BALTIMORE ORIOLES GAME NOTES Oriole Park at Camden Yards 333 West Camden Street Baltimore, MD 21201 Tuesday, May 16, 2017 Game #37 Road Game #21 Baltimore Orioles (22-14) at Detroit Tigers (18-18) LHP Wade Miley (1-1, 2.45) vs. LHP Matthew Boyd (2-3, 3.89) THIS ONE’S FOR THE FIGHTERS: The Orioles will recognize Amber Shaw, the winner of MLB’s Honorary Bat Girl contest, on Friday, May 19, 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. BEASTS OF THE EAST: The Orioles own a record of 22-14 (.611) 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 on Friday in Kansas City…Prior to Friday, Baltimore played road series at Boston (1-1), Toronto (3-1), Cincinnati (2-1), New York Yankees (1-2), Boston (2-2), and Washington (0-1). VS. DETROIT: The Orioles and Tigers play the first game of seven matchups between the two clubs this season...The Orioles won the 2016 season series, 5-2...The Tigers will visit Baltimore, August 3-6...Baltimore leads Detroit in the all-time series, 446-406, with the Orioles leading 230-197 at home and leading 216-209 at Detroit. RISP-Y BUSINESS: O’s hitters lead the American League and rank third in the majors with a batting average of .305 (74-for-243) with runners in scoring position…The O’s trail the Washington Nationals (.311) and the New York Mets (.318) for the Major League lead. CATCH THIS: Orioles catchers lead the majors with a .315 (45-for-143) batting average...Welington Castillo, Caleb Joseph, and Francisco Peña have shared duties this season, combining for 11 doubles, a triple, five home runs, and 17 RBI. HOME COOKIN’: The Orioles own the best home record in the majors with a 13-3 (.813) mark…On Tuesday, May 9, the Orioles completed a five-game homestand in which they hosted the Chicago White Sox (3-0) and Washington Nationals (2-0). IF YOU AIN’T FIRST, YOU’RE LAST: OF Joey Rickard, OF Mark Trumbo, and DH Trey Mancini each homered in a four-run first inning on Monday, May 8...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, May 8 marked the third time the Orioles hit at least three first-inning home runs in a game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards since the park opened in 1992...The Orioles also did so on May 10, 2012 against the Texas Rangers ( Ryan Flaherty, J.J. Hardy, and Nick Markakis) and on August 19, 2016 (four: Adam Jones, Manny Machado, Mark Trumbo, and Chris Davis). 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. BOOM, BOOM MANCINI: Rookie Trey Mancini slugged eight home runs through his first 17 career games (April 22)…According to STATS, LLC., the eight homers tied the Major League record for most all-time through 17 career games…He joined Toronto’s Carlos Delgado (1993-94) and Colorado’s Trevor Story (2016)…According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Mancini was the first player with eight home runs within his first 15 career hits since Carlos Delgado did so for the Blue Jays in 1994...Delgado’s eighth career home run came on his 13 th hit. 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). WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC: Two Orioles’ 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. VOTE ORANGE: Major League Baseball All-Star Game balloting is once again exclusively online at orioles.com/voteorange...Fans can cast their votes up to 35 times per email address, maximum of five votes in a 24- hour period...Fans that Vote Orange will be entered into the 2017 Orioles All-Star Sweepstakes for a chance to win great O’s prizes and ticket offers...Voting concludes on Thursday, June 29, at 11:59 p.m. ET...Fans are enco uraged to promote the Vote Orange campaign on social media by using the hashtag #VoteOrange. DISABLED LIST: Four Orioles are currently on the disabled list...OF Anthony Santander (right forearm strain, retroactive to 3/30), C Welington Castillo (right shoulder tendinitis, retroactive to 5/1), 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 569 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 1,451 career victories rank 25 th all-time and are fourth among active managers behind Bruce Bochy, Dusty Baker, and Mike Scioscia. UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS DAY OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO ORIOLES STARTER OPPONENT STARTER May 17 at Detroit 7:10 p.m. MASN2 Orioles Radio/105.7 FM RH Ubaldo Jiménez (1-1, 6.15) RH Michael Fulmer (4-1, 2.54) May 18 at Detroit 1:10 p.m. MASN2 Orioles Radio/105.7 FM RH Dylan Bundy (5-1, 2.26) RH Jordan Zimmermann (3-2, 6.28) All times listed are Eastern; All games broadcast on the Orioles Radio Network and 105.7 The Fan WINNING WAYS Most wins since 2012 among AL clubs: 1. BALTIMORE ORIOLES 466 2. New York Yankees 457 3. Texas Rangers 453 4. Detroit Tigers 449 HOME GOODS Best home records in the majors: 1. BALTIMORE ORIOLES 13-3 (.813) 2. Houston Astros 14-6 (.700) 3. Seattle Mariners 11-5 (.688) 4. Los Angeles Dodgers 13-6 (.684) New York Yankees 13-6 (.684) RISP LEADERS Top American League batting averages with runners in scoring position: 1. BALTIMORE ORIOLES .305 2. Houston Astros .301 3. Boston Red Sox .290 4. Detroit Tigers .289 5. New York Yankees .252 CLOSING TIME Most saves in the majors this season: 1. Colorado Rockies 18 2. BALTIMORE ORIOLES 15 St. Louis Cardinals 15 4. Houston Astros 13 JUST A LITTLE CRUSH Active Major League home run leaders since 2012: 1. CHRIS DAVIS, BAL 203 2. Edwin Encarnación, CLE 198 3. Nelson Cruz, SEA 187 4. Mike Trout, LAA 175 5. Miguel Cabrera 173 6. Giancarlo Stanton, MIA 163 7. José Bautista, TOR 157 8. ADAM JONES, BAL 155 9. MARK TRUMBO, BAL 153 CURRENT ROAD TRIP Record 0-4 Team Average .271 (38-for-140) Runs per Game 4.75 (19 R/4 G) Fielding Errors 2 Team ERA 6.12 (22 ER/32.1 IP) Starters W-L 0-0 Starters ERA 5.79 (12 ER/18.2 IP) Bullpen W-L-S 0-4-0 Bullpen ERA 6.59 (10 ER/13.2 IP) Saves/Opps 0/1 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 4/28-5/4 (3-4, .429) UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS HOF Brooks Robinson Turns 80 on 5/18 OF Joey Rickard Turns 26 on 5/21 MGR Buck Showalter Turns 61 on 5/23 EVP Dan Duquette Turns 59 on 5/26 Coach Scott Coolbaugh Turns 51 on 6/13 UPCOMING MILESTONES Buck Showalter Needs 29 wins for 1,480* Zach Britton Needs 35 saves for 160 with BAL** Chris Davis Needs 4 HR for 209 with BAL*** Adam Jones Needs 41 HR for 268 with BAL**** Chris Tillman Needs 6 wins for 79 with BAL# *1,480 wins, HOF Earl Weaver, 24 th All-Time **160 saves with BAL, Gregg Olson, 1 st All-Time ***209 HR with BAL, B. Anderson, 7 th All-Time ****268 HR with BAL, B. Robinson, 4 th All-Time #79 wins with BAL, Boddicker/Erickson, 10 th All-Time
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BALTIMORE ORIOLES GAME NOTES Oriole Park at Camden Yards 333 West Camden Street Baltimore, MD 21201
Tuesday, May 16, 2017 Game #37 Road Game #21
Baltimore Orioles (22-14) at Detroit Tigers (18-18)
LHP Wade Miley (1-1, 2.45) vs. LHP Matthew Boyd (2-3, 3.89)
THIS ONE’S FOR THE FIGHTERS: The Orioles will recognize Amber Shaw, the winner of MLB’s Honorary
Bat Girl contest, on Friday, May 19, 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.
BEASTS OF THE EAST: The Orioles own a record of 22-14 (.611) 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 on Friday in Kansas City…Prior to
Friday, Baltimore played road series at Boston (1-1), Toronto (3-1), Cincinnati (2-1), New York Yankees (1-2),
Boston (2-2), and Washington (0-1).
VS. DETROIT: The Orioles and Tigers play the first game of seven matchups between the two clubs this
season...The Orioles won the 2016 season series, 5-2...The Tigers will visit Baltimore, August 3-6...Baltimore leads
Detroit in the all-time series, 446-406, with the Orioles leading 230-197 at home and leading 216-209 at Detroit.
RISP-Y BUSINESS: O’s hitters lead the American League and rank third in the majors with a batting average of
.305 (74-for-243) with runners in scoring position…The O’s trail the Washington Nationals (.311) and the New
York Mets (.318) for the Major League lead.
CATCH THIS: Orioles catchers lead the majors with a .315 (45-for-143) batting average...Welington Castillo,
Caleb Joseph, and Francisco Peña have shared duties this season, combining for 11 doubles, a triple, five home
runs, and 17 RBI.
HOME COOKIN’: The Orioles own the best home record in the majors with a 13-3 (.813) mark…On Tuesday,
May 9, the Orioles completed a five-game homestand in which they hosted the Chicago White Sox (3-0) and
Washington Nationals (2-0).
IF YOU AIN’T FIRST, YOU’RE LAST: OF Joey Rickard, OF Mark Trumbo, and DH Trey Mancini each
homered in a four-run first inning on Monday, May 8...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, May 8 marked the
third time the Orioles hit at least three first-inning home runs in a game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards since the
park opened in 1992...The Orioles also did so on May 10, 2012 against the Texas Rangers (Ryan Flaherty, J.J.
Hardy, and Nick Markakis) and on August 19, 2016 (four: Adam Jones, Manny Machado, Mark Trumbo, and
Chris Davis).
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 10th career home run in his 26th 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.
BOOM, BOOM MANCINI: Rookie Trey Mancini slugged eight home runs through his first 17 career games
(April 22)…According to STATS, LLC., the eight homers tied the Major League record for most all-time through
17 career games…He joined Toronto’s Carlos Delgado (1993-94) and Colorado’s Trevor Story (2016)…According
to the Elias Sports Bureau, Mancini was the first player with eight home runs within his first 15 career hits since
Carlos Delgado did so for the Blue Jays in 1994...Delgado’s eighth career home run came on his 13th hit.
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 11th in the majors with 38 home runs and 3B Manny Machado
tied for 11th 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).
WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC: Two Orioles’ 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.
VOTE ORANGE: Major League Baseball All-Star Game balloting is once again exclusively online at
orioles.com/voteorange...Fans can cast their votes up to 35 times per email address, maximum of five votes in a 24-
hour period...Fans that Vote Orange will be entered into the 2017 Orioles All-Star Sweepstakes for a chance to win
great O’s prizes and ticket offers...Voting concludes on Thursday, June 29, at 11:59 p.m. ET...Fans are encouraged
to promote the Vote Orange campaign on social media by using the hashtag #VoteOrange.
DISABLED LIST: Four Orioles are currently on the disabled list...OF Anthony Santander (right forearm strain,
retroactive to 3/30), C Welington Castillo (right shoulder tendinitis, retroactive to 5/1), 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
569 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 1,451 career victories rank 25th all-time and are fourth among active managers behind Bruce Bochy, Dusty Baker,
and Mike Scioscia.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS DAY OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO ORIOLES STARTER OPPONENT STARTER
May 17 at Detroit 7:10 p.m. MASN2 Orioles Radio/105.7 FM RH Ubaldo Jiménez (1-1, 6.15) RH Michael Fulmer (4-1, 2.54)
May 18 at Detroit 1:10 p.m. MASN2 Orioles Radio/105.7 FM RH Dylan Bundy (5-1, 2.26) RH Jordan Zimmermann (3-2, 6.28)
All times listed are Eastern; All games broadcast on the Orioles Radio Network and 105.7 The Fan
WINNING WAYS
Most wins since 2012 among AL clubs:
1. BALTIMORE ORIOLES 466 2. New York Yankees 457 3. Texas Rangers 453
OF Joey Rickard Turns 26 on 5/21 MGR Buck Showalter Turns 61 on 5/23
EVP Dan Duquette Turns 59 on 5/26
Coach Scott Coolbaugh Turns 51 on 6/13
UPCOMING MILESTONES
Buck Showalter Needs 29 wins for 1,480*
Zach Britton Needs 35 saves for 160 with BAL**
Chris Davis Needs 4 HR for 209 with BAL***
Adam Jones Needs 41 HR for 268 with BAL****
Chris Tillman Needs 6 wins for 79 with BAL#
*1,480 wins, HOF Earl Weaver, 24th All-Time
**160 saves with BAL, Gregg Olson, 1st All-Time
***209 HR with BAL, B. Anderson, 7th All-Time
****268 HR with BAL, B. Robinson, 4th All-Time #79 wins with BAL, Boddicker/Erickson, 10th All-Time
TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER: #38 WADE MILEY
Height: 6-2 Weight: 195 Bats: Left Throws: Left
Age: 30
Born: November 13, 1986 in Hammond, LA
Resides: Loranger, LA
Acquired: From Seattle in exchange for LHP Ariel Miranda on July 31, 2016.
QUICK HITS: Making his eighth start of the season…Left his start on May 5 vs. Chicago-AL with
a left wrist contusion after being struck by back-to-back line drives in the first inning…Started the
season on the 10-day disabled list (retroactive to March 30) with an upper respiratory
infection…Reinstated from the 10-day DL on April 9...He eclipsed 1,000 innings pitched in his career
in his start on 4/9 against NYY…Has pitched for Arizona (2011-14), Boston (2015), Seattle (2016),
and Baltimore (2016-17) in his career…Selected as a National League All-Star in 2012.
LAST START: Miley did not factor into the decision on May 10 at Washington…He tossed 5.0
innings, allowing two runs on five hits with four walks and five strikeouts…It is the fourth time this
season he has walked at least four battters in a start…Has not allowed more than three runs in any start
this season…Has struck out at least five batters in six of his seven starts…Singled in his first at-bat
for his first hit of the season, and the 32nd of his career…Threw a season-high 119 pitches, 70 strikes;
it was the second most pitches thrown in his career, only behind his career-high 120 on August 2, 2015
vs. Tampa Bay.
CAREER VS. DETROIT: Miley is making his first start against Detroit this season and the second
of his career…His only career start against the Tigers came on August 8, 2015 in Detroit when he was
a member of the Red Sox…He threw 6.0 innings, surrendering five runs on nine hits (one home run)
with one walk and six strikeouts…He did not factor into the decision as the Tigers defeated the Red
Sox 7-6.
FACING THE AL CENTRAL: Miley will be making his second start against an AL Central
opponent this season and the 17th of his career…In his first 16 starts, Miley has gone 6-6 with a 4.88
ERA (49 ER/90.1 IP), 30 walks and 61 strikeouts…His first start against the AL Central this season
came on May 5 vs. Chicago-AL, when he threw 0.2 innings and had to leave the game after being
struck by back-to-back line drives…In his career, he is 3-3, 4.10 ERA (19 ER/41.2 IP) with 13 walks
and 26 strikeouts in seven road starts against the AL Central.
AMONG THE LEADERS: After his first seven starts of the season, Miley ranks among the
American League leaders in strikeouts per 9.0 innings (10.55, 6th), ERA (2.45, 8th), hits allowed per
9.0 innings (6.87, 9th), and opponent batting average (.214, 10th)…He also leads the Orioles starting
pitchers in strikeouts (43).
WALK IT OUT: Miley has issued 23 walks this season, tied for the third most in the American
League and sixth most in baseball…He leads the Orioles pitching staff in walks…He has issued five-
or-more walks in three of his seven starts this year; coming into this season he had only seven games
in which he had issued five-or-more walks…In his first start of the season, on April 9 vs. NYY, he
tied a career-high with seven walks.
ON THE ROAD: Miley has made four road starts this season, going 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA (8 ER/24.0
IP)…He went 5-6 with a 5.67 ERA (55 ER/87.1 IP) in 16 road outings (seven Quality Starts) last
season…Miley has gone 29-30 with a 3.91 ERA (239 ER/550.0 IP) in 93 career away outings (92
starts/53 Quality Starts).
AT ORIOLE PARK: Miley has made three home starts this season…In those three starts, Miley is
0-1 with a 1.42 ERA (2 ER/12.2 IP) giving up eight hits, 13 walks, and striking out 13…He has gone
1-4 with a 4.09 ERA (20 ER/44.0 IP), 20 walks and 50 strikeouts in nine career home starts as a
member of the Orioles…In 14 home outings last season (eight with Seattle), he went 4-7 with a 5.03
ERA (44 ER/78.2 IP) and five Quality Starts…He has gone 30-30 with a 4.36 ERA (235 ER/485.0 IP)
in 82 career home games (79 starts/42 Quality Starts).
DAY AND NIGHT: Miley will be making his sixth night start of the season…In his first five night
starts, he has gone 1-1 with a 2.70 ERA (8 ER/26.2 IP)…In 123 career night games (120 starts/64
Quality Starts), Miley has gone 39-46 with a 4.35 ERA (346 ER/716.2 IP)…He has made two day
starts this season, both against New York-AL…He is 0-0 with a 1.80 ERA (2 ER/10.0 IP) during the
day…His 1.80 day ERA ranks eighth best in the American League…He has gone 20-14 with a 3.62
ERA (128 ER/318.1 IP) in 52 career day games (51 starts/31 Quality Starts).
LOCKED IN: Opponents are hitting .188 (6-for-32) off of Miley with runners in scoring position this
season…With two outs and runners in scoring position, opponents are hitting .067 (1-for-15)…All
three of the home runs he has surrendered this season have been solo home runs…Opponents are
hitting .250 (12-for-48) against Miley the first time through the lineup...They are hitting .205 (9-for-
44) the second time through, and are hitting .167 (6-for-36) the third time through the lineup.
KEEP ’EM CLOSE: Opposing baserunners are 19-of-47 (40.4%) in attempted steals against Miley in his career…He has picked off 25 baserunners over his
career, including four in 2016 and one in 2017…His 25 pickoffs since the start of 2011 rank tied for fourth in the majors.
ALMOST ALL EVEN: Miley’s record over the course of his career sits at 59-60…His most productive season came in Arizona in 2012, when he went 16-11
in 32 games…Last season, Miley went 9-13 on the year (2-5 as an Oriole)…He has also had two seasons with a winning percentage of exactly .500: in 2013
when he went 10-10, and in 2015 when he finished 11-11.
GRAND CLUB: With his start on April 9, Miley passed the 1,000 mark for innings pitched…He has surpassed the 200.0 IP threshold twice in his career (2013,
202.2 IP & 2014, 201.1 IP)…Miley has eclipsed 190.0 IP four times in his career (along with 2013 & 2014, also 2012, 194.2 IP & 2015, 193.2 IP)…He has
thrown at least 100.0 innings in each of his last six seasons.
SPRING TRAINING 2017: He went 1-2 with a 5.54 ERA (8 ER/13.0 IP), three walks and 10 strikeouts in five Spring Training starts this season…He exited
his March 3 start at Pittsburgh early as a precaution, after getting struck in the leg by a line drive.
MILEY’S 2017 STARTS DATE OPP SCORE WHEN LEFT DEC IP H R ER BB K HR PIT STR NOTES
4/9 vs. NYY 3-7 3-0 ND 5.0 1 0 0 7 5 0 100 56 First start of the season; Matched career-high three times with 7 BB
4/14 at TOR 6-4 5-3 W 6.0 5 3 3 0 8 1 101 66 Earned his first win of 2017
4/20 at CIN 2-1 1-1 ND 8.0 2 1 1 1 11 1 101 70 Tied a career-high with 11 strikeouts
4/25 vs. TB 0-2 0-2 L 7.0 4 2 2 6 8 0 116 69 His first loss of the season
4/30 at NYY 7-4 4-2 ND 5.0 8 2 2 5 6 1 114 61 Has walked 12 batters in two starts vs. New York-AL
5/5 vs. CWS 4-2 0-0 ND 0.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 8 Left the game after being struck by back-to-back line drives
5/10 at WAS 6-7 5-2 ND 5.0 5 2 2 4 5 0 119 70 Threw a season-high 119 pitches
2017 1R 2R 3R GS T LAST HOME RUN LAST WIN LAST LOSS LAST SAVE 2017 IP HIGH 2017 K HIGH
HR 1 - - - 1 5/14/17 (J. Soler) None 5/14/17 at KC None 4.0 IP, 5/4 at KC -
vs. 1st batter (Retired-Faced): 1-2…Runners (Inherited/Scored): 2-1
Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on May 14…Has made two 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 5/10 at WAS: L, 0.1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 IBB, 1 HR at KC: TRIP: L, 0.1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 IBB, 1 HR
2017 1R 2R 3R GS T LAST HOME RUN LAST WIN LAST LOSS LAST SAVE 2017 IP HIGH 2017 K HIGH
HR 1 - 1 - 2 5/10/17 (J. Werth) 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. 1st batter (Retired-Faced): 13-19…Runners (Inherited/Scored): 2-0
The Orioles are 17-2 in games which Brach pitches this season…Is 8-for-10 in save opportunities this season
Became the 5th 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)
60 • MYCHAL GIVENS • RHP 5/14 at KC: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 1 HR at KC: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 1 HB TRIP: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 1 HB
2017 1R 2R 3R GS T LAST HOME RUN LAST WIN LAST LOSS LAST SAVE 2017 IP HIGH 2017 K HIGH
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. 1st batter (Retired-Faced): 12-18…Runners (Inherited/Scored): 11-4
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
58 • DONNIE HART • LHP 5/14 at KC: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 3 K at KC: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 3 K TRIP: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
2017 1R 2R 3R GS T LAST HOME RUN LAST WIN LAST LOSS LAST SAVE 2017 IP HIGH 2017 K HIGH
HR - - - - - 9/22/16 (H. Ramirez) 4/7/17 vs. NYY None None 1.2 IP, 4/12 at BOS 3, 5/14 at KC
vs. 1st batter (Retired-Faced): 11-18…Runners (Inherited/Scored): 11-3
Did not allow a run in April, tossing 12 consecutive scoreless appearances to begin the season (7.2 IP)
Earned his first career Major League win on 4/7 vs. NYY
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
56 • DARREN O’DAY • RHP 5/8 vs. WAS: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 1 HR at KC: TRIP:
2017 1R 2R 3R GS T LAST HOME RUN LAST WIN LAST LOSS LAST SAVE 2017 IP HIGH 2017 K HIGH
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, 5/8 vs. WAS
vs. 1st batter (Retired-Faced): 10-14…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 (63 games), has posted a 3.36 ERA (22 ER/59.0 IP) and the Orioles have gone 52-11 in those games
Since joining the Orioles in 2012, ranks 10th among Major League relievers (seventh in AL) with a 2.25 ERA (77 ER/308.1 IP)
POSITION PLAYERS
19 • CHRIS DAVIS • INF (L) 5/14 at KC: 2-2, 1 HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, 3 BB at KC: 3-6, 2 HR, 3 R, 3 RBI, 3 BB TRIP: 4-10, 2 HR, 4 R, 3 RBI, 3 BB
2017 High # Date & Opp Multi-Hit 2 3 4 5 T 2017 High # Date & Opp Multi-RBI 2 3 4 5 T
Hit Game 3 5/5 vs. CWS Games 3 2 - - 5 RBI Game 2 5/14 at KC Games 1 - - - 1
Turned a triple play (with J.J. Hardy and Jonathan Schoop) in the bottom of the 8th inning on 5/2 at BOS
Ranks eighth on the Orioles all-time home runs list with 205 (B. Anderson ranks seventh with 209)…Hit his 200th 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 4th 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 203 home runs…Since 2012, ranks seventh among active MLB players with 339 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)
2017 High # Date & Opp Multi-Hit 2 3 4 5 T 2017 High # Date & Opp Multi-RBI 2 3 4 5 T
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 5/14; .750, 3-4, 1-2B, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB)…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), 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
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) 5/13 at KC: 0-4 at KC: 1-8, 1-3B, 1 R TRIP: 2-11, 1-3B, 2 R, 1 BB
2017 High # Date & Opp Multi-Hit 2 3 4 5 T 2017 High # Date & Opp Multi-RBI 2 3 4 5 T
Hit Game 3 4/16 at TOR Games 5 1 - - 6 RBI Game 2 4/14 at TOR Games 1 - - - 1
Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-7, since 5/12)…Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 4G (last: 5/8-current; .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 2nd inning)
Turned a triple play (with Jonathan Schoop and Chris Davis) in the bottom of the 8th inning on 5/2 at BOS
Hit the game-winning RBI single in the top of the 10th 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
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 (104), trailing only Cal Ripken, Jr. (345)
Has played in the third-most games as a shortstop in club history (849)...Mark Belanger ranks second with 1,898 games at shortstop
Since 2011, ranks tied for second among Major League shortstops with 104 home runs and ranks tied for third with 370 RBI
14 • CRAIG GENTRY • OF (R) 5/14 at KC: 0 AB (PR) at KC: 0-2, 1 SAC TRIP: 0-3, 1 SAC
2017 High # Date & Opp Multi-Hit 2 3 4 5 T 2017 High # Date & Opp Multi-RBI 2 3 4 5 T
Hit Game 2 4/16 at TOR Games 1 - - - 1 RBI Game 3 4/16 at TOR Games - 1 - - 1
Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-8, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SAC, 1 SB since 4/30)…Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 2G (last: 4/29-30; .400, 2-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 SB)
Slugged a two-run home run on April 16 at TOR, his first HR since August 21, 2013
Has played 12 games in right field (3 starts), 2 games in center field (0 starts), and 15 games in left field (6 starts) this season…Has made 9 pinch running appearances
Since 2009, his stolen base percentage of 86.0 (80-for-93) ranks second in Major League Baseball (min. 90 stolen base attempts)
Has recorded a hit in five of his 16 games with an at-bat this season
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
10 • ADAM JONES • OF (R) 5/13 at KC: 1-4 at KC: 2-8 TRIP: 3-12, 1 RBI, 1 BB
2017 High # Date & Opp Multi-Hit 2 3 4 5 T 2017 High # Date & Opp Multi-RBI 2 3 4 5 T
Hit Game 3 4/30 at NYY Games 7 2 - - 9 RBI Game 2 4/24 vs. TB Games 3 - - - 3
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 1,500th career hit on 4/24/17 vs. TB
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 eighth among all active Major League hitters with 155 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 200th 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 200th 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 (1,486)…Ranks fifth on the Orioles all-time home run list (227)...Ranks sixth on the Orioles all-time RBI list (745)
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
Currently riding a five-game hitting streak, his longest since a career-high tying seven-game stretch from 4/13-21/15
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 9th inning); was his first RBI since September 11, 2015 vs. KC (64 games)
Caught 10-of-32 (31.3%) would-be base stealers in 2016 and has caught 46-of-140 (32.9%) 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
25 • HYUN SOO KIM • OF (L) 5/14 at KC: 1-2, 1 BB at KC: 1-2, 1 BB TRIP: 1-3, 1 BB
2017 High # Date & Opp Multi-Hit 2 3 4 5 T 2017 High # Date & Opp Multi-RBI 2 3 4 5 T
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 1st MLB hit with a single in the 2nd 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 1st career 3B…Slugged his 1st 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
2017 High # Date & Opp Multi-Hit 2 3 4 5 T 2017 High # Date & Opp Multi-RBI 2 3 4 5 T
Hit Game 3 4/28 at NYY Games 4 1 - - 5 RBI Game 3 5/4 at BOS Games 2 3 - - 5
Current Hit Streak: 0G (0-for-7, 1 R, 1 BB since 5/13)…Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 5G (last: 4/19-23; .319, 6-19, 1-2B, 1 HR, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SF)
His four home runs over the most recent seven-game road trip (4/28-5/4) tied 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 100th 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 5/14 at KC: 1-2 (PH-LF) at KC: 2-9, 1 BB TRIP: 2-9, 1 BB
2017 High # Date & Opp Multi-Hit 2 3 4 5 T 2017 High # Date & Opp Multi-RBI 2 3 4 5 T
Hit Game 3 5/7 vs. CWS Games 4 2 - - 6 RBI Game 4 4/16 at TOR Games 2 1 2 - 5
Current Hit Streak: 1G (since 5/14; .500, 1-2)…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 2nd 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 4th 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 1st 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)
27 • FRANCISCO PEÑA • C (R) 5/13 at KC: 2-3, 2 HR, 2 R, 2 RBI at KC: 2-3, 2 HR, 2 R, 2 RBI TRIP: 2-3, 2 HR, 2 R, 2 RBI
2017 High # Date & Opp Multi-Hit 2 3 4 5 T 2017 High # Date & Opp Multi-RBI 2 3 4 5 T
Hit Game 2 5/13 at KC Games 2 - - - 2 RBI Game 2 5/13 at KC Games 1 - - - 1
Current Hit Streak: 2G (since 5/7; .667, 4-6, 2 HR, 3 R, 2 RBI)…Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 2G (5/7-current; .667, 4-6, 2 HR, 3 R, 2 RBI)
Logged the first career multi-home run game of his career on 5/13/17 at Kansas City…Was the second and third home runs of his career
Had his contract selected from Triple-A Norfolk on 5/2
Batted .290 (9-for-31) with one double, one home run, one RBI, and three runs scored in 10 games with the Tides
Played in 14 games with the Orioles last season, batting .200/.238/.275 with a home run and three RBI
2017 High # Date & Opp Multi-Hit 2 3 4 5 T 2017 High # Date & Opp Multi-RBI 2 3 4 5 T
Hit Game 3 5/7 vs. CWS Games 3 1 - - 4 RBI Game 2 5/8 vs. WAS Games 1 - - - 1
Current Hit Streak: 1G (since 5/14; .200, 1-5, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 SB)…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 27th 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) 5/14 at KC: 1-6, 1 R at KC: 2-14, 1 R TRIP: 3-17, 1-2B, 2 R, 1 HB
2017 High # Date & Opp Multi-Hit 2 3 4 5 T 2017 High # Date & Opp Multi-RBI 2 3 4 5 T
Hit Game 3 5/4 at BOS Games 8 1 - - 9 RBI Game 2 4/24 vs. TB Games 3 - - - 3
Current Hit Streak: 1G (since 5/14; .167, 1-6, 1 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 9th inning on 5/2 at BOS
Ranks tied for fourth in MLB among second basemen with 15 extra-base hits this season (10 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) 5/14 at KC: 1-5, 1 BB at KC: 2-8, 2 BB TRIP: 3-12, 1-2B, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 SF
2017 High # Date & Opp Multi-Hit 2 3 4 5 T 2017 High # Date & Opp Multi-RBI 2 3 4 5 T
Hit Game 4 5/4 at BOS Games 5 - 1 - 6 RBI Game 2 5/4 at BOS Games 2 - - - 2
Current Hit Streak: 2G (since 5/13; .250, 2-8, 2 BB)…Longest 2017 Hit Streak: 4G (5/4-10; .526, 10-19, 2-2B, 1 HR, 5 R, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 1 SF, 1 SB)
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-11th), the 400th BB of his career and 4th career walk-off RBI…Was the 15th time the O’s won on a game-ending BB (since 1974)
Left game on 4/18 at CIN in B6th inn. (strained right hamstring)…Hit his first HR with the O’s on 4/7 vs. NYY, a 2-run shot in the 7th inning to help the Orioles to a 6-5 win
Hit his 100th 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 12th-best in the AL
Homered in 4 straight games, 6/30-7/3/16, becoming the 11th different Mariners player (16th time) to homer in 4 straight games
45 • MARK TRUMBO • OF (R) 5/14 at KC: 1-5 at KC: 2-12, 1 BB TRIP: 4-16, 1 HR, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB
2017 High # Date & Opp Multi-Hit 2 3 4 5 T 2017 High # Date & Opp Multi-RBI 2 3 4 5 T
Hit Game 3 4/28 at NYY Games 11 1 - - 12 RBI Game 4 4/28 at NYY Games 3 - 1 - 4
Current Hit Streak: 1G (since 5/14; .250, 1-5)…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 12th inning on 5/9 vs. WAS, his seventh career walk-off hit
Leads the club and ranks tied for 10th in the AL with 12 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 1st 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 153 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: 80 degrees, 5/14 at Kansas City
SCORING BY INNINGS
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Extras Total
OPPONENTS 13 18 11 21 19 15 16 17 18 4 152
ORIOLES 17 19 13 19 26 22 16 14 8 8 162
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%)
ORIOLES EJECTIONS
O’S EJECTIONS DATE OPP. REASON UMPIRE
Buck Showalter (31st career) 4/30 at New York-AL Arguing balk called on RHP Darren O’Day (9th inning) Stu Scheurwater (home plate) RHP Kevin Gausman (1st career) 5/3 at Boston Hit SS Xander Bogaerts with pitch (2nd inning) Sam Holbrook (home plate)
CF Adam Jones (1st career) 5/3 at Boston Arguing balls and strikes (5th 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 -- (8/27/16 at New York) 17 (3 HR, twice) 5/14/17 at KC (Young)
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) 4/14/17 at TOR (Sanchez)
Adam Jones -- (6/12/16 at Toronto) 10 (2 HR, 10 times) 5/9/17 vs. WAS (Scherzer)
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) 5/9/17 vs. WAS (Scherzer)
Mark Trumbo -- (7/6/16 at Los Angeles-NL) 12 (2 HR, 12 times) 5/10/17 at WAS (Strasburg)
TOTALS 3 (last: Francisco Peña, 5/13 at KC)
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
2017 BY THE NUMBERS
HOME AWAY TOTAL Overall 13-3 9-11 22-14
MONTH HOME AWAY TOTAL April (23) 8-3 7-5 15-8
May (29) 5-0 2-6 7-6
June (27) 0-0 0-0 0-0 July (26) 0-0 0-0 0-0
August (29) 0-0 0-0 0-0
September (27) 0-0 0-0 0-0 October (1) 0-0 0-0 0-0