ORIOLES POSTGAME NOTES Oriole Park at Camden Yards 333 West Camden Street Baltimore, MD 21201
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ORIOLES POSTGAME NOTES Oriole Park at Camden Yards 333 West Camden Street Baltimore, MD 21201 Tuesday July 18, 2017 Game #93 Home Game #46 Texas Rangers (45-48) vs. Baltimore Orioles (44-49) R H E LOB WP: BUNDY (9-8) TIME: 3:23 RANGERS 1 6 1 6 LP: Ross (2-2) ORIOLES 12 16 0 10 SV: None GETTING STARTED: Tonight’s first pitch was at 7:07…Game-time temperature was 88 degrees. TONIGHT’S ATTENDANCE was 18,119…The 46-date season total is 1,257,769...Average attendance is 27,342. ORIOLES NOTES VS. TEXAS: The Orioles defeated the Rangers in the second game of their four-game series, 12-1…Chris Davis hit the Orioles third grand slam of the season…Improve to 10-11 in their last 21 games against Texas…Are now 5-4 at Oriole park against the Rangers since the beginning of 2015……Now stand 27-19 at home…Was their second win against an AL West Opponent this season (2-3)…This season the Orioles have now hit 21 home runs in the first inning, the most in any inning. THE GOOD STUFF: RHP Dylan Bundy earned his ninth win of the season after allowing one run on four hits (one home run) with one walk and four strikeouts…The four hits allowed are tied for a season-low, and the fifth time only allowing four this season…Has allowed one-or-less runs in only four of his 19 starts this season…Has allowed at least one home run in 13 of his 19 starts this season; Rangers right fielder Shin-soo Choo hit a solo shot to start the game…This season, lefties are hitting .266 (50-for-188) with 9 home runs and 25 RBI…Is now 2-0 against the Rangers in his career…Is now 1-0 against the AL West this season, and 2-1 against the division in his career…Is 5-4 in ten starts at home this season…Threw 100 pitches, 68 strikes. CRUSHING IT: 1B Chris Davis hit a two-run home run on the first pitch in his first at-bat…He continued the night with a grand slam in his third at-bat on a 1-0 pitch...His 15th and 16th home runs of the season…His first grand slam of the season, the eighth in his career (last one on June 26, 2016 vs. Tampa Bay)…His 2nd multi-home run game this season; the 19th of his career…The six RBIs tonight are a career-high…His sixth multi-RBI game this season…Snapped an 0-for-12 streak since July 14…Has 12 home runs against righties this season; 196 in his career. BOOM BOOM: In his first at-bat, LF Trey Mancini hit a two-run home run on a 1-0 pitch…His 15th home run this season…Is batting .308 (4-for-13) with one double, three home runs, three runs, and nine RBI in the first inning…Continued the night with a single in the fourth inning…Has hit safely in 10 of the last 12 games (since July 3); is batting .319 (15-for-47) in that time. SMITH SOARS: RF Seth Smith hit a solo home run in the eighth inning on a 2-2 pitch…His 11th home run of the season…His second night in a row hitting a home run…It was his second home run not batting first in the lineup…Eight of his 11 home runs have come at home and ten of the 11 have been solo home runs. ON FIRE: 2B Jonathan Schoop hit a two-RBI double to center field in his first at-bat, and singled in his second at-bat…His 24th double of the season…His 13th multi-RBI game of the year…His 29th multi-hit game…Leads the team with 57 RBI this season…Ranks third in MLB (second in AL) among second basemen with 42 extra-base hits this season (25 doubles, 17 home runs). STREAK CONTINUES: SS Rubén Tejada singled to center field to lead off the fourth inning…Continued the night with a double in the sixth inning and a single in the eighth…His fifth double this season…His fifth multi-hit game this season; his second with three hits…Has hit safely in his last three games, tying a season-high…Is batting .455 (5-for-11) with a double and two RBI since July 15. RANGERS NOTES VS. BALTIMORE: The Rangers fell to the Orioles 12-1 in the second game of the four-game series…Fall to 10-6 against the Orioles since the beginning of 2015 and 4-5 at Oriole Park…Dropped their tenth road game in their last 16 and are now 20-18 on the road this season…Have allowed 19 home runs in the first inning; an inning-high…Fall to 7-14 against the AL East. ROUGH BEGINNING: RHP Tyson Ross was dealt his second loss of the season after tossing 3.1 innings, allowing nine runs (eight earned) on seven hits (two home runs) with three walks and four strikeouts…Has allowed 14 total runs in the first inning this season, an inning-high…The two home runs given up are a season-high…The seven hits are tied for a season-high (also June 21 vs. Toronto)…The nine runs allowed are a season-high, and tied for a career- high…Was provided one run of support…Is 0-3 in eight career appearances (two starts) against the Orioles. LEADING OFF THE NIGHT: RF Shin-Soo Choo hit a leadoff home run to center field on a 1-0 pitch…His third leadoff home run of the season; the 23rd of his career…Was the Rangers’ fifth leadoff home run this season…His 13th home run this season…Was his first home run in 26 games after hitting eight in 25 games from May 27 – June 25…Continued the night with a single in the fifth inning…Snapped an 0-for-3 streak. BACK IN BUSINESS: 2B Rougned Odor singled in his first at-bat of the night…Snapped a 0-for-19 streak in the last five games…Is batting .228 (63-for- 277) against righties this season. .