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BALTIMORE ORIOLES GAME NOTES ORIOLE PARK AT CAMDEN YARDS • 333 WEST CAMDEN STREET • BALTIMORE, MD 21201 FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2018 • GAME #20 • HOME GAME #7 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (5-14) vs. CLEVELAND INDIANS (9-7) RHP Dylan Bundy (0-2, 1.40) vs. RHP Trevor Bauer (1-1, 2.25) WHAT A LONG, STRANGE TRIP IT’S BEEN: The Orioles return home tonight to begin a 10-day, 10-game homestand against the Cleve- HOME GOODS land Indians (four games), Tampa Bay Rays (three games), and the Detroit Tigers (three games)...The Orioles’ recent road trip included a Most wins at home since 2012 among AL clubs: postponed game on April 16 at Boston (rescheduled for May 17) and a game time change at Detroit on April 18 (from 6:40 to 1:10 ET)... 1. New York Yankees 289 Prior to tonight, the Orioles have played just six games at Oriole Park. 2. BALTIMORE ORIOLES 288 3. Cleveland Indians 283 CLEVELAND ROCKS : INF Manny Machado owns a .333 (37-for-111) batting average in 28 career games against the Cleveland Indi- 4. Toronto Blue Jays 275 ans...He has slugged seven home runs and 10 doubles while driving in 18 runs in his career against Cleveland...In 163 games against 5. Los Angeles Angels 273 teams from the AL Central, Machado is hitting .303 (198-for-654) with 35 doubles, 36 home runs, and 95 RBI. CENTER OF ATTENTION QUALITY OVER QUANTITY: RHP Kevin Gausman tossed the Orioles eighth Quality Start of the season on Wednesday...The Orioles Most homers as a center fielder in MLB history: eight Quality Starts this season rank fourth in the American League and are tied for sixth-most in the majors...The Orioles fell to 3-5 in games in which their starter has recorded a Quality Start...In the AL, Houston (13-7) leads with 14 Quality Starts, and Boston (16-2) and Cleveland 8. Steve Finley (1989-2007) 295 (9-7) are tied for second with 10 each...RHP Dylan Bundy and RHP Andrew Cashner are tied for fourth in the AL with three Quality Starts 9. Carlos Beltran (1998-2017) 273 10. Fred Lynn (1974-90) 266 each...Orioles starters have received just 33 runs of support this season, ranking second-fewest in the AL and fifth-fewest in the majors. 11. Mike Cameron (1995-2011) 261 SETTING THE TONE: OF Trey Mancini is batting .333 (19-for-57) with a .397 on base percentage in 13 games when batting lead-off... Bernie Williams (1991-2006) 261 He is tied for seventh in the majors and ranks fourth in the AL when batting in the lead-off spot...His .397 on-base percentage from the 13. ADAM JONES (2006-pres.) 250 lead-off spot ranks fourth in the AL and ninth in the majors...He’s hit safely in 11-of-13 games while batting lead-off, including seven-straight American League leaders: in which he is hitting at a .333 (10-for-30) clip. 1. Mickey Mantle (1951-68) 432 VS. CLEVELAND: The Orioles and the Indians play the first game of seven matchups between the two clubs this season...The Indians 2. Ken Griffey, Jr. (AL: 1989-99, 2008-10) 382 won the 2017 season series, 6-1...The Orioles will visit Cleveland, August 17-19...Baltimore trails Cleveland in the all-time series, 406-440, 3. Fred Lynn (AL: 1974-89) 266 with the O’s going 220-207 at home and 186-233 in Cleveland. 4. Bernie Williams (1991-2006) 261 5. ADAM JONES (2006-pres.) 250 OPACY GOES GOLD: After a multi-year effort of research and enhancements, Oriole Park at Camden Yards has been awarded with Assistance courtesy of the Elias Sports Bureau Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification for an existing building...At 26 years, Oriole Park is the oldest ballpark to receive LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, and joins three other MLB ballparks to achieve this status; JUST A LITTLE CRUSH AT&T Park in San Francisco, Marlins Park in Miami, and Target Field in Minnesota...The Orioles will celebrate Earth Day on Sunday, when Active Major League home run leaders since 2012: all players and coaches will wear green-accented jerseys and caps...The game-worn jerseys and caps will be autographed, authenticated, 1. Edwin Encarnación, CLE 235 and auctioned online at www.orioles.com/auctions to benefit the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. 2. CHRIS DAVIS, BAL 225 42: Each Orioles game-worn No. 42 jerseys and caps from Sunday’s Jackie Robinson Day game against Boston were authenticated and 3. Nelson Cruz, SEA 220 autographed, and are being auctioned to benefit the Baltimore Orioles Charitable Foundation and the Jackie Robinson Foundation...The 4. Giancarlo Stanton, NYY 214 auction to bid for these items can be found at www.orioles.com/auctions and runs through Saturday, April 21 at 10:00 p.m. ET. 5. Mike Trout, LAA 202 6. Miguel Cabrera, DET 187 MAKE MINE A DOUBLE: In the 12th inning on Sunday, April 8 at New York-AL, the Orioles turned a 1-2-5 double play when a bases-loaded 7. ADAM JONES, BAL 179 grounder to RHP Brad Brach was thrown to C Caleb Joseph and was completed with a throw by Joseph to 3B Tim Beckham...According 8. Jay Bruce, NYM 178 to the Elias Sports Bureau, the 1-2-5 double play was the first of its kind in the majors since September 7, 2012 when the Houston Astros 9. Josh Donaldson, TOR 176 (RHP Lucas Harrell, C Chris Snyder, 3B Matt Dominguez) did so against the Cincinnati Reds...Also, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, 10. José Bautista, ATL 175 Sunday’s 12th-inning two-out play marked the first 1-2-5 double play in Orioles history. 11. MARK TRUMBO, BAL 172 GRAND CENTRAL STATION: OF Adam Jones hit his 250th career home run as a center fielder on Thursday, April 5 at Yankee Stadium... Todd Frazier, NYM 172 According to the Elias Sports Bureau, his 250 homers hit while playing center field rank 13th all-time in Major League history...He also ranks Paul Goldschmidt, ARI 172 fifth all-time among American League hitters...Among AL hitters, he trails Mickey Mantle (432), Ken Griffey, Jr. (382 ), Fred Lynn (266), Albert Pujols, LAA 172 and Bernie Williams (261)...Willie Mays is the all-time leader with 640 home runs as a center fielder. MANAGERIAL WINS THIS DATE IN ORIOLES HISTORY: On this date in 1972, the O’s were held to just two hits, but one was a solo home run by CF Paul Blair Most all-time managerial wins (*active): that was the difference in a 1-0 victory over the Tigers...SS Mark Belanger singled, the only other hit off Detroit’s RHP Tom Timmerman and 19. Fred Clarke, HOF 1,602 RHP Chuck Seelbach...RHP Pat Dobson tossed a three-hit shutout at Memorial Stadium in a game that took just 1 hour, 45 minutes to play. 20. Tommy Lasorda, HOF 1,599 21. Mike Scioscia, LAA* 1,583 DISABLED LIST: Five Orioles are currently on the disabled list…INF/OF Mark Trumbo (right quad strain, retroactive to 3/26), RHP Gabriel 22. Dick Williams, HOF 1,571 Ynoa (right shin stress reaction, retroactive to 3/26), OF Colby Rasmus (left hip flexor strain, since 4/7), and 2B Jonathan Schoop (right 23. BUCK SHOWALTER, BAL* 1,509 oblique strain, since 4/14) are on the 10-day disabled list...LHP Zach Britton (right Achilles surgery, since 2/15) is on the 60-day disabled list. 24. Clark Griffith, HOF 1,491 FEEL THE DRAFT: The Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft will be held from Monday, June 4 through Wednesday, June 6 at MLB Network’s Studio 42 in Secaucus, NJ...Rounds one and two and both competitive balance rounds will take place on Monday, with RECENT ROAD TRIP rounds 3-10 on Tuesday, and rounds 11-40 on Wednesday...The draft will air on MLB Network and MLB.com...The Orioles own three picks Record 0-6 in the top 100 of the 2018 Draft; the No. 11, 37, and 87 overall selections. Team Average .239 (48-for-201) Runs per Game 3.7 (22 R/6 G) SIZING UP THE SLATE: The 2018 Interleague schedule features visits to Baltimore by the Philadelphia Phillies (May 15-16), Washington Nationals (May 28-30), New York Mets (August 14-15), and Miami Marlins (June 15-17)...The Orioles’ road schedule against NL opponents Fielding Errors 6 includes visits to the Mets (June 5-6), as well as a series in Washington to play the Nationals (June 19-21), Atlanta Braves (June 22-24), and Team ERA 6.94 (37 ER/48.0 IP) Phillies (July 3-4) as part of Interleague Play...The O’s home schedule also consists of four games played on national holidays including Easter Starters W-L 0-5 (April 1 vs. MIN), Mother’s Day (May 13 vs. TB), Memorial Day (May 28 vs. WSH), and Father’s Day (June 17 vs. MIA)...Other important dates Starters ERA 8.10 (24 ER/26.2 IP) this season include the first day of the 2018 Draft on June 4 and All-Star Week at Nationals Park in Washington, DC from July 15-17, culminat- Bullpen W-L-S 0-1-0 ing with the 89th Midsummer Classic...The final day of the 2018 regular season, featuring 12 divisional games, is scheduled for September 30.