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BALTIMORE ORIOLES GAME NOTES ORIOLE PARK AT CAMDEN YARDS • 333 WEST CAMDEN STREET • BALTIMORE, MD 21201 THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018 • GAME #50 • ROAD GAME #27 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (15-34) at CHICAGO WHITE SOX (15-31) RHP Dylan Bundy (2-6, 4.70) vs. RHP Lucas Giolito (3-4, 6.42) WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES: RHP Dylan Bundy makes his fi fth day-game start of the season...He has gone 1-1 with a 0.70 MAN-NY OF THE YEAR ERA (2 ER/25.2 IP) in four starts during the daytime this season...His 0.70 daytime ERA leads the majors (min. three daytime starts)...In Manny Machado’s current AL and MLB ranks: his career, Bundy has gone 6-6 with a 4.75 ERA (57 ER/108.0 IP) in 25 career day games (17 starts). Batting Average (.328) 4th AL 6th MLB Home Runs (15) T-2nd AL T-2nd MLB DOUBLE DARE: LF Trey Mancini notched two outfi eld assists in the bottom of the fi fth inning on Monday night at Chicago...According to RBI (43) 1st AL 1st MLB the Elias Sports Bureau, Mancini is one of just two players in Orioles history (since 1954) with two outfi eld assists in the same inning (also Hits (62) T-3rd AL T-4th MLB LF Don Buford on June 25, 1970 at Boston in the fi rst inning)...According to STATS, LLC., the last player in the majors with two outfi eld Extra-base Hits (28) T-2nd AL T-3rd MLB assists in the same inning was LF José Osuna of the Pittsburgh Pirates, who did so on July 6, 2017 at Philadelphia in the second inning... Mancini is tied for the Major League lead with six outfi eld assists this season. LEADER IN THE CLUBHOUSE Most games played, active players with current club: GRAND CENTRAL STATION: OF Adam Jones hit his 255th career home run as a center fi elder on Monday...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, his 255 homers hit while playing center fi eld rank 13th all-time in Major League history...He also ranks fi fth all-time among American 1. Yadier Molina, STL 1,777 League hitters...Among AL hitters, he trails Mickey Mantle (432), Ken Griffey, Jr. (382 ), Fred Lynn (266), and Bernie Williams (261)... 2. Joe Mauer, MIN 1,769 Willie Mays is the all-time leader with 640 home runs as a center fi elder. 3. Ryan Zimmerman, WSH 1,585 4. David Wright, NYM 1,583 SECOND BEST: 2B Jonathan Schoop hit a seventh-inning homer on May 18...It marked the 93rd home run of his career...Schoop passed 5. Miguel Cabrera, DET 1,532 Brian Roberts for the most home runs by a second baseman (primary position) in Orioles history (since 1954)...This year, Roberts was elected 6. ADAM JONES, BAL 1,516 to the Orioles Hall of Fame and will be honored at a luncheon on August 10 and during an on-fi eld ceremony on August 11 against the Red Sox. 7. Dustin Pedroia, BOS 1,503 RETURN TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME: On August 7, 2016, Manny Machado went 3-for-6 with three home runs and seven RBI in a CENTER OF ATTENTION 10-2 win at Chicago’s U.S. Cellular Field (now named Guaranteed Rate Field)...His three home runs came in each of the fi rst three innings Most homers as a center fi elder in MLB history: of the game...Machado set career highs with three home runs and seven RBI in the game...He became the fi rst Oriole to hit three home 11. Mike Cameron (1995-2011) 261 runs in a game since Chris Davis did so on May 20, 2014 at Pittsburgh...According to STATS, LLC., Machado became one of nine players Bernie Williams (1991-2006) 261 in Major League history to homer in three consecutive innings in a game and the fi rst since Kevin Mench did so for the Texas Rangers 13. ADAM JONES (2006-pres.) 255 on June 30, 2005 vs. Los Angeles (AL)...He is also one of two players in Major League history to hit a home run in each of the fi rst three innings of a game joining Carl Reynolds, who did so for the Chicago White Sox on July 2, 1930 at New York (AL). American League leaders: 1. Mickey Mantle (1951-68) 432 YOU’RE LOOKING AT THE MAN-NY: SS Manny Machado has hit safely in 38-of-49 games played this season...Machado currently 2. Ken Griffey, Jr. (AL: 1989-99, 2008-10) 382 ranks among league leaders in many offensive categories (see chart at right)...Additionally, his .405 on-base percentage ranks fi fth in the 3. Fred Lynn (AL: 1974-89) 266 th AL and ranks 11 in the majors...His .635 slugging percentage ranks third in the AL and third in the majors...His 18 multi-hit games are tied 4. Bernie Williams (1991-2006) 261 for seventh in the AL and are tied for ninth in the majors...His 120 total bases are tied for second in the AL and are tied for second in the 5. ADAM JONES (2006-pres.) 255 majors...His eight intentional walks lead the AL and are tied for fi rst in the majors. Assistance courtesy of the Elias Sports Bureau THE COMPANY YOU KEEP: SS Manny Machado hit two home runs on May 11 against the Rays for his fourth multi-home run game of th JUST A LITTLE CRUSH the season and the 18 of his career...According to STATS, LLC., Machado ranks fourth all-time among American League hitters in multi Active Major League home run leaders since 2012: home run games before turning 26 years old...He trails Hal Trosky (20), Jimmie Foxx (19), and Alex Rodriguez (19)...With his 18th career multi-home run game, Machado passed Joe DiMaggio (17). 1. Edwin Encarnación, CLE 241 2. CHRIS DAVIS, BAL 227 CATCH THIS: On April 21, C Chance Sisco threw out three Cleveland baserunners attempting to steal...He caught LF Michael Brantley 3. Nelson Cruz, SEA 224 attempting to steal second base in the sixth inning, SS Francisco Lindor at second base in the seventh inning, and PR Rajai Davis at third 4. Giancarlo Stanton, NYY 222 in the ninth inning...It marked the fi rst time an Orioles catcher had three catcher-caught-stealing in a game since C Matt Wieters caught 5. Mike Trout, LAA 210 three baserunners on August 25, 2012 vs. Toronto...Sisco has caught 9-of-24 would-be base stealers this season...Sisco enters today’s 6. Miguel Cabrera, DET 188 game tied for fi rst in the majors with Jonathan Lucroy and Jose Alfaro with nine catcher caught stealing. 7. ADAM JONES, BAL 184 8. Jay Bruce, NYM 180 KEEPING UP WITH JONES: On May 4, OF Adam Jones played in his 1,500th game with the Orioles and went 3-for-4 with a home run... 9. Josh Donaldson, TOR 178 He became the eighth player in Orioles history (since 1954) to reach the 1,500 games played mark...Jones joined Cal Ripken, Jr. (3,001 10. José Bautista, NYM 177 games), Brooks Robinson (2,896), Mark Belanger (1,962), Eddie Murray (1,884), Boog Powell (1,763), Brady Anderson (1,759), and 11. Justin Upton, LAA 176 Paul Blair (1,700) as players to appear in at least 1,500 games with the Orioles...According to STATS, LLC., Jones became the seventh ac- 12. Albert Pujols, LAA 175 tive player to reach 1,500 games with his current team...Jones joined the O’s in February 2008 when he was acquired from the Seattle Mar- 13. MARK TRUMBO, BAL 174 iners along with RHP Chris Tillman, LHP George Sherrill, RHP Kam Mickolio, and LHP Tony Butler in exchange for LHP Erik Bedard. Todd Frazier, NYM 174 QUALITY OVER QUANTITY: RHP Kevin Gausman tossed the Orioles 20th Quality Start of the season on Tuesday...The Orioles 20 Qual- Paul Goldschmidt, ARI 174 ity Starts this season are tied for eighth in the American League...Gausman is tied for 12th in the American League with six Quality Starts this season...Orioles starters have received just 110 runs of support this season, which is fewest in the majors...Overall, Orioles pitchers CURRENT ROAD TRIP have received 192 runs of support this season, with is tied for third-fewest in the AL. Record 2-5 VS. CHICAGO WHITE SOX: The Orioles and White Sox play the fourth game of seven matchups between the two clubs this season...The Team Average .218 (52-for-238) White Sox lead the season series, 2-1...The White Sox will visit Baltimore, September 14-16...The Orioles won the 2017 season series, Runs per Game 2.6 (18 R/7 G) 4-3...Baltimore leads Chicago in the all-time series, 401-379, with the Orioles leading 216-172 at home and trailing 185-207 at Chicago. Fielding Errors 2 MANCINI JOINS HOOTON FOUNDATION: OF Trey Mancini has joined the Taylor Hooton Foundation “Advisory Board” of active players Team ERA 5.59 (36 ER/58.0 IP) from throughout Major League Baseball...The Taylor Hooton Foundation is widely acknowledged as the leader in the advocacy against Starters W-L 2-4 appearance and performance enhancing substance use by the youth of America...The Orioles outfi elder joins 38 other members of the Starters ERA 6.38 (26 ER/36.2 IP) Hooton Foundation’s “Advisory Board,” replacing INF J.J.