THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 • GAMES #50/51 • HOME GAMES #29/30 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (22-27) Vs
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 • GAMES #50/51 • HOME GAMES #29/30 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (22-27) vs. TAMPA BAY RAYS (31-18) RHP Dean Kremer (1-0, 1.64) vs. LHP Blake Snell (4-1, 3.23) LHP Bruce Zimmermann (MLB Debut) vs. TBD O’s SEASON BREAKDOWN ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Orioles defeated the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night by a score LEAGUE LEADERS Overall 22-27 of 5-1 to win the three-game series 2-1...The O’s have not lost a series to the Braves at Oriole Orioles ranks among MLB leaders: Home 12-16 Park since June 2004...The Orioles completed their 2020 Interleague schedule with an 11-9 mark. Batting Average .257 9th in MLB Road 10-11 LHP Keegan Akin earned his first career win after working 5.0-shutout innings while strik- Slugging Percentage .433 11th in MLB Day 8-6 ing out a career-high nine batters...His nine strikeouts were the most by an O’s rookie OPS .754 14th in MLB Night 14-21 since Dylan Bundy fanned nine on August 7, 2016 vs. Chicago-AL...Akin struck out six Hits 427 8th in MLB Current Streak W1 batters in a row at one point...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the last Orioles pitcher th Last 5 Games 2-3 Doubles 84 10 in MLB with six straight strikeouts in a game was John Wasdin on Sept. 30, 2001 at New York-AL. th Last 10 Games 4-6 Home Runs 66 14 in MLB st July 3-3 NO HOMERS CLUB: Wednesday’s win over Atlanta marked the second game at home this sea- First Pitch Batting Avg. .416 1 in MLB August 12-16 son without a home run by either team and the first since Game 2 of the August 5 doubleheader... HERE’S THE (FIRST) PITCH September 7-8 The Orioles are 1-1 this season in homerless games at Oriole Park, after going 0-2 in such games Batting average leaders on an 0-0 count: vs. LHSP 5-5 last year...According to STATS, LLC., it was the 260th homerless game at Oriole Park since open- 1. BALTIMORE ORIOLES .421 vs. RHSP 17-22 ing in 1992...The Orioles are 129-130-1 in homerless games at Camden Yards since 1992. Series Opener 6-11 2. Atlanta Braves .413 Series Opener at Home 3-7 7th HEAVEN: Orioles pitchers have allowed just five runs in the seventh inning this year for a 3. San Diego Padres .412 Series Opener on Road 3-4 0.98 ERA (5 ER/46.0 IP)...It is the fewest runs allowed in the 7th inning in the majors, with the 4. San Francisco Giants .391 By Series 6-8-3 second-closest team (NYY) allowing 14 runs...Only the St. Louis Cardinals eighth inning (four 5. New York Mets .390 By Home Series 3-5-2 runs allowed) has fewer runs allowed in an inning...The Orioles have allowed 20-or-more runs in By Road Series 3-3-1 each of the other 1-9 innings, with their next fewest allowed being 22 runs in the second inning. NOTHING AVERAGE ABOUT IT Rubber Games 2-1 LHP Tanner Scott has made nine appearances in the seventh inning (6.1 IP) without Batting average leaders (min. 100 AB): Sweeps/Were Swept 3-6 allowing a run, while LHP Paul Fry has made seven appearances in the seventh inning 1. JOSÉ IGLESIAS, BAL .381 Scored First 16-9 (5.2 IP) without allowing a run. 2. Tim Anderson, CWS .3734 Opponent Scored First 6-18 On the offensive side, the Orioles have scored 30 runs in the seventh inning, ranking as 3. DJ LeMahieu, NYY .3733 1-run games 6-11 the fourth-most in the AL and the eighth-most in the majors...The seventh inning is the 4. Freddie Freeman, ATL .352 Comeback Wins 9-13 Orioles second-highest scoring inning (37 - sixth inning). Last AB Wins 4-9 SEPTEMBER TO REMEMBER Walk-off Wins 2-3 LET’S PLAY TWO: Today marks the fourth doubleheader of the season for Baltimore and first Home run leaders in September in the majors: Extra Innings 4-4 since September 11 when the Orioles were swept by the Yankees in a twin bill at Yankee Sta- 1. Adam Duvall, ATL 10 HR Led After 6 17-1 dium...The second game will begin approximately 45 minutes after the conclusion of Game 1... 2. DJ STEWART, BAL 7 HR Led After 7 18-1 The Orioles will be the home team for the first game and the Rays will be the home team for the DJ LeMahieu, NYY 7 HR Led After 8 17-1 second game...Both games will be seven-inning regulation games...Since the team moved to Bal- Tied After 6 3-5 Jared Walsh, LAA 7 HR timore in 1954, the Orioles are 170-148-295 (sweep-swept-split) in doubleheaders...At home, the Tied After 7 1-7 5. Ronald Acuña, Jr., ATL 6 HR O’s are 103-69-172...On the road, they are 67-79-123...The records do not include May 19, 1957 Tied After 8 3-5 Freddie Freeman, ATL 6 HR Behind After 6 2-21 and April 22, 1961, in which one of the games was a tie...According to the Elias Sports Bureau: Marcell Ozuna, ATL 6 HR Behind After 7 2-15 Rule 9.17 regarding credit for a win to the starting pitcher still applies...If a pitcher pitches a Luke Voit, NYY 6 HR Behind After 8 1-17 complete game and does not allow a run in a game that was scheduled for seven innings, vs. A.L. Teams 11-18 he will be credited with a shutout...No-hitters by teams and individuals shall not be credited SMALL BALL vs. N.L. Teams 11-9 in scheduled seven-inning games, unless the game goes to extra innings and the team Leaders in the majors in bunt hits: Hit 0 HR 5-11 (or individual in a complete game) pitches at least nine innings and does not allow a hit. 1. BALTIMORE ORIOLES 14 Hit 1+ HR 17-16 In 1991, Major League Baseball’s special committee for statistical accuracy, chaired by 2. Colorado Rockies 8 Scored 3 or Fewer Runs 0-17 Commissioner Fay Vincent, ruled that in order for a pitcher to be credited with a no-hit- 3. San Diego Padres 7 Scored 4 or More Runs 22-10 ter “a pitcher or pitchers had to pitch a complete game of nine innings or more without Texas Rangers 7 Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs 14-4 allowing a hit”...Any game of fewer than nine innings in which a pitcher or pitchers do Allowed 4 or More Runs 8-23 not allow a hit should be considered as a “notable achievement”...Those are noted as EXTRA, EXTRA! More Hits than Opponent 19-6 such in The Elias Book of Baseball Records. Team extra-base hit leaders in the AL: Fewer Hits than Opponent 1-18 1. Boston Red Sox 173 Committed No Errors 12-15 HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH: The Orioles and Major League Baseball will celebrate Hispanic 2. Tampa Bay Rays 170 Committed 1 or More Errors 10-12 Heritage Month by focusing on the contributions to baseball by Latino players past and present... 3. Chicago White Sox 166 The O’s will recognize Hispanic heritage on Saturday...Orioles Hall of Famer Dennis Martínez VS. TAMPA BAY 4. Los Angeles Angels 158 will throw out a virtual ceremonial first pitch prior to that evening’s game against the Tampa Bay Record in 2020 3-2 5. Houston Astros 156 Rays...Martínez, nicknamed “El Presidente,” will also join the MASN and Orioles Radio Network at Home 3-0 6. BALTIMORE ORIOLES 155 pregame shows to discuss his work aiding COVID-19 relief efforts in his native Nicaragua. at Tampa Bay 0-2 New York Yankees 155 Team AVG/OBP/SLG .266/.318/.412 RACE FOR .400: INF José Iglesias is hitting .381 (48-for-126) through his first 33 games with Toronto Blue Jays 155 Runs per Game 4.2 (21 R/5 G) the Orioles...Among players with at least 100 at-bats, Iglesias’ .381 average leads the majors... LEFTY-LOOSEY All-Time Record (since 1998) 197-199 Tim Anderson of the Chicago White Sox ranks second in the majors with a .373 mark (min. 100 Most hits against left-handed pitching since 2019: All-Time at Home 106-90 AB)...The last player in the majors to hit over .390 in a season was San Diego’s Tony Gwynn, 1. HANSER ALBERTO, BAL 102 All-Time at Tampa Bay 91-109 who hit .394 during 110 games of the strike-shortened 1994 season. 2. Charlie Blackmon, COL 94 ORIOLES - RAYS HEAD-TO-HEAD WAKE ME UP WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS: According to teamrankings.com the O’s remaining 3. Ketel Marte, ARI 75 BALTIMORE ..........................TAMPA BAY strength of schedule (as of Sept. 17) ranks as the toughest in the AL and third-toughest in the majors. 3-2 .....................Record .......................2-3 During the month of September, O’s hitters rank seventh in the AL in OPS (.752), rank CURRENT HOMESTAND .266 ..................Average .................... .193 sixth in batting average (.256), and are tied for fourth in home runs (21). Record 2-1 21 ........................Runs.......................... 16 OF DJ Stewart’s seven home runs are tied to lead the AL lead in September and INF/ Team AVG/OBP/SLG .268/.339/.443 47 .........................Hits ..........................