base attempts) 10 ADAM JONES OF (R) 4/5 vs. TOR: 1-4, 1 HR, 1 R, 2 RBI vs. TOR: 2-8, 1-2B, 1 HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB STAND: 2-8, 1-2B, 1 HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB Hit Game 1 4/5 vs. TOR Games - - - - - RBI Game 2 4/5 vs. TOR Games 1 - - - 1 Current Hit Streak: 2G (since 4/3;.250, 2-8, 1-2B, 1 HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 11G (6/19-30;.396, 19-48, 4 BB, 2-2B, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 15 R) Registered his ninth consecutive season with at least 100 hits last year Has posted six straight seasons (since 2011) with 25 or more home runs...since 2012, ranks ninth among all Major League hitters with 150 home runs Hit 11 home runs in June 2016, tied for the Major League lead...his 27 RBI in June ranked tied for fourth among Major League players Hit five leadoff home runs last season (9/10 at DET, 8/19 vs. HOU, 7/28 at MIN, 7/8 vs. LAA, 6/28 at SD) Hit his 200 th home run as an Oriole on 6/2/16 vs. BOS...Was his second home run of the night, his first multi-home run game of the season and ninth of his career Hit his 200 th career home run on 5/13/16 vs. DET, becoming the second player (also Ted Williams, 400) to hit a century milestone home run (200 or higher) in a 1-0 game Ranks ninth on the Orioles all-time hits list (1,450) Ranks tied for fifth on the Orioles all-time home run list (223)...Ranks seventh on the Orioles all-time RBI list (732) Ranks second on the Oriole Park home runs list with 121 homers...rafael Palmeiro leads the ballpark s home runs list with 124 Became the all-time RBI leader at Oriole Park (now with 398), passing Cal Ripken, Jr. (368) on 6/4/16 vs. NYY Is the all-time extra-base hits leader at Oriole Park (now with 260), surpassing Brady Anderson (243) on 6/6/16 vs. KC Named the Orioles recipient of the 2016 Roberto Clemente Award and earned the 2016 Orioles Heart and Hustle Award 36 CALEB JOSEPH C (R) SEASON DEBUT vs. TOR: STAND: Hit Game Games - - - - - RBI Game Games - - - - - Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-11 since 9/11/16) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 4G (7/21-24;.500, 7-14, 1 BB, 1 R) Caught 10-of-32 (31.3%) would-be base stealers in 2016 and has caught 46-of-139 (33.1%) in his career Had a four-game hitting streak from 7/21-24/16 in which he hit.500 (7-for-14) with one walk and one run Placed on the 15-day disabled list on 5/31/16 with a testicular injury suffered on 5/30/16 vs. BOS...Activated from the DL on 6/30/16 Batted.289/.348/.500 (11-for-38) two doubles, two home runs, and seven RBI in 12 rehab games between Double-A Bowie and Class A-Advanced Frederick Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on 9/2/16...Batted.250/.286/.250 (10-for-40) with four RBI over nine games with the Tides last season
25 HYUN SOO KIM OF (L) 4/3 vs. TOR: 0-3 vs. TOR: 0-3 STAND: 0-3 Hit Game Games - - - - - RBI Game Games - - - - - Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-10, 1 BB since 9/30/16) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 10G (7/26-8/8;.324, 12-37, 5 BB, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 6 R) Became the first Korean-born player in Orioles history when he made his Major League debut on 4/10/16 vs. TB Collected his 1 st MLB hit with a single in the 2 nd inning Notched a 10-game hitting streak from 7/26-8/8/16 in which he hit.324 (12-for-37) with five walks, one home run, and one RBI Slugged his first Major League home run on 5/29/16 at CLE...Slugged his first career home run at Oriole Park on 8/4/16 vs. TEX (off A.J. Griffin) Collected his first career RBI on 4/23/16 at KC Recorded his first career Major League stolen base on 6/8/16 vs. KC Had a career-high 4 hits on 8/18/16 vs. HOU, going 4-for-5 with his 1 st career 3B Slugged his 1 st career PH HR on 9/28/16 at TOR...Went 6-for-9 (.667) as a pinch-hitter According to the Elias Sports Bureau, only three other active players began their careers with at least six hits in their first nine pinch-hit at-bats 13 MANNY MACHADO INF (R) 4/5 vs. TOR: 1-3 vs. TOR: 2-7, 1 BB STAND: 2-7, 1 BB Hit Game 1 4/5 vs. TOR Games - - - - - RBI Game Games - - - - - Current Hit Streak: 4G (since 10/1/16;.286, 4-14, 2 BB, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 16G (4/4-23;.397, 27-68, 5 BB, 8-2B, 6 HR, 11 RBI, 15 R) Selected to the 2016 All-Star Game, his third career All-Star selection (also 2013 and 2015)...Elected the starting third baseman by fan balloting (0-for-3) Finished fifth in American League MVP voting Voted the winner of the Louis M. Hatter Most Valuable Oriole Award by members of the local media According to the Elias Sports Bureau, his three grand slams were the second-most by an Oriole in a season Hit his 100 th career HR on 8/30/16 vs. TOR, becoming the fastest Oriole (in terms of age) to reach the 100 career HR mark at 24.055...Eddie Murray did so at age 24.177 Became the third-fastest Oriole in terms of games played to reach the 100 career home run mark (578 career games), behind only Boog Powell (564) and Chris Hoiles (577) Went 3-for-6 with three home runs and seven RBI on 8/7/16 at CWS, homering in the first, second, and third innings This marked the 19 th game in club history an Oriole recorded seven or more RBI (14 th different Oriole)...According to STATS, LLC Became the second player in Major League history to homer in each of the first three innings of a game (Carl Reynolds, CWS on 7/2/30 at NYY) Became the ninth player in Major League history to homer in three consecutive innings and first since Kevin Mench (TEX) on 6/30/05 vs. LAA (STATS, LLC.) Hit 11 home runs as a shortstop and 26 home runs as a third baseman, the first Orioles player to homer at least 10 times from each position in the same season Became the second player in Major League history to homer at least 10 times as a shortstop and 20 times as a third baseman in the same season Posted a career-high 16-game hitting streak from 4/4-23/16 (.397/.446/.779), becoming the first Oriole to hit safely in the club s first 16 games of a season Named AL Player of the Month for April, batting.344 (33-96) with 10 doubles, seven home runs, 16 RBI, and 20 runs scored over 23 games Played his 500 th career game on 5/30/16 vs. BOS...Logged 211 extra-base hits within his first 500 games, passing Cal Ripken, Jr. (208) for the Orioles record (STATS, LLC.) 67 TREY MANCINI INF 4/5 vs. TOR: 0-3 vs. TOR: 1-4 STAND: 1-4 Hit Game 1 4/3 vs. TOR Games - - - - - RBI Game Games - - - - - Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-3 since 4/5) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 2G (9/22-24;.571, 4-7, 1-2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R) Became the third player in Major League history (since 1913) to homer in each of his first three Major League starts last season Had his contract selected from Triple-A Norfolk on 9/18/16...Made his Major League debut on 9/20/16 vs. BOS as the designated hitter Hit a solo home run (first Major League hit) in the bottom of the fifth inning of his Major League debut on 9/20/16 vs. BOS According to STATS, LLC., became the ninth player in Orioles history to homer for his first Major League hit (last: Nick Markakis on 4/5/06) Became the first Oriole to homer in his Major League debut since Jonathan Schoop on 9/25/13 (Schoop s second career hit) Became the third Oriole to slug a home run in his Major League debut (also Schoop and Larry Haney on 7/27/66) 23 JOEY RICKARD OF (R) 4/5 vs. TOR: 0-4 vs. TOR: 0-5 STAND: 0-5 Hit Game Games - - - - - RBI Game Games - - - - - Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-7 since 7/20/16) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 7G (4/4-12;.370, 10-27, 1 BB, 2-2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R) Made his Major League debut on 4/4/16 against MIN, and singled in his first at-bat, the 27 th Oriole since 1974 to record a hit in his first Major League at-bat Hit safely in the first seven games of the season and 13 of the first 14, (reached base safely in all 14 games) last season Hit his first Major League home run on 4/7/16 vs. MIN...Hit his first career leadoff home run on 5/20/16 at LAA Recorded 16 multi-hit games in 2016...Stole his first career base on 4/21/16 vs. TOR Drove in a season-high three runs on 4/27/16 at TB, all three RBI in a 3-1 victory Scored at least one run in four straight games, 5/8-12/16, including a season-high three runs in the game on 5/8/16 vs. OAK Recorded six outfield assists last season, tied for fourth most among Major League rookies Batted.313 (26-for-83) with three home runs against left-handed pitching in 2016...Hit.303 (36-for-119) in 43 games at home Placed on the 15-day DL on 7/22/16 (retroactive to 7/21/16) with a right thumb ligament injury, transferred to the 60-day DL on 8/31/16 6 JONATHAN SCHOOP INF (R) 4/5 vs. TOR: 1-3, 1 R vs. TOR: 1-7, 1 R STAND: 1-7, 1 R Hit Game 1 4/5 vs. TOR Games - - - - - RBI Game Games - - - - - Current Hit Streak: 1G (since 4/5;.333, 1-3, 1 R) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 11G (last: 6/18-29;.489, 23-47, 3 BB, 7-2B, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 18 R) His 162 games played, 164 hits, 82 runs scored, 38 doubles, 25 home runs, 21 walks, and 82 RBI set new career highs during the 2016 season Tied for first on the team with 13 game-winning RBI (also Chris Davis) last season...collected career-high tying five RBI on 9/30/16 at NYY Slugged his fourth career multi-home run game, hit his second career grand slam, and logged a career-high five RBI on 5/14/16 vs. DET (2-for-3, 1 BB, 2 HR, 2 R, 5 RBI) With M. Trumbo, became the first Orioles teammates to post multi-home run performances in same game (4/15/16) since M. Machado and C. Parmelee on 6/16/15 vs. PHI 64 of his 164 hits went for extra bases (38 doubles, one triple, 25 home runs) in 2016 His 55 home runs as a second baseman since the beginning of 2014 rank sixth in the majors In his career, the Orioles are 41-12 in games in which he homers 12 SETH SMITH OF (L) 4/3 vs. TOR: 1-4, 1-2B, 1 R vs. TOR: 1-4, 1-2B, 1 R STAND: 1-4, 1-2B, 1 R Hit Game 1 4/3 vs. TOR Games - - - - - RBI Game Games - - - - - Current Hit Streak: 1G (since 4/3;.250, 1-4, 1-2B, 1 R) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 5G (last: 6/29-7/3;.476, 10-21, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 5 R) Collected a career-high 63 RBI and belted 16 home runs last season with Seattle, second-most in his career Hit his 100 th career home run on 4/29/16 vs. KC, recording the Mariners only hit in a 1-0 win over the Royals With runners in scoring position in 2016, hit.326 (28-for-86) with 1-2B, 8 HR, and 50 RBI...His.326 average with RISP led the club and ranked 12 th -best in the AL Hit his ninth career pinch-hit homer on 9/6/16 vs. TEX...Is one of two players in MLB (Conor Gillaspie) to hit a pinch-hit homer in each of the last four seasons (2013-16) His nine pinch-hit homers rank second among active players (Chris Heisey, 14) Hit.545 (6-for-11) with the bases loaded, tied for third-best in the majors last season Homered in 4 straight games, 6/30-7/3/16, becoming the 11 th different Mariners player (16 th time) to homer in 4 straight games Posted four RBI in back-to-back games (7/2-3/16), becoming the ninth different Mariners player (11 th time) to record four or more RBI in consecutive games Hit his first career grand slam on 7/3/16 vs. BAL, his fourth straight game with a home run 45 MARK TRUMBO OF (R) 4/5 vs. TOR: 0-3 vs. TOR: 2-8, 1-2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R STAND: 2-8, 1-2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R Hit Game 2 4/3 vs. TOR Games 1 - - - 1 RBI Game 2 4/3 vs. TOR Games 1 - - - 1 Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-3 since 4/5) Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 11G (4/14-26;.349, 15-43, 1 BB, 2-2B, 3 HR, 12 RBI, 6 R) Hit a walk-off solo home run on Opening Day (4/3 vs. TOR), his sixth career walk-off home run and first walk-off home run on Opening Day for the Orioles in club history Led the majors with 47 home runs and ranked tied for eighth with 108 RBI last season Earned his first career Silver Slugger Award as one of three American League outfielders to receive the honor in 2016 Earned the Players Choice Award for 2016 American League Comeback Player of the Year Selected to the 2016 All-Star Game, his second career All-Star selection (also 2012 with LAA)...Went 0-for-1 as a defensive replacement in left field Competed in the 2016 Home Run Derby as the No. 1 seed, defeating No. 8 seed Corey Seager (LAD) in the first round, 16-15 His 28 home runs before the 2016 All-Star break were tied for third in Orioles history Notched his 12 th career multi-home run game (fifth of the season) on 7/6/16 at LAD His 47 home runs and 108 RBI last season set new career highs...since 2012, his 150 home runs rank 10 th in the majors Became the third player in club history to post a 40-home run season in his first year with the club (Nelson Cruz, 40 HR in 2014; Frank Robinson, 49 HR in 1966) Led Orioles outfielders with 10 assists in 2016 Named Co-AL Player of the Week for the period ending 4/17/16, batting.320/.346/.960 with five home runs and 11 RBI Became the first Orioles player to homer twice in the same inning on 4/15/16 at TEX.. Hit a two-run home run and three-run home run in the seventh inning
WEATHER DELAYS AND POSTPONEMENTS DATE OPPONENT (REASON) TIME (DELAY) RESULT COLDEST GAME TIME TEMPERATURE: WARMEST GAME TIME TEMPERATURE: SCORING BY INNINGS 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 5 th 6 th 7 th 8 th 9 th Extras Total OPPONENTS 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 ORIOLES 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 ORIOLES CHALLENGES DATE PLAY RULING O s SUCCESS ORIOLES EJECTIONS O S EJECTIONS DATE OPP. REASON UMPIRE BIRD BLASTS PLAYER MULTI-HOME RUN GAMES IN 2017 (Last) CAREER (Game High) MOST RECENT HOME RUN Welington Castillo -- (4/22/16 vs. Pittsburgh) 3 (2 HR, 3 time) 9/17/16 vs. LAD (Stewart, with ARI Chris Davis -- (8/27/16 at New York) 17 (3 HR, twice) 9/16/16 vs. TB (Archer) Ryan Flaherty -- (9/25/13 vs. Toronto) 2 (2 HR, twice) 6/22/16 vs. SD (Johnson) Craig Gentry -- (None) None (1 HR, 4 times) 8/21/13 vs. HOU (Bedard, with TEX) J.J. Hardy -- (8/18/16 vs. Houston) 13 (2 HR, 13 times) 9/13/16 at BOS (Pomeranz) Adam Jones -- (6/12/16 at Toronto) 10 (2 HR, 10 times) 4/5/17 vs. TOR (Happ) Caleb Joseph -- (None) None (1 HR, 20 times) 8/16/15 vs. OAK (Mujica) Hyun Soo Kim -- (None) None (1 HR, 6 times) 9/28/16 at TOR (Osuna) Manny Machado -- (8/26/16 at New York-AL) 9 (3 HR, 1 time) 10/1/16 at NYY (Severino) Trey Mancini -- (None) None (1 HR, 3 times) 9/24/16 vs. ARI (Ray) Joey Rickard -- (None) None (1 HR, 5 times) 5/20/16 at LAA (Santiago) Jonathan Schoop -- (5/14/16 vs. Detroit) 4 (2 HR, 4 times) 9/30/16 at NYY (Pazos) Seth Smith -- (9/18/16 vs. Houston) 8 (2 HR, 8 times) 9/18/16 vs. HOU (Fister, with SEA) Mark Trumbo -- (7/6/16 at Los Angeles-NL) 12 (2 HR, 12 times) 4/3/17 vs. TOR (Grilli) TOTALS -- 2017 TRANSACTIONS Date Player(s) & Transaction(s) 1/6 Seth Smith (OF); Acquired from Seattle in exchange for Yovani Gallardo (RHP) and cash considerations 1/13 Zach Britton (LHP), Ryan Flaherty (INF), Manny Machado (INF), T.J. McFarland (LHP), Jonathan Schoop (INF), Chris Tillman (RHP); Agreed to terms on one-year contracts, thus avoiding arbitration 1/20 Mark Trumbo (OF); Signed to a three-year contract Adam Walker (OF); DFA. 1/26 Adam Walker (OF); Claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Braves 2/2 Caleb Joseph (C); Signed to a one-year contract 2/5 Kevin Gausman (RHP); Signed to a one-year contract 2/10 Gabriel Ynoa (RHP); Acquired from New York-NL in exchange for cash considerations Francisco Peña (C), DFA 2/17 Brad Brach (RHP); Signed to a one-year contract. 2/19 Vidal Nuño (LHP); Acquired from Los Angeles-NL in exchange for Ryan Moseley (RHP) T.J. McFarland (LHP); DFA. 2/21 Richard Bleier (LHP); Acquired from New York-AL in exchange for a player to be named later Christian Walker (OF); DFA 3/7 Dariel Álvarez (OF); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk Richard Rodriguez (RHP); Reassigned to minor league camp. 3/8 Parker Bridwell (RHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk Jason García (RHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk Jed Bradley (LHP); Reassigned to minor league camp Yermin Mercedes (C); Reassigned to minor league camp 3/13 Joe Gunkel (RHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk. 3/17 Logan Ondrusek (RHP); Cleared release waivers and released from his contract 3/19 Jesus Liranzo (RHP); Optioned to Double-A Bowie Logan Schafer (OF); Reassigned to minor league camp David Washington (INF/OF); Reassigned to minor league camp Austin Wynns (C); Reassigned to minor league camp. 3/21 Francisco Peña (C); Reassigned to minor league camp Audry Perez (C); Reassigned to minor league camp 3/22 Richard Bleier (LHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk Zach Stewart (RHP); Reassigned to minor league camp 3/25 Chris Lee (LHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk 3/27 Chance Sisco (C); Reassigned to minor league camp Chris Johnson (INF); Released from his minor league contract Michael Bourn (OF); Requested and received his release from his minor league contract 3/28 Mike Wright (RHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk Alec Asher (RHP); Acquired from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for a PTBNL or cash considerations 3/30 Alec Asher (RHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk Logan Verrett (RHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk Robert Andino (INF), Pedro Álvarez (OF), Chris Dickerson (OF), Johnny Giavotella (INF), Paul Janish (INF); Reassigned to minor league camp 4/2 Wade Miley (LHP); Placed on the 10-day DL (upper respiratory infection; retroactive to 03/30) Anthony Santander (OF); Placed on the 10-day DL (right forearm strain; retroactive to 03/30) Chris Tillman (right shoulder bursitis; retroactive to 03/30) Jayson Aquino (LHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk Gabriel Ynoa (RHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk Aneury Tavárez (OF); Rule 5 pick returned to the Boston Red Sox Craig Gentry (OF); Contract selected from Triple-A Norfolk 4/6 Andrew Faulkner (LHP); Acquired from Texas in exchange for a PTBNL or cash considerations Andrew Faulkner (LHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk Dariel Álvarez (OF); Released