BALTIMORE ORIOLES GAME NOTES ORIOLE PARK AT CAMDEN YARDS • 333 WEST CAMDEN STREET • BALTIMORE, MD 21201 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 • GAME #146 • HOME GAME #71 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (41-104) vs. OAKLAND ATHLETICS (89-57) RHP Dylan Bundy (7-14, 5.58) vs. LHP Brett Anderson (3-4, 4.02) FRESH FACES: With his fi rst appearance on Wednesday night, OF DJ Stewart became the 14th Oriole to make his Major League debut I’VE GOT YOUR BACK this season...The 14 debuts matched the most in a season in Orioles history (since 1954)...According to STATS, LLC., the mark for most Lowest inherited runners scored percentage in Orioles to debut in a season was set in 1955 (the club’s second year in Baltimore) with 14. the American League (by team): 1. Los Angeles-AL 21.6% (50-of-232) th PLAYERS CLUB: With his debut on Wednesday night, OF DJ Stewart became the 55 player to appear in a game for the Orioles this 2. Houston 24.9% (42-of-169) season...The 55 players mark the most in Orioles history (since 1954), surpassing the 54 players used during the 1955 season...The Ori- 3. Cleveland 25.9% (56-for-216) oles have also used 28 pitchers this season, marking the most in O’s history (2007, 2009, 2011, and 2016 teams each used 27 pitchers). 4. BALTIMORE 30.2% (79-of-262) BROTHERS GOTTA HUG: On Tuesday night against the A’s, INF Corban Joseph pinch-hit for brother C Caleb Joseph in the bottom of 5. Detroit 30.5% (73-of-239) the eighth inning...According to STATS, LLC., Tuesday night marked the fi rst time that a brother pinch-hit for his brother since September 6. Boston 31.1% (50-for-161) 16, 2009 when Adrian Gonzalez pinch-hit for Edgar Gonzalez for the San Diego Padres against the Arizona Diamondbacks...According nd DANDY DEBUTS to Baseball-Reference.com, Tuesday night’s Joseph-for-Joseph swap marked the 72 time in Major League history that a brother pinch- Most players to debut in a season in O’s history: hit for his brother...According to STATS, LLC., on June 19, C Caleb Joseph and INF Corban Joseph became the fi rst set of brothers as teammates since Melvin Upton, Jr. and Justin Upton appeared on the roster together for the 2015 San Diego Padres...Cal Ripken, Jr. 1. 1955 Orioles 14 and Billy Ripken are the only other set of brothers as teammates in Orioles history (since 1954)...Brothers Dick Brown and Larry Brown 2018 ORIOLES 14 also played for the Orioles, but did not appear on the O’s roster at the same time. 3. 2001 Orioles 12 2012 Orioles 12 MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE MONTH: Class A-Advanced Frederick LHP Alex Wells was named the Orioles Minor League Pitch- er of the Month for August...Wells went 3-1 with a 1.97 ERA (7 ER/32.0 IP) in fi ve August starts...He struck out 29 batters, while issuing only BASH BROTHERS Most career games with at least one home run by four walks, and held opponents to a .188 (22-for-117) batting average...It was Wells’ second career Orioles Pitcher of the Month award, each player among active teammates: also taking home the honors in July 2017...Short-Season A Aberdeen INF Adam Hall was named the Orioles Minor League Player of the Month for August...Hall hit .390 (32-for-82) with four doubles, two triples, a home run, 20 runs scored, 12 RBI, nine walks, and 15 stolen 1. CHRIS DAVIS & ADAM JONES (BAL) 43 bases in 23 August games...He recorded a career-high 19-game hitting streak during the month (August 4-28), and hit safely in 20-of-23 2. Albert Pujols & Mike Trout (LAA) 40 games overall...Hall was also named Player of the Month for August for the New York-Penn League by Minor League Baseball...Hall led 3. Miguel Cabrera & Victor Martinez (DET) 25 the league in average (.390), on-base percentage (.462), OPS (.987), and stolen bases (15)...He was second in runs scored (20) and third Nelson Cruz & Kyle Seager (SEA) 25 in slugging (.524)...Hall, 19, was selected in the second round of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of A.B. Lucas Secondary School in 5. Nolan Arenado & Trevor Story (COL) 21 London, Ontario, Canada...Hall will receive an award from Minor League Baseball in recognition of the honor. 6. Nolan Arenado & Carlos González (COL) 20 Orioles all-time leaders: EASTERN LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Double-A Bowie LHP Keegan Akin has been named the 2018 Eastern League Pitcher 1. CHRIS DAVIS & ADAM JONES 43 of the Year...Akin is the fi rst Bowie pitcher to win the award since 2008, when RHP Brad Bergesen earned the honor...Akin pitched to a 2. Chris Davis & Manny Machado 36 record of 14-7 with 142 strikeouts and a 3.27 ERA (50 ER/137.2 IP) in 25 starts with Bowie this season...He gave up three earned runs or 3. Boog Powell & Brooks Robinson 32 less in 20 of his 25 starts...Akin led the Eastern League in wins (14), strikeouts (142), batting average against (.225), and led all starting 4. Boog Powell & Frank Robinson 31 pitchers in strikeouts per nine innings (9.28)...He was named to the 2018 Eastern League All-Star Team and was the winner of the Eastern 5. Eddiie Murray & Cal Ripken, Jr. 29 League Pitcher of the Week Award for August 13-19...Akin was a member of the Western Division roster for the 2018 Eastern League All-Star Game in Trenton and struck out two over 1.0 scoreless inning...Akin is rated by MLB.com as the 12th-best prospect in the O’s MLB.COM TOP 10 organization, and was selected by the Orioles in the second round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft out of Western Michigan University. Updated post-trade deadline Orioles prospect rankings, according to MLB.com (current team): CALIFORNIA LEAGUE HONORS: Despite being traded on July 18, INF Rylan Bannon was named the California League’s Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year for his efforts with Class A-Advanced Rancho Cucamonga...At the time of the trade, Bannon led the league 1. OF Yusniel Díaz Bowie (AA) in home runs (20) and walks (59)...He was tied for second in RBI (61) and was a two-time Player of the Week before being named a 2. INF Ryan Mountcastle Bowie (AA) mid-season All-Star...Bannon fi nished the season with Double-A Bowie. 3. LHP DL Hall Delmarva (A) 4. OF Austin Hays Bowie (AA) BREAKING NEWS: The Orioles rank among league leaders in several major offensive categories since the All-Star break, including rank- 5. RHP Grayson Rodriguez GCL O’s (R) ing fourth in the AL and eighth in the majors in batting average at .261 (429-for-1645)...They have recorded 429 hits in 48 games since the 6. RHP Dillon Tate Bowie (AA) All-Star break, ranking tied for fourth in the AL and tied for 11th in the majors...The O’s have hit 62 home runs since the break to rank tied 7. RHP Luis Ortiz Baltimore (MLB) for seventh in the AL and tied for 12th in the majors...The O’s .416 slugging percentage ranks 10th in the AL since the break. 8. RHP Hunter Harvey Bowie (AA) 9. OF Cedric Mullins Baltimore (MLB) LEADING MAN-CINI: Trey Mancini hit a lead-off home run in the eighth inning on Sept. 1, his 21st homer of the season...He is hitting .323 10. INF Cadyn Grenier Delmarva (A) (50-for-155) when leading off an inning...In 48 games since the All-Star break, he is hitting .278 (52-for-187) with nine home runs and 25 RBI. th LEADER IN THE CLUBHOUSE QUALITY OVER QUANTITY: RHP Alex Cobb tossed the Orioles 59 Quality Start of the season on Tuesday...The O’s 59 Quality Starts Most games played, active players with current club: this season rank eighth in the AL and 18th in the majors...Cobb leads the club with 15 Quality Starts...O’s starters have received 327 runs of support this season, which ranks second-fewest in the majors...Overall, O’s pitchers have received 556 runs of support this season, which 1. Yadier Molina, STL 1,855 ranks third-fewest in the majors and ranks second-fewest in the AL. 2. Joe Mauer, MIN 1,843 3. Ryan Zimmerman, WSH 1,625 CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER: Since making his Major League debut on August 10, OF Cedric Mullins is batting .240 (24-for-100) and 10 4. ADAM JONES, BAL 1,598 of his 24 hits are extra-base hits...Since his debut, Mullins’ .240 batting average ranks 12th among AL rookies and ranks 16th in the majors 5. David Wright, NYM 1,583 among rookies...His seven doubles since August 10 are tied for fi fth in the majors among rookies. 6. Ryan Braun, MIL 1,569 7. Joey Votto, CIN 1,561 VS. OAKLAND: The Orioles and Athletics play the fi nal game of six matchups between the two clubs this season...The A’s lead the season 8. Miguel Cabrera, DET 1,544 series, 5-0...The Orioles visited Oakland, May 4-6...The Orioles won the 2017 season series, 4-3...Baltimore trails Oakland (since 1968) in the all-time series, 265-268, with the Orioles going 130-132 at home and 135-136 in Oakland...From 1954-67, the Orioles owned a 161-116 CURRENT HOMESTAND record against the Philadelphia/Kansas City Athletics.