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BALTIMORE ORIOLES GAME NOTES ORIOLE PARK AT CAMDEN YARDS • 333 WEST CAMDEN STREET • BALTIMORE, MD 21201 SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2018 • GAME #63 • ROAD GAME #35 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (19-43) at TORONTO BLUE JAYS (28-35) RHP Kevin Gausman (3-5, 4.63) vs. RHP Aaron Sanchez (3-5, 4.48) TODAY’S STARTER: RHP Kevin Gausman is making his 13th start of the season and seventh against a team from the American League MAN-NY OF THE YEAR East division...His six starts (entering today) against the AL East are tied for fi fth-most in the majors...He is making his 15th career start Manny Machado’s current AL and MLB ranks: (20th appearance) against the Blue Jays...Gausman owns a 6-3 record with 3.22 ERA (31 ER/86.2 IP) in his career against Toronto...Last Batting Average (.317) 7th AL 14th MLB season, he made six starts against Toronto, and went 3-0 with a 1.51 ERA, allowing just six earned runs over 35.2 innings...The Orioles Home Runs (18) 4th AL T-4th MLB went 6-0 in those games, outscoring the Blue Jays 18-10...Prior to the 2018 season, Gausman changed his number to No. 34 to honor the RBI (50) 2nd AL 2nd MLB late Roy Halladay, his childhood hero and fellow Colorado native. Hits (76) 4th AL 7th MLB Extra-base Hits (33) T-7th AL T-8th MLB STEADY EDDIE: The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) has selected fi ve baseball legends to be inducted into its “Hall of Game” as part of their fi fth induction class...This year’s class includes Dick Allen, Kenny Lofton, Eddie Murray, James Timothy “Mudcat” LEADER IN THE CLUBHOUSE Grant, and James Rodney “J.R.” Richard...They will be inducted tonight during ceremonies at the Gem Theater in Kansas City...Murray Most games played, active players with current club: played 21 seasons, predominantly for the Orioles...With the Orioles, Murray earned three Gold Gloves, two of his three Silver Slugger 1. Yadier Molina, STL 1,780 Awards, and seven of his eight All-Star appearances...Helping Baltimore to a World Series victory in 1983, Murray had his number retired 2. Joe Mauer, MIN 1,769 by the team in 1998 and was inducted into the Orioles Hall of Fame in 1999...Just the third player in history to reach 500 home runs and 3. Ryan Zimmerman, WSH 1,585 3,000 hits following Hank Aaron and Willie Mays, Murray was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003. 4. David Wright, NYM 1,583 THE OLD COLLEGE TRY: The 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship began on June 1 with 64 teams...The fi nal eight teams 5. Miguel Cabrera, DET 1,541 will advance to the College World Series from June 16-27 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha...When the tournament began, the O’s were 6. ADAM JONES, BAL 1,528 represented in the 2018 tournament by alma maters of nine current Orioles players and coaches: INF/DH Pedro Álvarez (Vanderbilt), 7. Ryan Braun, MIL 1,507 RHP Kevin Gausman (LSU), OF Craig Gentry (Arkansas), RHP David Hess (Tennessee Tech), RHP Darren O’Day (Florida), RHP CENTER OF ATTENTION Mike Wright, Jr. (East Carolina), Hitting coach Scott Coolbaugh (Texas), Bench coach John Russell (Oklahoma), and Manager Buck Most homers as a center fi elder in MLB history: Showalter (Mississippi State)...In the 2018 First-Year Player Draft, the Orioles added seven players currently in this year’s tournament... INF Cadyn Grenier (Oregon State, No. 37 overall), RHP Blaine Knight (Arkansas, Round 3), C Cody Roberts (North Carolina, Round 10. Fred Lynn (1974-90) 266 11), INF Trevor Putzig (Tennessee Tech, Round 17), RHP Caleb Kilian (Texas Tech, Round 20), OF Nick Horvath (Florida, Round 25), 11. Mike Cameron (1995-2011) 261 and INF John Ham (Tennessee Tech, Round 31) are all vying for a College World Series title...One current Oriole has won a national Bernie Williams (1991-2006) 261 championship at the College World Series...Joey Rickard was a junior outfi elder for the 2012 National Champion Arizona Wildcats. 13. ADAM JONES (2006-pres.) 257 American League leaders: YOU’RE LOOKING AT THE MAN-NY: SS Manny Machado has hit safely in 48-of-62 games played this season...He currently ranks among 1. Mickey Mantle (1951-68) 432 league leaders in many offensive categories (see chart at right)...Additionally, his .384 on-base percentage ranks eighth in the AL and 15th 2. Ken Griffey, Jr. (AL: 1989-99, 2008-10) 382 in the majors...His .604 slugging percentage ranks fi fth in the majors...His 21 multi-hit games are tied for ninth in the AL and are tied for 3. Fred Lynn (AL: 1974-89) 266 th 15 in the majors...His 145 total bases rank third in the majors...His eight intentional walks lead the AL and are tied for fi rst in the majors. 4. Bernie Williams (1991-2006) 261 A WYNNING STRATEGY: On Tuesday night at Citi Field in New York, C Austin Wynns notched a single to left fi eld in the fi rst at-bat of 5. ADAM JONES (2006-pres.) 257 his fi rst Major League game...Wynns was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk, where he hit .257 (28-for-109) in 32 games this season with four Assistance courtesy of the Elias Sports Bureau doubles, four home runs, and 16 RBI...According to STATS, LLC., Wynns became the 77th Orioles player (since 1954) to collect a hit in his Major League debut and the fi rst since Anthony Santander on August 18, 2017 vs. Los Angeles-AL...He became the fi rst to do so in his JUST A LITTLE CRUSH Active Major League home run leaders since 2012: fi rst plate appearance since Hyun Soo Kim on April 10, 2016 vs. Tampa Bay...Wynns is the fi fth Oriole to make his Major League debut this season, joining LHP Nestor Cortes, Jr., RHP Pedro Araujo, INF Engelb Vielma, and RHP David Hess. 1. Edwin Encarnación, CLE 247 2. Nelson Cruz, SEA 228 GENUINE DRAFT: The Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft was held from June 4-6 at MLB Network’s Studio 42 in Secaucus, 3. CHRIS DAVIS, BAL 227 th NJ...The Orioles selected RHP Grayson Rodriguez from Central Heights (TX) High School with their fi rst selection as the 11 overall pick 4. Giancarlo Stanton, NYY 226 of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft...The O’s selected INF Cadyn Grenier at No. 37 overall out of Oregon State University...Rodriguez, 18, 5. Mike Trout, LAA 215 was named a 2018 Rawlings-Perfect Game First Team Senior Preseason All-American and to the Texas-All Region First Team...As a junior, 6. Miguel Cabrera, DET 188 he led Central Heights to the Texas 3A State title and was the Texas Sports Writer’s Association Player of the Year...He was ranked as the 7. ADAM JONES, BAL 186 No. 14 pitching prospect and the No. 24 overall draft prospect by Baseball America and the No. 22 draft prospect by MLB.com...Grenier, 8. Jay Bruce, NYM 180 21, was named the 2018 Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year and was named to the All-Pac-12 Conference First Team and All-Pac-12 Justin Upton, LAA 180 Defensive First Team in 2018...The Orioles selected 40 players overall: 22 pitchers and 18 position players, with 28 of the selections being 10. Josh Donaldson, TOR 178 college athletes...The O’s selected 16 right-handed pitchers, six left-handed pitchers, seven infi elders, seven outfi elders, and four catchers. Paul Goldschmidt, ARI 178 OUT OF LEFT FIELD: LF Trey Mancini recorded his team-leading seventh outfi eld assist last Friday against the Yankees when he 12. José Bautista, NYM 177 threw out Gleyber Torres at third base...Mancini’s seven outfi eld assists are tied for the Major League lead (with Lorenzo Cain and Kole Albert Pujols, LAA 177 Calhoun)...Mancini notched two outfi eld assists in the bottom of the fi fth inning on May 21 at Chicago-AL...According to the Elias Sports 14. MARK TRUMBO, BAL 175 Bureau, Mancini is one of just two players in Orioles history (since 1954) with two outfi eld assists in the same inning (also LF Don Buford Anthony Rizzo, CHC 175 on June 25, 1970 at Boston in the fi rst inning)...According to STATS, LLC., the last player in the majors with two outfi eld assists in the same 16. Todd Frazier, NYM 174 inning was LF José Osuna of the Pittsburgh Pirates, who did so on July 6, 2017 at Philadelphia in the second inning. CURRENT ROAD TRIP VS. TORONTO: The Orioles and Blue Jays play the sixth game of 19 matchups between the two clubs this season...The Blue Jays lead Record 2-2 the season series, 4-1...The Orioles won the 2017 season series, 12-7...The Orioles trail the Blue Jays in the all-time series, 293-331, with Team Average .184 (23-for-125) the Orioles leading 166-148 at home and trailing 127-183 at Toronto. Runs per Game 2.0 (8 R/4 G) QUALITY OVER QUANTITY: RHP Andrew Cashner tossed the Orioles 30th Quality Start of the season on Tuesday...The O’s 30 Quality Fielding Errors 1 th Starts this season are tied for fi fth in the AL and are tied for seventh in the majors...RHP Dylan Bundy is tied for 11 in the AL with eight Team ERA 2.78 (11 ER/35.2 IP) Quality Starts...Orioles starters have received 135 runs of support this season, which ranks fewest in the majors...Overall, Orioles pitchers have received 223 runs of support this season, which is fewest in the AL and ranks second-fewest in the majors (Miami Marlins, 219).