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SUNDAY, JUNE 13, 2021 • GAME #64 • ROAD GAME #32 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (22-41) at TAMPA BAY RAYS (41-24) LHP Bruce Zimmermann (4-3, 4.83) vs. RHP Michael Wacha (1-1, 4.54) O’s SEASON BREAKDOWN FEELING GRAND: C Austin Wynns connected on his first career grand slam in yesterday’s game, a HITTING IT OFF Overall 22-41 two-out blast in the fifth inning off LHP Rich Hill...It was Wynns’ first home run at the Major League level American League Hit Leaders: since September 24, 2019 at Toronto (seven games in between). Home 11-21 No. 1) CEDRIC MULLINS, BAL 78 hits The grand slam marked Baltimore’s second of the year after INF/OF Ryan Mountcastle hit one Road 11-20 No. 2) Isiah Kiner-Falefa, TEX 77 hits on May 22 at Washington off LHP Jon Lester. Day 9-19 No. 3) Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., TOR 74 hits It was the 27th grand slam by an O’s backstop (since 1954) and the first sincePedro Severino on Night 13-22 No. 4) Xander Bogaerts, BOS 73 hits August 24, 2019 against the Rays at Oriole Park...Chris Hoiles has the most career grand slams Current Streak L3 Marcus Semien, TOR 73 hits by an O’s catcher with seven, while Orioles Legend and Hall of Famer Eddie Murray holds the Last 5 Games 2-3 No. 6) Two players tied with 71 hits Last 10 Games 5-5 overall club record with 16. April 12-14 Wynns is the seventh O’s batter to connect on a grand slam from the ninth spot in the lineup, and HIT ‘EM WHERE THEY AIN’T May 5-23 the first since Brian Roberts on August 23, 2013 vs. Oakland. Major League BABIP Leaders June 5-4 (batting average on balls in play) THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD: After dropping the first two games of the three-game set at Trop- July -- No. 1) Nick Castellanos, CIN .419 icana Field, the Orioles have lost 14 consecutive road games dating back to May 11 at New York-NL. August -- No. 2) Yoan Moncada, CWS .404 It is the longest road losing streak in franchise history (since 1954), surpassing a pair of 13-game September -- No. 3) Yordan Álvarez, HOU .381 losing streaks from April 13 to May 17, 2018 and April 8 to April 28, 1988. vs. LHSP 8-15 No. 4) Austin Riley, ATL .377 It is the third-longest road losing streak in the majors this season, behind a 16-game skid by the vs. RHSP 14-26 No. 5) CEDRIC MULLINS, BAL .373 Series Opener 8-13 Texas Rangers (May 10 - June 11) and a 19-game winless drought by the Arizona Diamondbacks Series Opener at Home 3-7 (May 4 - current). NEED FOR SPEED Series Opener on Road 5-6 The O’s losing streak includes four sweeps: by the Mets in two games at Citi Field (May 11-12); by American League By Series 6-11-3 the Nationals in three games at Nationals Park (May 21-23); by the Twins in three games at Tar- Power-Speed Number Leaders: By Home Series 2-6-2 get Field (May 24-26); and by the White Sox in four games at Guaranteed Rate Field (May 27-30). No. 1) Shohei Ohtani, LAA 11.8 PSN By Road Series 4-5-1 Prior to a 2-3 loss at Citi Field on May 11, the Orioles had gone 11-6 on the road to open the No. 2) Marcus Semien, TOR 10.2 PSN Rubber Games 3-0 season, the third-best road winning percentage (.647) at the time. No. 3) Adolis García, TEX 9.7 PSN Sweeps/Were Swept 1-6 No. 4) CEDRIC MULLINS, BAL 9.5 PSN Scored First 13-13 #VOTE MULLINS: OF Cedric Mullins leads the American League with 78 hits and ranks third in the No. 5) Ramón Laureano, OAK 9.3 PSN Opponent Scored First 9-28 majors...His 17 doubles rank tied for second in the AL, his .321 batting average ranks fourth, his 10 sto- 1-run games 4-10 len bases are tied for fifth, his .387 OBP ranks sixth, his 128 total bases rank seventh, his 29 extra-base Comeback Wins 10-17 hits tied for seventh, and his .914 OPS ranks eighth. EXTRA, EXTRA Last AB Wins 3-8 Has hit safely in 49 of his 62 games on the year, including a team-best 19 multi-hit efforts...Has Major League Rookie XBH Leaders: Walk-off Wins 2-2 had two 11-game hitting streaks and one nine-game hitting streak on the campaign...He is one of No. 1) Adolis García, TEX 22 XBH Extra Innings 2-4 three players in the majors with multiple double-digit hitting streaks this season (Adam Frazier, Pavin Smith, ARI 22 XBH Led After 6 18-2 PIT & Marcus Semien, TOR). No. 3) RYAN MOUNTCASTLE, BAL 21 XBH Led After 7 18-1 Mullins is batting .404 (23-for-57) in the first inning...His 23 first inning hits lead the majors and No. 4) Dylan Carlson, STL 19 XBH Led After 8 20-2 are the most hits by a player in any inning in the majors. No. 5) Two players tied with 18 XBH Tied After 6 1-6 He’s batting .385 (37-for-96) when leading off an inning; his 37 hits leading off an inning are the Tied After 7 2-6 most in the majors. O’s STATCAST NUGGETS Tied After 8 1-2 His 2.9 WAR ranks as the third-best in the AL, according to FanGraphs, while his 2.8 WAR ranks Furthest Home Run Behind After 6 3-33 tied for the third-best in the AL, according to STATS Platform. 447 ft. - Mountcastle - 6/5 vs. CLE Behind After 7 1-30 His six outs above average and six runs prevented are the most by a center fielder in the majors Exit Velocity Max Behind After 8 0-32 according to Statcast. 114.6 MPH (2B) - Mountcastle - 6/5 vs. CLE vs. A.L. Teams 20-34 In the O’s 22 wins, Mullins is hitting .427 (38-for-89), hitting safely in 21 of the 22, while in the Exit Velocity Avg. vs. N.L. Teams 2-7 O’s 41 losses he’s hitting .260 (40-for-154). 89.8 MPH - Hays (min. 100 AB’s) Hit 0 HR 4-14 Barrels Hit 1+ HR 18-27 #VOTE MANCINI: INF Trey Mancini leads the Orioles with 12 home runs and 47 RBI; has also recorded Mancini (22) Scored 3 or Fewer Runs 3-28 the second-most hits on the team (63)...Mancini’s RBI are the sixth-most in baseball. Fastest Pitch Scored 4 or More Runs 19-13 Hit his 98th career home run in his 522nd career game on June 11 at TB...Only four Orioles have 100.2 MPH - Scott - 5/14 vs. NYY Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs 16-9 reached 100 home runs within the first 600 games of their Major League career: Boog Powell Allowed 4 or More Runs 6-32 (107 HR), Chris Hoiles (105 HR), Manny Machado (104 HR), and Eddie Murray (101 HR)...No O’S ON THE ROAD More Hits than Opponent 16-8 Orioles batter has ever reached 100 career home runs within their first 550 career games (must Record 11-20 Fewer Hits than Opponent 4-30 have made their Major League debut with the Orioles)...Only 27 batters have hit 100 home runs Team AVG/OBP/SLG .224/.281/.372 Committed No Errors 19-23 or more in an Orioles uniform. Runs per Game 3.6 (112 R/31 G) Committed 1 or More Errors 3-18 Leads the team with 22 barrels, tied for the 17th-most in the majors...His 12.5 barrel percentage ranks in the 78th percentile of MLB, according to Statcast...His 44.9 hard-hit percentage ranks in Fielding Errors 17 VS. TAMPA BAY the 68nd percentile. Team ERA 4.41 (127 ER/259.0 IP) Record in 2021 0-5 His three Outs Above Average rank tied for third among Major League first basemen and place Starters W-L 7-12 at Home 0-3 him in the 89th percentile of MLB, according to Statcast. Starters ERA 4.40 (78 ER/159.2 IP) at Tropicana Field 0-2 He is batting a team-best .366 (26-for-71) with RISP; also batting .400 (8-for-20) with RISP and Starters Strikeouts/Walks 159/52 Team AVG/OBP/SLG .189/.285/.329 two outs...His 26 hits with RISP are the most in the majors. Bullpen W-L 4-8 Runs per Game 4.0 (20 R/5 G) Slashing .301/.388/.519 since May 1...His .907 OPS is ninth-best in the AL during that span. Bullpen ERA 4.44 (49 ER/99.1 IP) All-Time Record (since 1998) 198-208 DOWN ON THE FARM: Entering play today, Orioles minor league affiliates have combined for an Bullpen Strikeouts/Walks 106/49 All-Time at Home 107-97 80-52 record (.606 winning percentage), the third-best record by organizational winning percentage Saves/Opps 7/11 All-Time at Tampa Bay 91-111 in baseball; they have a combined +156 run differential...The O’s three lower levels, Double-A Bowie, Best Road Trip 4-2 (2x, last: 4/30-5/5) High-A Aberdeen, and Low-A Delmarva, are a combined 67-32 (.677) with a +188 run differential and Worst Road Trip 0-10 (5/21-30) ORIOLES - RAYS HEAD-TO-HEAD each team in first place in their respective divisions.

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