Saturday  April 24, 2021  Game #20  Home Game #9 (14-7) vs. (8-12) FIRST PITCH: 7:05 p.m.  TEMP: 61 degrees  TIME OF GAME: 3:19

R H E LOB WP: Bassitt (2-2) Today’s Attendance: 7,616 Athletics 7 9 0 8 LP: LeBlanc (0-1) Season Total: 52,025 Orioles 2 10 1 8 SV: None Season Average: 7,432

UNDER REVIEW: Oakland challenged the call of 3B out on a force play at second base in the first inning…After a 1:01 review, the call on the field was confirmed.

ORIOLES NOTES  Fell to 1-8 at Oriole Park, the fewest home wins by a team in the majors, and 8-12 overall this season, falling to the A’s by a score of 7-2…Have now lost eight-straight games against Oakland, and are 1-8 against the Athletics since the beginning of 2019…Baltimore have allowed a in all nine games at Oriole Park this season; their 18 home runs allowed at home this year are tied with Oakland for the most in the .  LHP Wade LeBlanc suffered the loss, and is now 0-3 in six-career starts (11 appearances) at Oriole Park…Threw 1.2 innings, allowing four runs on six hits and one walk, while striking out two…His 1.2 innings marked the third-shortest start of his career; threw 0.2 innings on 8/23/20 against Boston and 1.1 innings on 6/25/09 against Seattle with the Padres…Marked his first start since 8/23/20 against Boston, and his first loss since 8/16/19 at Toronto with Seattle...Threw 48 pitches, 33 strikes.  DH Pedro Severino doubled to lead off the second inning; was his second this season and first since 4/3 against Boston…Marked his third extra-base hit this season and first since homering on 4/8 against Boston, snapping a streak of eight games without an XBH…Scored the O’s first run of the game; was his first run since 4/8 against the Red Sox.  C doubled in the second inning, his first extra-base hit of the season, and scored DH Pedro Severino; was his second RBI of the season and first since 4/7 against New York-AL…His double snapped an 0-for-8 streak dating back to 4/15 (G2)…Singled in the ninth inning to record first multi-hit game of the season.  1B doubled in the fifth inning, scoring LF …Eight of his 16 hits this season have been for extra bases, including four doubles and four home runs.

ATHLETICS NOTES  Extended their winning streak to 13 games with their 7-2 win over the Orioles tonight at Oriole Park…Their 13- game win streak is the longest in the Major Leagues over the past three years and the third longest in Oakland history, trailing only a 14-game win streak (4/23/1988-5/9/1988) and a 20-game win streak (8/13/02- 9/4/02)…Have beaten the O’s in eight-straight games dating back to 2019 and are 70-58 overall at Oriole Park...Have won 46 consecutive games when leading after the sixth inning dating back to 9/7/19, and are 12-0 this season when out-homering their opponent.  RHP earned the win, improving to 2-2 on the season…Threw 6.0 innings, allowing two runs on eight hits and one walk, while striking out eight…Marked his first win in two career starts at Oriole Park; is 3-0 in four- career appearances vs. the Orioles…Has yet to allow a run in the first inning this season…Improved to 17-1 in 27 career starts when receiving three-or-more runs of support…Threw 101 pitches, 67 strikes.  LF doubled to lead off the game and singled in the second inning…Has four-career leadoff hits, three of which have been doubles…Scored three runs tonight, and has now scored 23 runs this season; entering tonight his 20 runs scored ranked first in the AL and second in MLB…Hit a two-run single in the second inning, marking his second multi-RBI game of the season; has multiple hits in back-to-back games for the third time this season.  1B Matt Olson singled in the first inning, extending his hit-streak to nine games…During his current hitting streak, Olson is 15-34 (.441) with five home runs and 11 RBI…His nine-game hitting streak is the third-longest of his career, trailing only a 10-game-streak (8/28/19-9/7/19) and a career-high 16-game-streak (6/30/19- 7/21/19)…Doubled in the second inning; has recorded multiple hits in a career-high-tying three-straight games.