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BALTIMORE ORIOLES GAME NOTES ORIOLE PARK AT CAMDEN YARDS • 333 WEST CAMDEN STREET • BALTIMORE, MD 21201 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2018 • GAME #152 • HOME GAME #77 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (43-108) vs. TORONTO BLUE JAYS (69-82) RHP Jimmy Yacabonis (0-2, 7.22) vs. RHP Marco Estrada (7-12, 5.75) CAREER FIRSTS: OF DJ Stewart recorded his fi rst career hit on Tuesday night against the Blue Jays...The hit was a single in the fourth I’VE GOT YOUR BACK inning and he scored on the same play, due to two errors...Stewart also stole his fi rst career base in the sixth inning and fi nished the night Lowest inherited runners scored percentage in having reached base safely in three of his four plate appearances. the American League (by team): 1. Los Angeles-AL 22.6% (56-of-248) st QUALITY OVER QUANTITY: RHP Dylan Bundy tossed the Orioles 61 Quality Start of the season on Tuesday...The O’s 61 Quality Starts 2. Houston 24.4% (44-of-180) th this season rank seventh in the AL and are tied for 17 in the majors...RHP Alex Cobb leads the club with 15 Quality Starts...O’s starters 3. Cleveland 26.0% (57-for-219) have received 341 runs of support this season, which ranks second-fewest in the majors...Overall, O’s pitchers have received 579 runs of 4. Texas 29.80% (62-for-208) support this season, which is tied for third-fewest in the majors and ranks fewest in the AL. 5. Detroit 29.83% (74-of-248) BROTHERS GOTTA HUG: On September 11, INF Corban Joseph pinch-hit for brother C Caleb Joseph in the bottom of the eighth 6. BALTIMORE 30.2% (83-of-275) inning...According to STATS, LLC., it marked the fi rst time that a brother pinch-hit for his brother since September 16, 2009 when Adrian DANDY DEBUTS Gonzalez pinch-hit for Edgar Gonzalez for the San Diego Padres against the Arizona Diamondbacks...According to Baseball-Reference. Most players to debut in a season in O’s history: com, that night’s Joseph-for-Joseph swap marked the 72nd time in Major League history that a brother pinch-hit for his brother (Corban Joseph also pinch-hit for Caleb Joseph on Sept. 18, bringing the total to 73)...According to STATS, LLC., on June 19, C Caleb Joseph and 1. 1955 Orioles 14 INF Corban Joseph became the fi rst set of brothers as teammates since Melvin Upton, Jr. and Justin Upton appeared on the roster to- 2018 ORIOLES 14 gether for the 2015 San Diego Padres...Cal Ripken, Jr. and Billy Ripken are the only other set of brothers as teammates in Orioles history 3. 2001 Orioles 12 (since 1954)...Brothers Dick Brown and Larry Brown also played for the Orioles, but did not appear on the O’s roster at the same time. 2012 Orioles 12 FRESH FACES: With his fi rst appearance on Wednesday night, OF DJ Stewart became the 14th Oriole to make his Major League debut BASH BROTHERS Most career games with at least one home run by this season...The 14 debuts matched the most in a season in Orioles history (since 1954)...According to STATS, LLC., the mark for most each player among active teammates: Orioles to debut in a season was set in 1955 (the club’s second year in Baltimore) with 14. 1. CHRIS DAVIS & ADAM JONES (BAL) 43 PLAYERS CLUB: With his debut on Wednesday night, OF DJ Stewart became the 55th player to appear in a game for the Orioles this 2. Albert Pujols & Mike Trout (LAA) 40 season...The 55 players mark the most in Orioles history (since 1954), surpassing the 54 players used during the 1955 season...The Ori- 3. Miguel Cabrera & Victor Martinez (DET) 25 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). Nelson Cruz & Kyle Seager (SEA) 25 BREAKING NEWS: The Orioles rank among league leaders in several major offensive categories since the All-Star break, including 5. Nolan Arenado & Trevor Story (COL) 22 ranking third in the AL and seventh in the majors in batting average at .258 (474-for-1834)...They have recorded 474 hits in 54 games since 6. Nolan Arenado & Carlos González (COL) 20 the All-Star break, ranking sixth in the AL and 14th in the majors...The O’s have hit 67 home runs since the break to rank eighth in the AL. Orioles all-time leaders: 1. CHRIS DAVIS & ADAM JONES 43 CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER: Since making his Major League debut on August 10, OF Cedric Mullins is batting .268 (33-for-123) and 2. Chris Davis & Manny Machado 36 1h 13 of his 33 hits are extra-base hits...Since his debut, Mullins’ .268 batting average ranks seventh among AL rookies and ranks 11 in the 3. Boog Powell & Brooks Robinson 32 majors among rookies...His nine doubles since August 10 are tied for fourth in the majors among rookies. 4. Boog Powell & Frank Robinson 31 LEADING MAN-CINI: Trey Mancini hit a home run to lead off the second inning on Friday...He homered again in the fourth inning for his 5. Eddiie Murray & Cal Ripken, Jr. 29 fi fth career multi-home run game...Mancini is hitting .329 (53-for-161) when leading off an inning...In 54 games since the All-Star break, he MLB.COM TOP 10 is hitting .279 (58-for-208) with 11 home runs and 27 RBI. Updated post-trade deadline Orioles prospect VS. TORONTO: The Orioles and Blue Jays play the fi nal game of 19 matchups between the two clubs this season...The Blue Jays lead rankings, according to MLB.com (current team): the season series, 14-4...The Orioles won the 2017 season series, 12-7...The Orioles trail the Blue Jays in the all-time series, 296-341, 1. OF Yusniel Díaz Bowie (AA) with the Orioles leading 169-150 at home and trailing 127-191 at Toronto. 2. INF Ryan Mountcastle Bowie (AA) 3. LHP DL Hall Delmarva (A) ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE ASSIGNMENTS: Major League Baseball and the Arizona Fall League announced organization and staff assign- 4. OF Austin Hays Bowie (AA) ments for the 2018 fall season that begins on Tuesday, October 9...The Orioles will be part of the Glendale Desert Dogs, and Orioles Minor 5. RHP Grayson Rodriguez GCL O’s (R) League Infi eld Coordinator Dave Anderson has been named manager of the club...RHP Tanner Chleborad, LHP Tyler Erwin, RHP Jay 6. RHP Dillon Tate Bowie (AA) Flaa, OF Austin Hays, and INF Steve Wilkerson have been named to the team, while the O’s may still assign other players to the club. 7. RHP Luis Ortiz Baltimore (MLB) AWARD WINNERS FOR PLAYER DEVELOPMENT AND SCOUTING: The O’s announced the winners of their 2018 player development 8. RHP Hunter Harvey Bowie (AA) and scouting awards...OF Cedric Mullins was named the Brooks Robinson Minor League Player of the Year...LHP Keegan Akin and LHP 9. OF Cedric Mullins Baltimore (MLB) Zac Lowther were named the Jim Palmer Minor League Co-Pitchers of the Year...OF Zach Jarrett was this year’s recipient of the Elrod 10. INF Cadyn Grenier Delmarva (A) Hendricks Minor League Community Service Award...Triple-A Norfolk Manager Ron Johnson was named the winner of the Cal Ripken, Sr. LEADER IN THE CLUBHOUSE Player Development Award...Area scout Rich Morales was named winner of the Jim Russo Scout of the Year Award...The Orioles recognized Most games played, active players with current club: minor league strikeouts leader RHP Dean Kremer...Kremer led all minor league levels by coming to strike out 178 batters (114 strikeouts with 1. Yadier Molina, STL 1,861 Class A-Advanced Rancho Cucamonga, 11 strikeouts with Double-A Tulsa, and 53 strikeouts with Double-A Bowie)...The O’s also recognized 2. Joe Mauer, MIN 1,848 Gulf Coast League Trainer of the Year Adam Sparks...The awards winners were honored in an on-fi eld ceremony before Saturday’s game. 3. Ryan Zimmerman, WSH 1,630 CALIFORNIA LEAGUE HONORS: Despite being traded on July 18, INF Rylan Bannon was named the California League’s Most Valuable 4. ADAM JONES, BAL 1,603 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 5. David Wright, NYM 1,583 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 6. Ryan Braun, MIL 1,573 mid-season All-Star...Bannon fi nished the season with Double-A Bowie. 7. Joey Votto, CIN 1,566 8. Miguel Cabrera, DET 1,544 TRADE WINDS: On July 31, the Orioles acquired RHP Evan Phillips, INF Jean Carlos Encarnación, C Brett Cumberland, LHP Bruce Zimmermann, and International Signing Bonus Slot Money from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for RHP Kevin Gausman and RHP CURRENT HOMESTAND Darren O’Day...Also on July 31, the Orioles acquired INF Jonathan Villar, RHP Luis Ortiz, and INF Jean Carmona from the Milwaukee Record 2-6 Brewers in exchange for INF Jonathan Schoop...On July 29, the Orioles traded RHP Brad Brach to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Team Average .209 (52-for-249) International Signing Bonus Slot Money...On July 24, the Orioles acquired RHP Dillon Tate, LHP Josh Rogers, and RHP Cody Carroll Runs per Game 3.2 (25 R/8 G) from the New York Yankees in exchange for LHP Zach Britton...On July 18, the Orioles acquired OF Yusniel Díaz, INF Rylan Bannon, Fielding Errors 4 INF Breyvic Valera, RHP Dean Kremer, and RHP Zach Pop from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for INF Manny Machado.