BALTIMORE ORIOLES GAME NOTES Oriole Park at Camden Yards 333 West Camden Street Baltimore, MD 21201 Friday, May 19, 2017 Game #40 Home Game #17 Baltimore Orioles (23-16) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (18-24) RHP Chris Tillman (1-0, 2.89) vs. RHP Aaron Sanchez (0-1, 2.95) WHAT A LONG, STRANGE TRIP IT S BEEN: The Orioles return home tonight from a nine-day, seven-game road trip that included stops at Washington (0-1), Kansas City (0-3), and Detroit (1-2) The Orioles combined to go 1-6 on the trip, despite ranking third in the American League and fifth in the majors with a batting average of.284 (77-for-271) since the trip began on May 10 The Orioles also slugged 14 home runs in that span to tie for third in the AL and tie for fourth in the majors Each of the Orioles six losses on the trip were of the one-run variety. ROAD TRIPPIN : According to STATS, LLC., the recent trip was the Orioles first road trip with six or more onerun losses since 1955...The Orioles last road trip with three or more losses in which all losses came by one run was in August 2013 (4-4 trip, all four losses by one run)...the last Major League road trip with six or more losses and all losses by one run was by the Philadelphia Phillies in September 2015 (3-6 trip, all six losses by one run)...the last AL team with such a trip was the Detroit Tigers in July/August 1982 (2-6 trip, all losses by one run)...this recent trip was Baltimore s first time suffering six one-run losses in any seven-game span, regardless of road/home...the Florida Marlins in 2011 were the last team in the majors to have six one-run losses in a seven-game span. HOME COOKIN : The Orioles own the best home record in the majors with a 13-3 (.813) mark The Orioles will return home tonight for a six-game homestand against the Toronto Blue Jays (three games) and Minnesota Twins (three games) Beginning on Friday, the Orioles will play 15 of 18 games at home. THIS ONE S FOR THE FIGHTERS: The Orioles will recognize Amber Shaw, the winner of MLB s Honorary Bat Girl contest, tonight at Oriole Park Shaw was selected by a panel of guest judges that included Orioles pitcher Kevin Gausman, who lost his maternal grandmother to breast cancer Shaw has endured multiple surgeries and rounds of chemotherapy treatment and begun a new career in mammography to help other breast cancer patients. VS. TORONTO: The Orioles and Blue Jays play the seventh game of 19 matchups between the two clubs this season The O s lead the season series, 5-1 The Blue Jays won the 2016 season series, 10-9 The O s trail the Blue Jays in the all-time series, 284-321, with the O s leading 161-143 at home and trailing 124-178 at Toronto. BEASTS OF THE EAST: The Orioles own a record of 23-16 (.590) and are in second place of the American League East division...the Orioles rank second among AL East clubs with a 15-9 (.625) record in games within the division The Orioles played their first game outside of the Eastern Time Zone last Friday in Kansas City. RISP-Y BUSINESS: Orioles hitters lead the American League and are tied for first in the majors with a batting average of.314 (85-for-271) with runners in scoring position OF Adam Jones leads the majors with a.476 (10- for-21) batting average with runners in scoring position. CATCH THIS: Orioles catchers lead the majors with a.325 (51-for-157) batting average...welington Castillo, Caleb Joseph, and Francisco Peña have combined to notch 11 doubles, a triple, five home runs, and 20 RBI. HIGH FIVE: Since the beginning of the 2012 season, the Orioles lead American League clubs and rank fourth in the majors with 467 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 1,162 home runs and have committed the fewest number of errors (423). HOMER HAPPY: Since the beginning of the 2012 season, three current Orioles rank among active Major League leaders in home runs...1b Chris Davis (206) leads the majors, while OF Adam Jones (156) ranks eighth and DH/OF Mark Trumbo (154) ranks ninth. 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). ORANGE CRUSH: 1B Chris Davis hit a go-ahead home run in the 12 th inning on Tuesday at Detroit and hit another go-ahead shot in the 13 th inning after the Tigers tied the game in the bottom of the 12 th inning...according to the Elias Sports Bureau, Davis is only the second player in the Expansion Era (since 1961) to hit two go-ahead home runs in extra-innings...he joined Matt Adams, who did so for the St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati on September 4, 2013 in the 14 th and 16 th innings...according to the Elias Sports Bureau, Davis and Adams are the only players to hit multiple home runs in the 12 th inning or later of a game According to STATS, LLC., Davis became the first O s player with multiple extra-inning home runs in a game since OF Mike Young did so on May 28, 1987. ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER: The Orioles streak of holding a lead for 42 consecutive innings was snapped in the first inning on Tuesday, May 9 (fourth inning on May 4-entire game on May 8)...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the last team to hold a lead for at least 42 consecutive innings was the Los Angeles Angels from June 2-7, 2008, when they held a lead for 43 consecutive innings...prior to that, the Milwaukee Brewers held a lead for 45 straight innings from June 18-23, 2007. RATED ROOKIE: Rookie Trey Mancini hit his seventh home run of the season on Monday, May 8...It marked his 10 th career home run in his 26 th career game...according to ESPN Stats and Info, only INF George Scott and C Gary Sánchez (11 each) had more home runs in their first 26 career games. DISABLED LIST: Three Orioles are currently on the disabled list...of Anthony Santander (right forearm strain, retroactive to 3/30), LHP Zach Britton (left forearm strain, retroactive to 5/5), and RHP Gabriel Ynoa (right hamstring strain, since 5/6) are on the 10-day DL. 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 is the third season for Scott Coolbaugh (hitting) and fifth for Bobby Dickerson (third base) and Einar Díaz (coach), while Wayne Kirby (first base), and John Russell (bench) returned 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 570 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 1,452 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 467 2. New York Yankees 459 3. Texas Rangers 456 4. Detroit Tigers 451 HOME GOODS Best home records in the majors: 1. BALTIMORE ORIOLES 13-3 (.813) 2. Houston Astros 14-6 (.700) Los Angeles Dodgers 14-6 (.700) 4. Arizona Diamondbacks 18-8 (.692) THE GAME OF RISP Top team batting averages with runners in scoring position in the majors: 1. BALTIMORE ORIOLES.314 New York Mets.314 3. Washington Nationals.308 4. Colorado Rockies.303 RISP MANAGEMENT Top batting averages with runners in scoring position in the majors (qualifying only): 1. ADAM JONES, BAL.476 2. Yonder Alonso, OAK.448 3. Neil Walker, NYM.441 4. Matt Wieters, WAS.440 CLOSING TIME Most saves in the majors this season: 1. Colorado Rockies 20 2. BALTIMORE ORIOLES 15 St. Louis Cardinals 15 4. Houston Astros 14 Milwaukee Brewers 14 JUST A LITTLE CRUSH Active Major League home run leaders since 2012: 1. CHRIS DAVIS, BAL 206 2. Edwin Encarnación, CLE 199 3. Nelson Cruz, SEA 188 4. Mike Trout, LAA 176 5. Miguel Cabrera 173 6. Giancarlo Stanton, MIA 163 7. José Bautista, TOR 158 8. ADAM JONES, BAL 156 9. MARK TRUMBO, BAL 154 RECENT ROAD TRIP Record 1-6 Team Average.284 (77-for-271) Runs per Game 5.9 (41 R/7 G) Fielding Errors 3 Team ERA 6.46 (44 ER/61.1 IP) Starters W-L 0-2 Starters ERA 7.01 (27 ER/34.2 IP) Bullpen W-L-S 1-4-0 Bullpen ERA 5.74 (17 ER/26.2 IP) Saves/Opps 0/2 Best homestand 5/5-9 (5-0, 1.000) Worst homestand 4/21-26 (4-2,.667) Best road trip 4/11-20 (6-3,.667) Worst road trip 5/10-18 (1-6,.143) UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS OF Joey Rickard Turns 26 on 5/21 MGR Buck Showalter Turns 61 on 5/23 EVP Dan Duquette Turns 59 on 5/26 UPCOMING MILESTONES Buck Showalter Needs 28 wins for 1,480* Chris Davis Needs 1 HR for 209 with BAL** Adam Jones Needs 1 HR for 124 at OPACY*** Needs 40 HR for 268 with BAL**** Chris Tillman Needs 6 wins for 79 with BAL# *1,480 wins, HOF Earl Weaver, 24 th All-Time **209 HR with BAL, B. Anderson, 7 th All-Time ***124 HR at OPACY, R. Palmeiro, 1 st All-Time ****268 HR with BAL, B. Robinson, 4 th All-Time #79 wins with BAL, Boddicker/Erickson, 10 th All-Time UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS DAY OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO ORIOLES STARTER OPPONENT STARTER May 20 vs. Toronto 7:35 p.m. MASN2 Orioles Radio/105.7 FM RH Kevin Gausman (2-3, 7.19) RH Mike Bolsinger (0-2, 6.10) May 21 vs. Toronto 1:35 p.m. MASN Orioles Radio/105.7 FM LH Wade Miley (1-1, 3.02) RH Marco Estrada (2-2, 3.60) All times listed are Eastern; All games broadcast on the Orioles Radio Network and 105.7 The Fan
TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHER: #30 CHRIS TILLMAN Height: 6-5 Weight: 200 Bats: Right Throws: Right Age: 29 Born: April 15, 1988 in Anaheim, CA Resides: Sarasota, FL Acquired: Along with OF Adam Jones, LHP George Sherrill, RHP Kam Mickolio and LHP Tony Butler from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for LHP Erik Bedard on February 8, 2008. QUICK HITS: Will be making his third start of the season Last season marked his fourth straight (since 2013) in which he made at least 30 starts and won 10 or more games Tillman finished second on the club with 16 Quality Starts in 2016 He reached 1,000.0 career innings pitched during his August 11, 2016, start at Oakland, becoming the 14 th Orioles pitcher (since 1954) to accomplish the feat He currently ranks tied for 12 th place on the Orioles all-time wins list (since 1954) with 73 career victories On April 4, 2016, against the Twins (Opening Day), he made his 150 th career start, becoming the 14 th O s pitcher to accomplish the feat (since 1954). DL STINT: Tillman was activated from the 10-day disabled list (right shoulder bursitis) prior to his May 7 start against Chicago-AL He was placed on the DL on April 2 (retroactive to 3/30) He missed all of Spring Training with the injury He made four rehab starts with three different minor league teams (Class A-Advanced Frederick, Double-A Bowie, and Triple-A Norfolk), posting a 7.16 ERA (13 ER/16.1 IP) with four walks and 14 strikeouts. LAST START: Tillman did not factor into the decision on May 12 at Kansas City He worked 4.1 innings, allowing three runs on eight hits with two walks and four strikeouts; he left the game with two runners on and the score tied 2-2, the Orioles eventually lost 4-3 The eight hits were the most he has allowed since July 26, 2016 vs. Colorado (nine hits) Walked multiple batters for the second straight start and has now walked at least two batters in 117 career starts Threw a season-high 105 pitches, 61 strikes. CAREER VS. TORONTO: Tillman will be making his first start of the season against Toronto and the 25 th of his career The 25 starts against will tie with Tampa Bay for the most against an opponent in his career In his first 24 starts against the Blue Jays, he is 5-10, 5.44 ERA (83 ER/137.1 IP) with 40 walks and 97 strikeouts His last regular season start against Toronto came on September 28, 2016 at Rogers Centre, when he worked 5.2 innings, surrendering two runs (one earned) on six hits with three walks and two strikeouts; he did not factor into the decision as the Orioles won 3-2 In his career at home against the Blue Jays, Tillman is 3-4, 3.89 ERA (30 ER/69.1 IP) with 15 walks and 44 strikeouts in 11 starts His last home start against Toronto came on June 19, 2016 when he allowed four runs on five hits (two home runs) with no walks and four strikeouts over 5.0 innings of work; he earned the win as the Orioles won the game 11-6 In 13 career road starts against the Blue Jays, Tillman has gone 2-6, 7.01 ERA (53 ER/68.0 IP) with 25 walks and 53 strikeouts. LAST START OF 2016: He did not factor in the decision in the American League Wild Card Game on October 4, 2016, at Toronto after tossing 4.1 innings, allowing two runs on four hits (one home run) with one walk and four strikeouts Surrendered a solo home run to José Bautista in the bottom of the second inning It was Tillman s third career postseason start. AGAINST THE AL EAST: Tillman will be making his first start of the season against an AL East opponent Over his career, he has gone 31-29 with a 4.33 ERA (240 ER/499.0 IP) in 88 career outings (41 Quality Starts) against the AL East The O s are 50-38 in those games in which he has pitched Tillman went 7-1 with a 3.49 ERA (31 ER/80.0 IP) and 71 strikeouts in 14 outings (six Quality Starts) against the AL East last season The Orioles went 12-2 in those 14 starts in which he pitched The Birds went 11-0 in his first 11 starts last season against AL East opponents from April 8-July 31, 2016. AT ORIOLE PARK: Tillman has made one start at home this season He won his home opener on May 7 against Chicago-AL He went 8-3 with a 4.61 ERA (43 ER/84.0 IP) in 16 home starts (seven Quality Starts) in 2016 The Birds went 12-4 in Tillman s 16 home outings last season According to STATS, LLC., he became the first pitcher in the majors whose team started 10-0 or better in his home starts last season He is 36-24 with a 4.00 ERA (236 ER/531.0 IP) in 92 career starts (50 Quality Starts) at Oriole Park The Birds have gone 59-33 in those 92 games. ON THE ROAD: Tillman has made one start on the road this season He went 8-3 with a 2.97 ERA (29 ER/88.0 IP) in 14 road starts (nine Quality Starts) last season In 89 career road starts, he has gone 37-24 with a 4.23 ERA (237 ER/503.2 IP) and 43 Quality Starts. HOT START: Tillman went 9-1 with a 2.87 ERA in his first 14 starts of the 2016 season According to the Elias Sports Bureau, only three other Orioles pitchers over the last 25 years won nine-or-more of their first 14 starts of a season with an ERA that low: RHP Mike Mussina in 1994 (9-3, 2.73), LHP Jimmy Key in 1997 (11-1, 2.47) and Tillman in 2012 (9-2, 2.78). TILLMAN S 2017 SPLITS Home: 1-0, 0.00 ERA vs. LH:.286 (4-14), 0 HR Away: 0-0, 6.23 ERA vs. RH:.292 (7-24), 0 HR TILLMAN S CAREER NUMBERS W-L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO 2015 11-11 4.99 31 173.0 176 97 96 64 120 2016 16-6 3.77 30 172.0 155 73 72 66 140 2017 1-0 2.89 2 9.1 11 3 3 5 8 Career 73-48 4.11 181 1034.2 986 499 473 373 779 Home: 36-24, 4.00 ERA vs. LH:.252 (526-2091), 56 HR Away: 37-24, 4.23 ERA vs. RH:.251 (460-1835), 78 HR RUNS ALLOWED BY INNING IN 2017 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 5 th 6 th 7 th 8 th 9 th Tot 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 RUN SUPPORT WHILE IN GAME IN 2017 0R 1R 2R 3R 4R 5R 6R 7R 8R 9R 10+ 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAST TIME Date & Opp Final Line Win: 5/7/17 vs. CWS 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K Loss: 9/17/16 vs. TB 5.2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 HR, 2 HB ND: 5/13/17 at KC 4.1 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K CG: 5/16/14 at KC 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 3 K SHO: 5/16/14 at KC 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 3 K 2017 SEASON HIGHS No. Date(s) & Opp. Innings Pitched: 5.0 5/7 vs. CWS Hits Allowed: 8 5/13 at KC Runs Allowed: 3 5/13 at KC Strikeouts: 4 2x, last: 5/13 at KC Walks: 3 5/7 vs. CWS HR allowed: - -- Winning Streak: 1 5/7 vs. CWS-current Losing Streak: - -- Shortest start: 4.1 5/13 at KC Pitches thrown: 105 5/13 at KC CAREER HIGHS No. Date(s) & Opp. Innings Pitched: 9.0 5/16/14 at KC Hits Allowed: 11 9/26/14 at TOR Runs Allowed: 8 3x, last: 5/21/14 at PIT Strikeouts: 9 8x, last: 6/8/16 vs. KC Walks: 6 2x, last: 9/19/10 vs. NYY HR allowed: 4 5/29/13 vs. WAS Winning Streak: 9 4/27/16-6/19/16 Losing Streak: 6 4/23/15-5/31/15 Shortest start: 0.2 7/16/12 at MIN Pitches thrown: 125 7/4/12 at SEA TILLMAN VS. BLUE JAYS PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI Barney.000 4 0 0 0 Bautista.267 45 12 3 7 Carrera.300 10 3 1 3 Ceciliani.--- -- -- -- -- Coghlan.000 1 0 0 0 Goins.333 27 9 1 2 Maile.200 5 1 0 0 Morales.313 16 5 0 1 Ohlman.--- -- -- -- -- Smoak.200 15 3 0 1 Smith Jr..--- -- -- -- -- Travis.375 8 3 1 7 SANCHEZ VS. ORIOLES PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI Castillo.000 4 0 0 1 Davis.444 18 8 4 5 Flaherty.250 8 2 0 1 Hardy.154 13 2 1 2 Jones.130 23 3 1 1 Joseph.091 11 1 0 2 Kim.308 13 4 0 0 Machado.222 27 6 0 2 Mancini.--- -- -- -- -- Rickard.--- -- -- -- -- Schoop.429 21 9 1 1 Smith.143 7 1 0 0 Trumbo.211 19 4 0 2 DAYMAN: He went 7-0 with a 3.12 ERA (18 ER/52.0 IP), 45 strikeouts, and five Quality Starts in nine day games in 2016 The Orioles went 9-0 in those contests. WINNING WAYS: He posted the seventh-highest winning percentage (.727) among qualifying American League pitchers last season (min. 15 decisions) Tillman posted a career-high, nine-game winning streak from April 27-June 19, 2016 He went 9-0 with a 2.78 ERA (22 ER/71.1 IP) over 11 outings (eight Quality Starts) in that span The Orioles went 10-1 in those games during his streak. AT THE TOP: Tillman s career-high tying 16 wins tied for sixth in the American League last season The Orioles went 22-8 in games in which he pitched last season. QUALI-TILLY: He posted a career-high seven consecutive Quality Starts from April 21-May 24, 2016 In those seven outings, he went 5-0 with a 1.94 ERA (10 ER/46.1 IP) and 47 strikeouts He held opponents to a.182 batting average and tossed at least 100 pitches in each outing during that span His 1.94 ERA in that span ranked third among qualifying AL pitchers (min. 30.2 IP). TILLMAN S 2017 STARTS DATE OPP SCORE WHEN LEFT DEC IP H R ER BB K HR PIT STR NOTES 5/7 vs. CWS 4-0 4-0 W 5.0 3 0 0 3 4 0 93 52 Made his 2017 debut 5/12 at KC 3-4 2-2 ND 4.1 8 3 3 2 4 0 105 61 First road start of 2017 TOTALS (AS STARTER) 1-0 9.1 11 3 3 5 8 0 198 113 (57.1%)
STARTING PITCHER RUN SUPPORT PITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUN SUPP AVG O S W-L QUALITY STARTS Q.S. % Asher 2 2 1.00 1.46 0-2 2 100.0 Aquino 1 4 4.00 6.00 1-0 1 100.0 Bundy 9 33 3.67 5.15 6-3 8 88.9 Gausman 9 28 3.11 6.10 4-5 2 22.2 Jiménez 7 18 2.57 4.54 5-2 1 14.3 Miley 8 25 3.13 5.40 5-3 3 37.5 Tillman 2 6 3.00 5.79 1-1 0 0.0 Wilson 1 8 8.00 12.00 1-0 1 100.0 TOTALS 39 124 3.18 5.31 23-16 18 46.2 BIRDS IN THE BULLPEN 51 ALEC ASHER RHP 5/16 at DET: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 IBB, 2 K, 1 HB at DET: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 IBB, 2 K, 1 HB TRIP: L, 6.1 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 2 BB (1 IBB), 6 K, 2 HR, 2 HB HR 3 1 - - 3 5/13/17 (B. Moss) 4/26/17 vs. TB 5/13/17 at KC None 6.1 IP, 4/15 at TOR 5, 4/15 at TOR vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 2-6 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 3-2 Has made six relief appearances (2.31 ERA) and two starts for the Orioles this season (both Quality Starts) Tossed 3.1 scoreless innings in relief on 5/7 vs. CWS Made his Orioles debut on 4/15 at TOR (GS, ND, 6.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K) Was recalled on 4/15 from Triple-A Norfolk Made one start with Triple-A Norfolk prior to his recall (4/10 vs. Gwinnett; ND, 4.1 IP, 4 H, 6 K) Went 2-1 with a 2.28 ERA (7 ER/27.2 IP) over five starts with the Phillies last year from 9/18/16-end of season Acquired by the Orioles from the Phillies in exchange for a PTBNL or cash considerations on 3/28/17 48 RICHARD BLEIER LHP 5/17 at DET: 0.1 IP, 1 H at DET: W, 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 IBB, 1 K TRIP: W, L, 4.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R/2ER, 2 BB (1 IBB), 1 K, 1 HR, 1 HB HR 1 - - - 1 5/14/17 (J. Soler) 5/16/17 at DET 5/14/17 at KC None 4.0 IP, 5/4 at KC 1, 5/16 at DET vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 3-4 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 5-1 Earned his first career win on 5/16 at DET (pitched 1.2 frames in the bottom of the 12 th and 13 th innings) Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on 5/14 Has made three multi-inning relief appearances this season Tossed a career-high tying 4.0 innings in relief on 5/3/17, matching his previous career-high set on 9/12/16 vs. LAD (with NYY) Pitched to a 0.61 ERA (1 ER/14.2 IP) over eight games with the Tides this season Acquired by the Orioles from the New York Yankees in exchange for a player to be named later on 2/21/17 35 BRAD BRACH RHP 5/16 at DET: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 1 HR at DET: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 1 HR TRIP: L, 1.1 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 1 IBB, 1 K, 2 HR HR 1-1 1 3 5/16/17 (J. Martinez) 9/18/16 vs. TB 5/10/17 at WAS 5/8/17 vs. WAS 2.0 IP, 4/26 vs. TB 3, 4/14 at TOR vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 13-1209 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 5-3 The Orioles are 18-2 in games which Brach pitches this season Is 8-for-11 in save opportunities this season Became the 5 th pitcher in O s history to toss a perfect save on 3 consecutive days (4/19-21), joining J. Julio (2003), J. Johnson (2011), D. O Day (2015), & Z. Britton (2016) Recorded his first save of the season 4/19 at CIN, his first save since 6/8/16 vs. KC Has 11 career Major League saves (eight this season) and 119 career minor league saves 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 MLB relievers with 22 wins 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) 50 MIGUEL CASTRO RHP 5/18 at DET: 2.0 IP, 3 BB at DET: 3.0 IP, 3 BB, 1 K TRIP: 3.0 IP, 3 BB, 1 K HR - - - - - 6/19/16 (M. Ozuna) None 9/1/15 vs. ARI 4/23/15 vs. BAL 2.0 IP, 5/18 at DET 1, 5/17 at DET vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 1-2 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 1-0 Recalled from Double-A Bowie on 5/17/17 Made one appearance with the Baysox this season (5/13/17 vs. Richmond; W, 4.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 K) Acquired by the Orioles from Colorado in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations on 4/7/17 Made the Rockies 2016 Opening Day roster Made 19 appearances over 3 stints on the active roster for COL last season (13-of-19 appearances were scoreless) 43 STEFAN CRICHTON RHP 5/17 at DET: 1.2 IP at DET: 1.2 IP TRIP: 1.2 IP HR - - - - - - None None None 1.2 IP, 5/17 at DET 2, 4/16 at TOR vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 2-4 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 2-0 Made his Major League debut on April 16 at TOR (1.2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 K) Pronounced ste-fon CRY-ton Entered 2017 ranked as the No. 27 Orioles prospect, according to Baseball America Led Double-A Bowie in games pitched with 48 (four starts) last season...tossed eight consecutive scoreless appearances, 6/26-7/6/16 (7.2 innings) with the Baysox last year Surrendered one earned run or fewer in 39 of his appearances last season with Double-A Bowie 60 MYCHAL GIVENS RHP 5/16 at DET: 1.0 IP, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 WP at DET: 1.0 IP, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 WP TRIP: 4.2 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 1 WP, 1 HB HR 2 1 - - 3 5/14/17 (D. Butera) 4/24/17 vs. TB 9/7/16 at TB None 2.0 IP, 4/30 at NYY 3, 5/10 vs. WAS vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 13-19 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 13-4 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 sixth among AL relievers with 153 strikeouts 56 DARREN O DAY RHP 5/16 at DET: 1.0 IP, 2 K at DET: 1.0 IP, 2 K TRIP: 1.0 IP, 2 K HR 1 - - - 1 5/8/17 (B. Harper) 4/20/17 at CIN 4/9/17 vs. NYY 5/6/17 vs. CWS 1.2 IP, 4/25 vs. TB 2, 5/16 at DET vs. 1 st batter (Retired-Faced): 11-15 Runners (Inherited/Scored): 11-4 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 (64 games), has posted a 3.30 ERA (22 ER/60.0 IP) and the Orioles have gone 53-11 in those games Since joining the Orioles in 2012, ranks 10 th among Major League relievers (sixth in AL) with a 2.24 ERA (77 ER/309.1 IP)
POSITION PLAYERS 29 WELINGTON CASTILLO C (R) 5/17 at DET: 3-4, 1 RBI at DET: 6-10, 2 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB TRIP: 6-10, 2 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB Hit Game 3 5/17 at DET Games 4 4 - - 8 RBI Game 3 4/12 at BOS Games 2 1 - - 3 Current Hit Streak: 7G (since 4/23;.424, 14-33, 2-2B, 1 HR, 6 R, 6 RBI, 2 BB) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 7G (4/23-current;.424, 14-33, 2-2B, 1 HR, 6 R, 6 RBI, 2 BB) Currently riding a season-high seven-game hitting streak His career-high is eight games, set twice: 8/5-22/16 & 7/3-17/15 Ranks second among MLB catchers (min. 75 AB) this season with a.350 average (28-80) Ranks tied for the Major League lead among catchers with four 3+ hit games this season Has caught 6-of-15 (40.0%) would-be base stealers this season and 94-of-337 (27.9%) in his career Reinstated from the DL on 5/16 Placed on the 10-day DL on 5/2 (retroactive to 5/1) with right shoulder tendinitis 19 CHRIS DAVIS INF (L) 5/18 at DET: 1-3, 1 HR, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB at DET: 5-12, 2-2B, 3 HR, 5 R, 6 RBI, 3 BB TRIP: 9-22, 2-2B, 5 HR, 9 R, 9 RBI, 6 BB Hit Game 3 5/16 at DET Games 3 3 - - 6 RBI Game 4 5/16 at DET Games 2-1 - 3 Current Hit Streak: 7G (since 5/9;.385, 10-26, 2-2B, 5 HR, 9 R, 9 RBI, 8 BB (1 IBB)) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 7G (last: 5/9-current;.385, 10-26, 2-2B, 5 HR, 9 R, 9 RBI, 8 BB (1 IBB)) Became the second Orioles player this season to homer three times in a single series 5/16-18 at DET (also, Manny Machado, 5/1-4 at BOS) His 6 RBI from 5/16-18 at DET also matched Machado (5/1-4 at BOS) for the most RBI by an Orioles player in a single series this season Slugged his 18 th career multi-hr game (1 st of the season) on 5/16 at DET His 13 th -inning blast was the seventh extra-inning, go-ahead HR of his career Became the first Orioles player in club history (since 1954) to hit two extra-inning, go-ahead HRs in the same game (5/16 at DET, 12 th inning/13 th inning) Is the first player to hit two extra-inning, go-ahead HRs in the same game since Matt Adams (STL) on 9/4/13 (at CIN, 14 th inning/16 th inning) Turned a triple play (with J.J. Hardy and Jonathan Schoop) in the bottom of the 8 th inning on 5/2 at BOS Ranks eighth on the Orioles all-time home runs list with 208 (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) Since the start of 2012, leads all active major leaguers with 206 home runs Since 2012, ranks tied for sixth among active MLB players with 344 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 (114) behind A. Jones (122) 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) 5/18 at DET: 1-4, 1 R at DET: 1-5, 1 R TRIP: 4-9, 1-2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB Hit Game 3 5/14 at KC Games - 1 - - 1 RBI Game 2 5/14 at KC Games 1 - - - 1 Current Hit Streak: 1G (since 5/18;.250, 1-4, 1 R) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 2G (4/26-29;.400, 2-5, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB) Has made starts at shortstop (3), second base (2), third base (1), and left field (1) this season Played 74 games in 2016, making appearances at 1B (7 G), 2B (1 G), SS (13 G), 3B (40 G), RF (6 G), LF (3 G), and pitcher (1 G), making seven pinch-hit appearances Launched his second career Eutaw Street home run on 6/7/16 vs. KC (also 9/25/13) Made his Major League pitching debut on 8/20/16 vs. HOU (1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 HR)...Only Orioles position player to pitch in 2016 2 J.J. HARDY INF (R) 5/18 at DET: 1-4 at DET: 2-15, 1 HR, 2 R, 4 RBI TRIP: 4-26, 1-3B, 1 HR, 4 R, 4 RBI, 1 BB Hit Game 3 4/16 at TOR Games 5 1 - - 6 RBI Game 3 5/16 at DET Games 1 1 - - 2 Current Hit Streak: 1G (since 5/18;.250, 1-4) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 4G (last: 5/8-12;.333, 5-15, 1-2B, 1-3B, 3 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB) Tripled for the first time since 6/5/12 on 5/12/17 at KC (top 2 nd inning) Turned a triple play (with Jonathan Schoop and Chris Davis) in the bottom of the 8 th inning on 5/2 at BOS Hit the game-winning RBI single in the top of the 10 th inning on 4/20 at CIN 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 Ranks second on the Orioles all-time home runs list by a shortstop (105), trailing only Cal Ripken, Jr. (345) Ranks third on the Orioles all-time RBI list by a shortstop (374), behind only Miguel Tejada (411) and Cal Ripken, Jr. (1,328) Has played in the third-most games as a shortstop in club history (852)...Mark Belanger ranks second with 1,898 games at shortstop Since 2011, ranks second among Major League shortstops with 105 home runs and third with 374 RBI 10 ADAM JONES OF (R) 5/18 at DET: 2-4, 1 HR, 2 R, 1 RBI at DET: 6-16, 1-2B, 1 HR, 3 R, 2 RBI TRIP: 9-26, 1-2B, 1 HR, 3 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB Hit Game 3 5/16 at DET Games 8 3 - - 11 RBI Game 2 4/24 vs. TB Games 3 - - - 3 Current Hit Streak: 7G (since 5/9;.324, 11-34, 1-2B, 2 HR, 5 R, 4 RBI, 1 BB) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 7G (5/9-current;.324, 11-34, 1-2B, 2 HR, 5 R, 4 RBI, 1 BB) Leads MLB with a.476 average (10-21) with RISP (8 RBI) Ejected in the top of the fifth inning on 5/3 at BOS by HP umpire Sam Holbrook (first career ejection) Is 1 of 28 active players with 1,500 or more career hits Recorded his 1,500 th career hit on 4/24/17 vs. TB Has posted six straight seasons (since 2011) with 25 or more home runs...since 2012, ranks eighth among all active Major League hitters with 156 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 seventh on the Orioles all-time hits list (1,492) Ranks fifth on the Orioles all-time home run list (228)...Ranks sixth on the Orioles all-time RBI list (747) Ranks second on the Oriole Park home runs list with 123 homers...rafael Palmeiro leads the ballpark s home runs list with 124 Became the all-time RBI leader at Oriole Park (now with 405), passing Cal Ripken, Jr. (368) on 6/4/16 vs. NYY Is the all-time extra-base hits leader at Oriole Park (now with 263), 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) 5/18 at DET: 0-4 at DET: 0-4 TRIP: 6-16, 3-2B, 1-3B, 1 HR, 3 R, 5 RBI, 1 HB Hit Game 4 5/8 vs. WAS Games 3 1 1-5 RBI Game 3 5/14 at KC Games 1 1 - - 2 Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-4 since 5/18) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 5G (5/8-14;.528, 11-21, 3-2B, 1-3B, 1 HR, 3 R, 6 RBI, 1 HB) Became the first catcher this season to log three extra-base hits in the same game on 5/12 at KC (2-2B, 1-3B) Matched his career-high with 4 hits on 5/8 vs. WAS (also, 8/31/14 vs. MIN), going 4-4 with 1 RBI Recorded his first RBI of the season on 4/29 at NYY (two-run HR in the 9 th inning); was his first RBI since September 11, 2015 vs. KC (64 games) Has caught 3-of-13 (23.1%) would-be base stealers this season and 49-of-152 (32.2%) in his career 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 25 HYUN SOO KIM OF (L) 5/14 at KC: 1-2, 1 BB at DET: TRIP: 1-3, 1 BB Hit Game 3 4/8 vs. NYY Games - 1 - - 1 RBI Game 1 4/24 vs. TB Games - - - - - Current Hit Streak: 1G (since 5/14;.500, 1-2, 1 BB) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 3G (4/8-15;.417, 5-12, 1-2B, 1 R, 1 RBI) 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) 5/17 at DET: 0-5 at DET: 3-12, 1-2B, 1 R, 1 RBI TRIP: 6-28, 1-2B, 1 HR, 3 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB Hit Game 3 5/16 at DET Games 4 2 - - 6 RBI Game 3 5/4 at BOS Games 2 3 - - 5 Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-6 since 5/16) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 5G (last: 4/19-23;.319, 6-19, 1-2B, 1 HR, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SF) Hit four home runs over 4/28-5/4 road trip (seven games) matching his career-high for a single road trip Blasted a 470-foot home run off LHP CC Sabathia on 4/28 at NYY, tied for the second-longest home run in the Major Leagues (Statcast Leaderboard) 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 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 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) 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 16 TREY MANCINI INF 5/18 at DET: 0-4 at DET: 4-14, 2 RBI, 1 SF, 1 SB TRIP: 6-23, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SF, 1 SB Hit Game 3 5/7 vs. CWS Games 6 2 - - 8 RBI Game 4 4/16 at TOR Games 2 1 2-5 Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-4 since 5/18) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 5G (5/2-8;.667, 10-15, 2-2B, 2 HR, 2 R, 8 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SF) Hit 10 HRs over his first 26 career MLB games Only George Scott and Gary Sánchez (11 each) had hit more over their first 26 career games (ESPN Stats & Info) Hit 8 HRs over his first 17 career MLB games, matching the Major League record for most homers over a player s first 17 games (also, Carlos Delgado & Trevor Story) Hit back-to-back HRs with Jonathan Schoop on 4/22 vs. BOS, the 2 nd time the pair has hit back-to-back home runs this season (also 4/12 at BOS both off RHP S. Wright) Batted in the leadoff spot for the first time in his career on 4/19 at CIN Slugged his second multi-homer game of the season on 4/16 at TOR, matching the Major League record with seven home runs over his first 12 Major League games Per Elias, became the 4 th rookie since 1876 to have 2 multi-hr games in April, joining Carlos May (CWS, 1969), José Abreu (CWS, 2014), & Trevor Story (COL, 2016) Posted his first career multi-hr game on 4/12 at BOS (2-3, 2 HR, 2 R, 4 RBI, 1 BB) Has matched his career-high with four RBI 2x this season (4/12 at BOS, 4/16 at TOR) Became the 1 st Oriole in club history to homer 5 times within his first 10 career games Joined Curt Blefary (10 in 1965) as only O s with 10+ RBI in first 10 career games Made his first professional start in RF on 4/5 vs. TOR Made his first professional start in LF on 4/11 at BOS Made his first MLB appearance at 1B on 4/16 at TOR Became the third player in Major League history (since 1913) to homer in each of his first three Major League starts last season 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) 23 JOEY RICKARD OF (R) 5/17 at DET: 1 BB (PH) at DET: 0-4, 1 BB TRIP: 1-14, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB Hit Game 3 5/7 vs. CWS Games 3 1 - - 4 RBI Game 2 5/8 vs. WAS Games 1 - - - 1 Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-4, 1 BB since 5/16) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 2G (5/7-8;.400, 4-10, 1-2B, 1 HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 SB) Slugged his second career leadoff home run on 5/8 vs. WAS (also, 5/20/16 at LAA), the first leadoff HR for the Orioles in 2017 Reinstated from the 10-day DL on 4/28/17 Placed on the 10-day DL on 4/9/17 with a left middle finger sprain 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 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 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 6 JONATHAN SCHOOP INF (R) 5/18 at DET: 1-4, 1-2B at DET: 3-13, 2-2B, 3 R, 1 BB TRIP: 6-30, 3-2B, 5 R, 1 BB, 1 HB Hit Game 3 5/4 at BOS Games 9 1 - - 10 RBI Game 2 4/24 vs. TB Games 3 - - - 3 Current Hit Streak: 2G (since 5/17;.375, 3-8, 2-2B, 2 R) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 8G (4/12-20;.387, 12-31, 3-2B, 3 HR, 6 R, 8 RBI) Turned a triple play (with J.J. Hardy and Chris Davis) in the 9 th inning on 5/2 at BOS Posted a career-high 26-game on-base streak from 4/12-5/12/17 (.344/.385/.613, 32-93, 10-2B, 5 HR, 14 R, 17 RBI, 4 BB, 4 HB) Ranks tied for second in MLB among second basemen with 17 extra-base hits this season (12 doubles, five home runs) Has been a part of all three Orioles back-to-back home runs this season, 2x with Trey Mancini (4/12 at BOS and 4/22 vs. BOS) and once with Hyun Soo Kim (4/24 vs. TB) 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 His 60 home runs as a 2B since the beginning of 2014 rank fifth in MLB In his career, the Orioles are 46-12 in games in which he homers 12 SETH SMITH OF (L) 5/18 at DET: 2-4, 1 HR, 1 R, 2 RBI at DET: 4-11, 1 HR, 1 R, 2 RBI TRIP: 7-23, 1-2B, 1 HR, 1 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 1 SF Hit Game 4 5/4 at BOS Games 6-1 - 7 RBI Game 2 5/18 at DET Games 3 - - - 3 Current Hit Streak: 5G (since 5/13;.316, 6-19, 1 HR, 1 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 5G (5/13-current;.316, 6-19, 1 HR, 1 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB) Reached base safely in 7 consecutive PAs from May 1-5 (5 H, 2 BB), the second-longest such streak of his career behind an eight straight PA streak from 5/10-11/12 Matched his career-high for the fourth time with four hits, going 4-4, with 1-2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB on 5/4 at BOS Last time with 4 hits was 4/11/13 at LAA (w/ OAK) Worked a walk-off BB on 4/26 vs. TB (B-11 th ), the 400 th BB of his career and 4 th career walk-off RBI Was the 15 th time the O s won on a game-ending BB (since 1974) Left game on 4/18 at CIN in B6 th inn. (strained right hamstring) Hit his first HR with the O s on 4/7 vs. NYY, a 2-run shot in the 7 th inning to help the Orioles to a 6-5 win 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 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 45 MARK TRUMBO OF (R) 5/18 at DET: 0-4 at DET: 5-15, 2-2B, 1 HR, 4 R, 2 RBI TRIP: 8-31, 2-2B, 2 HR, 5 R, 4 RBI, 1 BB Hit Game 4 5/16 at DET Games 11 1 1-13 RBI Game 4 4/28 at NYY Games 3-1 - 4 Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-5 since 5/17) Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 8G (5/4-5/12;.375, 12-32, 2 HR, 6 R, 5 RBI, 3 BB) Hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 12 th inning on 5/9 vs. WAS, his seventh career walk-off hit Leads the club and ranks tied for 10 th in the AL with 13 multi-hit games Slugged his fourth career grand slam on 4/28 at NYY (top of the sixth inning off RHP Bryan Mitchell) 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 Earned his 1 st career Silver Slugger Award as 1-of-3 AL OF s to receive the honor in 2016 Earned the Players Choice Award for 2016 AL 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 47 home runs and 108 RBI last season set new career highs...since 2012, his 154 home runs rank ninth among active Major League hitters
WEATHER DELAYS AND POSTPONEMENTS DATE OPPONENT (REASON) TIME (DELAY) RESULT 4/22 vs. Boston (rain) 0:28 (start of game) W, 4-2 4/24 vs. Tampa Bay (rain) 0:19 (bottom of the eighth inning) W, 6-3 5/6 vs. Chicago-AL (rain) 0:43 (start of game) W, 6-5 5/11 at Washington (rain) POSTPONED Will be made up June 8 COLDEST GAME TIME TEMPERATURE: 45 degrees, 4/7 vs. New York-AL WARMEST GAME TIME TEMPERATURE: 84 degrees, 5/16 at Detroit SCORING BY INNINGS 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 5 th 6 th 7 th 8 th 9 th Extras Total OPPONENTS 14 20 17 21 25 15 20 17 18 7 174 ORIOLES 19 21 20 20 28 22 17 14 9 13 184 ORIOLES CHALLENGES DATE PLAY RULING O s SUCCESS 4/8 vs. NYY Trumbo ruled out at first base on 6-4-3 double play Overturned (safe) 1-for-1 (100.0%) 4/21 vs. BOS Machado ruled out at second base on 6-4 fielder s choice Confirmed (out) 1-for-2 (50.0%) 4/24 vs. TB Shane Peterson doubled down the right field line Stands (fair) 1-for-3 (33.3%) 5/7 vs. CWS Trumbo ruled out at first base on a 6-3 putout Overturned (safe) 2-for-4 (50.0%) 5/9 vs. WAS Rickard ruled out at second base on 5-4 fielder s choice Overturned (safe) 3-for-5 (60.0%) 5/16 at DET Cabrera hit by pitch Confirmed (hit by pitch) 3-for-6 (50.0%) 5/18 at DET Collins ruled safe at third base with stolen base Overturned (out) 4-for-7 (57.1%) ORIOLES EJECTIONS O S EJECTIONS DATE OPP. REASON UMPIRE Buck Showalter (31 st career) 4/30 at New York-AL Arguing balk called on RHP Darren O Day (9 th inning) Stu Scheurwater (home plate) RHP Kevin Gausman (1 st career) 5/3 at Boston Hit SS Xander Bogaerts with pitch (2 nd inning) Sam Holbrook (home plate) CF Adam Jones (1 st career) 5/3 at Boston Arguing balls and strikes (5 th inning) Sam Holbrook (home plate) 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) 4/28/17 at NYY (Sabathia) Chris Davis 1 (5/16/17 at Detroit) 18 (3 HR, twice) 5/18/17 at DET (Zimmermann) 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) 4/16/17 at TOR (Dermody) J.J. Hardy -- (8/18/16 vs. Houston) 13 (2 HR, 13 times) 5/16/17 at DET (Boyd) Adam Jones -- (6/12/16 at Toronto) 10 (2 HR, 10 times) 5/18/17 at DET (Zimmermann) Caleb Joseph -- (None) None (1 HR, 21 times) 5/14/17 at KC (Young) Hyun Soo Kim -- (None) None (1 HR, 7 times) 4/24/17 vs. TB (Archer) Manny Machado -- (8/26/16 at New York-AL) 9 (3 HR, 1 time) 5/10/17 at WAS (Treinen) Trey Mancini 2 (4/16/17 at Toronto) 2 (2 HR, 2 times) 5/8/17 vs. WAS (Gonzalez) Francisco Peña 1 (5/13/17 at Kansas City) 1 (2 HR, 1 time) 5/13/17 at KC (Karns) Joey Rickard -- (None) None (1 HR, 5 times) 5/8/17 vs. WAS (WAS) Jonathan Schoop -- (5/14/16 vs. Detroit) 4 (2 HR, 4 times) 4/24/17 vs. TB (Archer) Seth Smith -- (9/18/16 vs. Houston) 8 (2 HR, 8 times) 5/18/17 at DET (Zimmermann) Mark Trumbo -- (7/6/16 at Los Angeles-NL) 12 (2 HR, 12 times) 5/16/17 at DET (Wilson) TOTALS 4 (last: Chris Davis, 5/16 at DET) 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 4/7 Miguel Castro (RHP); Acquired from Colorado in exchange for a PTBNL or cash considerations Miguel Castro (RHP); Optioned to Double-A Bowie Joe Gunkel (RHP); DFA 4/9 Wade Miley (LHP); Reinstated from the 10-day DL (upper respiratory infection) Joey Rickard (OF); Placed on the 10-day DL (left middle finger sprain) 4/13 Stefan Crichton (RHP); Contract selected from Triple-A Norfolk Oliver Drake (RHP); DFA Damien Magnifico (RHP); Acquired from Milwaukee in exchange for 2016-17 International Signing Bonus Slot No. 15 Damien Magnifico (RHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk Jason García (RHP); DFA Oliver Drake (RHP); Traded to Milwaukee in exchange for a PTBNL or cash considerations. 4/14 Paul Fry (LHP); Acquired from Seattle in exchange for International Signing Bonus Slot No. 105 Paul Fry (LHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk Parker Bridwell (RHP); DFA. 4/15 Alec Asher (RHP); Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk Stefan Crichton (RHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk. 4/16 Zach Britton (LHP); Placed on the 10-day DL (left forearm strain) Stefan Crichton (RHP); Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk. 4/19 Jason Aquino (LHP); Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk Tyler Wilson (RHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk 4/24 Paul Fry (LHP); Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk Stefan Crichton (RHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk 4/26 Paul Fry (LHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk (postgame) 4/28 Joey Rickard (OF); Reinstated from the 10-day (left middle finger sprain) 4/29 Jayson Aquino (LHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk Vidal Nuño (LHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk 4/30 Richard Bleier (LHP); Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk Logan Verrett (RHP); Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk 5/1 Mike Wright (RHP): Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk Logan Verrett (RHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk 5/2 Zach Britton (LHP); Reinstated from the 10-day DL (left forearm strain) Mike Wright (RHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk...Welington Castillo (C); Placed on the 10-day DL (retroactive to 5/1; right shoulder tendinitis) Francisco Peña (C); Contract selected from Triple-A Norfolk Damien Magnifico (RHP); DFA 5/4 Tyler Wilson (RHP); Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk Richard Bleier (LHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk Gabriel Ynoa (RHP); Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk Alec Asher (RHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk 5/5 Stefan Crichton (RHP); Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk Tyler Wilson (RHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk 5/6 Alec Asher (RHP): Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk Logan Verrett (RHP); Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk Zach Britton (LHP); Placed on the 10-day DL (retroactive to 5/5; left forearm strain) Gabriel Ynoa (RHP); Placed on the 10-day DL (right hamstring strain) 5/7 Chris Tillman (RHP); Reinstated from the 10-day DL (right shoulder bursitis) Stefan Crichton (RHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk 5/10 Vidal Nuño (LHP); Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk Logan Verrett (RHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk 5/14 Richard Bleier (LHP); Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk Vida Nuño (LHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk 5/16 Welington Castillo (C); Reinstated from the 10-day DL (right shoulder tendinitis) Craig Gentry (OF); Outrighted to Triple-A Norfolk 5/17 Stefan Crichton (RHP); Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk Francisco Peña (C); DFA Miguel Castro (RHP); Recalled from Double-A Bowie Donnie Hart (LHP); Optioned to Triple-A Norfolk