Oriole Park at Camden Yards • 333 West Camden Street • Baltimore, MD 21201
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ORIOLES POST-GAME NOTES Oriole Park at Camden Yards 333 West Camden Street Baltimore, MD 21201 Friday June 27, 2014 Game #79 Home Game #38 Baltimore Orioles (42-37) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (33-49) R H E LOB WP: TILLMAN (7-4) TIME: 3:05 RAYS 1 5 0 4 LP: Oviedo (3-3) ORIOLES 4 10 0 10 SV: BRITTON (10) RAYS HR HR# Inn Count On Base Pitcher Made score Last Home Run James Loney 4 2 2-2 0 Tillman 1-0 6/7 vs. SEA ORIOLES HR HR# Inn Count On Base Pitcher Made score Last Home Run Nick Hundley 1 6 1-0 0 Oviedo 2-1 4/20 vs. SF (SD) Nelson Cruz 25 7 2-1 1 Peralta 4-1 6/25 vs. CWS GETTING STARTED: Tonight’s first pitch was at 7:06 p.m.…Game-time temperature was 82 degrees. TONIGHT’S ATTENDANCE was 34,895…The 37-date season total is 1,106,290…Average attendance is 29,899. VS. TAMPA BAY: The Orioles lead the season series, 8-2, going 3-1 in Baltimore and 5-1 in St. Petersburg…In 2013, the Orioles went 6-13 against the Rays, going 3-6 in Baltimore and 3-7 in St. Petersburg…The Orioles lead the all-time series, 144-143, with the Orioles going 75- 66 in Baltimore and 69-77 at the Trop. UNDER REVIEW: Manny Machado was picked off of first base in the sixth inning by first base umpire Jim Wolf…Orioles manager Buck Showalter challenged the play and after a 1:56 review, the call stood. TURN IT: The Orioles have turned a MLB-leading 95 double plays this season including one in each of their last six games and nine of their last 10…The Rays have now bounced into 75 double plays this season, entering the game tied for second in the majors. STREAK SNAPPED: The Orioles snapped a streak of grounding into a least two double plays in four straight games which was tied for the second-longest streak in club history (last done May 28-June 1, 2006)…The club record is six straight games, April 13-20, 1982. RISPY BUSINESS: The Orioles went 2-for-14 with runners in scoring position and left a combined 14 on base in both halves of today’s doubleheader. MILESTONE MARKER: Nelson Cruz hit his 25th home run of the season, giving him the fourth-most home runs in Orioles history before the All- Star break…He tied Boog Powell’s mark of 24 (1969) on June 25 with his grand slam…Rafael Palmeiro is third with 26 (1998), while Chris Davis holds the club record with 37 in 2013. FINALLY!: Chris Tillman earned his first win at OPACY this season and first since September 9, 2013 vs. New York (AL)…He is now 1-4 with a 2.47 ERA (43.2IP, 12ER) in seven starts at OPACY this season…He has not allowed more than three earned runs in any of his seven home starts. NICK THE STICK: Nick Hundley extended his hitting streak to three games, tying his season-high (also May 22-27)…Hundley is batting .455 (5- 11) with a walk, double, home run, two RBI, and three runs scored…He slugged his first home run with the Orioles and second of the season (also April 20 vs. San Francisco as a member of the Padres). BALTIMORE BASHERS: The Orioles have now slugged 38 home runs in June, entering today’s game leading the majors in the month…The Orioles are now 36-19 when hitting a homer. THAT’S HOW YOU SPELL RELIEF: In the last seven games since June 21, the O’s bullpen has posted a 0.38 ERA (24.0IP, ER). MULTIPLYING: Adam Jones posted his 29th multi-hit game of the season tonight, one shy of team leader Nick Markakis (30)…He tied his career-high with four hits for the 13th time and third this season (also June 3 at Texas and April 20 at Boston). TAKE ANOTHER LOOK: Kevin Kiermaier was ruled out by first base umpire Jim Wolf in the sixth inning…Rays manager Joe Maddon challenged the play and after a 1:40 review, the play was overturned (safe/hit)…The Rays are now 9-for-27 in challenges this season (33.3%). COMING UP EMPTY: The Rays’ pitching staff has now struck out 259 batters in the month of June, passing the 1964 Cleveland Indians (253) for the all-time MLB record for June strikeouts...The Rays have tied their club record for strikeouts in any month (also September 2012). TURN AROUND: After posting a 6.85 ERA (23.2IP, 18ER) in five April starts, Jake Odorizzi has pitched to a 3.05 ERA (59.0IP, 20ER) over his last 11 starts…He has posted a 2.40 ERA (30.0IP, 8ER) in the month of June. ZERO OR NOTHING: Jake Odorizzi has not recorded a win when allowing at least one run in the game in his career…In his three career wins, he has pitched 19.1 scoreless innings. UNFRIENDLY CONFINES: Jake Odorizzi is 1-4 with a 6.34 ERA (32.2IP, 23ER) and one Quality Start on the road this season…He is 2-3 with a 2.70 ERA (50.0IP, 15ER) at the Trop in 2014. LONG BALL: Juan Carlos Oviedo has made 12 appearances against the Orioles in his career, pitching to a 2.94 ERA (15.1IP, 5ER)…Of the five runs he has surrendered, four have come via the home run…Oviedo has pitched to a 2.70 ERA (6.2IP, 2ER) this season against the Birds with both runs coming on a homers. RAYS PITCHING IP H R ER BB K HR WP HB PIT/STR 1st Batter Inherited/Scored Jake Odorizzi 5.0 6 1 1 4 6 0 0 0 106/63 N/A N/A Juan Carlos Oviedo (L) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 18/12 0/1 N/A Joel Peralta 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 19/12 0/1 N/A Cesar Ramos 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/7 1/1 N/A Totals 8.0 10 4 4 5 7 2 0 0 - - - ORIOLES PITCHING IP H R ER BB K HR WP HB PIT/STR 1st Batter Inherited/Scored Chris Tillman (W) 8.0 4 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 104/65 N/A N/A Zach Britton (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14/10 1/1 N/A Totals 9.0 5 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 - - - .