SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2020 • GAME #45 • ROAD GAME #20 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (20-24) at NEW YORK YANKEES (24-21) RHP Dean Kremer (1-0, 1.50) Vs
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2020 • GAME #45 • ROAD GAME #20 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (20-24) at NEW YORK YANKEES (24-21) RHP Dean Kremer (1-0, 1.50) vs. LHP Jordan Montgomery (2-2, 5.72) O’s SEASON BREAKDOWN WAKE ME UP WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS: The Orioles are 5-5 in the month of September and LEAGUE LEADERS Overall 20-24 six O’s hitters are batting over .300 during the month. Orioles ranks among MLB leaders: Home 10-15 During the month of September, O’s hitters rank fourth in the AL in OPS (.816), rank third in Batting Average .262 8th in MLB Road 10-9 batting average (.276) and on-base percentage (.345), and are tied for second in homers (16). Slugging Percentage .442 9th in MLB Day 8-4 OF DJ Stewart’s six home runs lead the AL lead in Sept. and INF/OF Ryan Mountcas- OPS .768 10th in MLB Night 12-20 tle and INF Rio Ruiz are tied for sixth-most in the AL during the month with 10 RBI each. Hits 391 8th in MLB Current Streak L3 The O’s 4.78 ERA (43 ER/81.0 IP) during September ranks seventh-best in the AL...Ori- th Last 5 Games 2-3 Doubles 77 T-10 in MLB oles pitchers have walked 31 batters during the month to tie for eighth-fewest in the AL. th Last 10 Games 5-5 Home Runs 61 T-13 in MLB According to teamrankings.com the O’s remaining strength of schedule (as of Septem- rd July 3-3 First Pitch Batting Avg. .418 3 in MLB ber 12) ranks as the toughest in the AL and sixth-toughest in the majors. th August 12-16 Road Batting Avg. .276 4 in MLB September 5-5 ROAD WARRIORS: At 10-9 (.526), the O’s own the fifth-best road record in the AL and their SEPTEMBER TO REMEMBER vs. LHSP 4-3 road record ranks ninth-best in the majors...O’s hitters rank second in the AL and fourth in the Home run leaders in September in the majors: vs. RHSP 16-21 majors with a .276 team batting average on the road...The Orioles rank third in the AL and rank Series Opener 5-11 seventh in the majors with a .778 team OPS on the road...O’s pitchers own a 4.57 ERA (83 1. Adam Duvall, ATL 8 HR Series Opener at Home 2-7 ER/163.1 IP) in 19 games on the road this season to seventh in the AL and 14th in the majors. 2. DJ STEWART, BAL 6 HR Series Opener on Road 3-4 Ronald Acuña, Jr., ATL 6 HR By Series 5-7-3 RACE FOR .400: INF José Iglesias went a combined 0-for-6 on Friday, but is hitting .355 (38- Marcell Ozuna, ATL 6 HR By Home Series 2-5-2 for-107) through his first 28 games with the Orioles...Among players with at least 100 at-bats, By Road Series 3-2-1 Iglesias’ .355 average ranks second in the AL and fourth in the majors...Washington’s Juan ON THE ROAD AGAIN Rubber Games 1-1 Soto leads the majors with a .368 average (min. 100 AB)...The last player in the majors to hit Top road records in the AL: Sweeps/Were Swept 3-5 over .390 in a season was San Diego’s Tony Gwynn, who hit .394 during 110 games of the 1. Chicago White Sox 16-7 (.696) Scored First 14-8 strike-shortened 1994 season. 2. Cleveland Indians 14-8 (.636) Opponent Scored First 6-16 3. Tampa Bay Rays 14-9 (.609) 1-run games 6-10 IF YOU AIN’T FIRST, YOU’RE LAST: The O’s rank first in the AL and third in the majors in Comeback Wins 9-12 batting average (.418), and rank third in the majors in OPS (1.119) and sixth in extra-base hits 4. Oakland Athletics 10-8 (.556) Last AB Wins 4-7 (26) on the first pitch of an at-bat...They also rank second in the AL and fourth in the majors in 5. BALTIMORE ORIOLES 10-9 (.526) Walk-off Wins 2-2 doubles (16), and first in the AL and sixth in the majors in hits (66) as a team on the first pitch. 6. Toronto Blue Jays 14-13 (.519) Extra Innings 4-3 7. Detroit Tigers 10-13 (.435) Led After 6 15-1 SMALL BALL FOR ALL: The O’s lead the majors with 14 bunt hits this season...OF Cedric Mull- 8. Minnesota Twins 9-13 (.409) Led After 7 16-1 ins leads the majors with eight bunt hits, while INF Hanser Alberto is tied for third in the majors with Led After 8 15-1 four bunt hits and INF/OF Andrew Velazquez is tied for seventh in the majors with two bunt hits. SMALL BALL Leaders in the majors in bunt hits: Tied After 6 3-3 THAT HANSER IS SO HOT RIGHT NOW: Since the start of the 2019 season, INF Hanser Al- Tied After 7 1-3 berto leads the majors with 100 hits off of left-handed pitching...In that time, he leads the majors 1. BALTIMORE ORIOLES 14 Tied After 8 3-4 with a .402 (100-for-249) average against lefties...This season, Alberto ranks eighth in the AL 2. Colorado Rockies 7 Behind After 6 2-20 with a .309 (51-for-165) average against all pitchers. Texas Rangers 7 Behind After 7 2-14 4. Philadelphia Phillies 6 Behind After 8 1-15 CATCH THIS: The O’s catching corps of Pedro Severino, Chance Sisco, and Bryan Holaday San Diego Padres 6 vs. A.L. Teams 11-16 ranks among league leaders in many offensive categories...O’s catchers ranks (while catching): vs. N.L. Teams 9-8 Batting Average .265 4th in AL 7th in MLB EXTRA, EXTRA! Hit 0 HR 4-9 On-Base Percentage .362 2nd in AL 5th in MLB Team extra-base hit leaders in the AL: Hit 1+ HR 16-15 Slugging Percentage .457 3rd in AL 6th in MLB Scored 3 or Fewer Runs 0-14 1. Boston Red Sox 160 OPS (on-base plus slugging) .819 3rd in AL 6th in MLB Scored 4 or More Runs 20-10 2. Tampa Bay Rays 158 Hits 40 4th in AL 7th in MLB Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs 12-2 3. Chicago White Sox 154 Extra-Base Hits 16 T-2nd in AL T-5th in MLB Allowed 4 or More Runs 8-22 4. Houston Astros 146 rd th More Hits than Opponent 17-6 RBI 24 T-3 in AL T-6 in MLB 5. BALTIMORE ORIOLES 143 Fewer Hits than Opponent 1-15 NEW YORK STATE OF MIND: The Orioles recently completed a road trip that ended with four Toronto Blue Jays 143 Committed No Errors 11-12 games against the Toronto Blue Jays, who are playing their home games at Sahlen Field in 7. Los Angeles Angels 141 Committed 1 or More Errors 9-12 Buffalo, NY...The O’s current road trip began on Tuesday with two games at Citi Field against the LEFTY-LOOSEY New York Mets followed by four games at Yankee Stadium against the New York Yankees...This VS. NEW YORK YANKEES Most hits against left-handed pitching since 2019: Record in 2020 3-5 stretch accounts for 10 straight road games in the state of New York for the Orioles. at Home 3-3 According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the O’s will be the first team to play at least 10 consec- 1. HANSER ALBERTO, BAL 100 at New York 0-2 utive road games in the state of New York since the Philadelphia Phillies did so from August 2. Charlie Blackmon, COL 92 3. Ketel Marte, ARI 75 Team AVG/OBP/SLG .202/.292/.386 12-September 6, 1949...During that stretch, the 1949 Phillies played three games at the Polo 4. Rafael Devers, BOS 73 Runs per Game 4.0 (32 R/8 G) Grounds against the New York Giants, three games at Ebbets Field against the Brooklyn Dodg- ers, and returned to the Polo Grounds for four games against the Giants to start their next trip. All-Time Record (since 1954) 494-612-3 The Orioles recently completed a six-day, six-game homestand against the New York Mets CURRENT ROAD TRIP All-Time at Home 258-294-2 Record 1-3 (two games) and the New York Yankees (four games)...On Tuesday, the O’s began a six-day, All-Time at New York 236-318-1 Team AVG/OBP/SLG .264/.321/.457 six-game road trip to New York to play the Mets (two games) and Yankees (four games)... Runs per Game 4.5 (18 R/4 G) ORIOLES - YANKEES HEAD-TO-HEAD The stretch will complete 12 games in a row for the O’s against teams from New York City. BALTIMORE .................... NEW YORK-AL Fielding Errors 1 3-5 .....................Record .......................5-3 SABR 50 2.0: The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) has announced that their Team ERA 7.76 (25 ER/29.0 IP) .202 ..................Average .................... .241 50th national convention will be held in Baltimore from June 16-20, 2021...SABR 50 was originally 32 ........................Runs.......................... 44 scheduled for July 2020, but was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic...The SABR Starters W-L 1-2 47 .........................Hits ..........................