GAME NOTES ED SMITH STADIUM  2700 12th STREET  SARASOTA, FL 34237

THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2015  ED SMITH STADIUM  SARASOTA, FL BALTIMORE ORIOLES (0-2) vs. (1-1)  7:05 PM ET

TODAY’S GAMES GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE SLATE: The Orioles have 34 scheduled games, with 16 in Sarasota and 18 on the road…The Orioles will wrap up with a game at Champion Stadium The Orioles play the first of two split- against the Atlanta Braves on April 4. squad slates today (also 3/29)…LH Wei-Yin Chen will start the first game GETTING STARTED: The Orioles opened the exhibition schedule with 57 players on their major at TB at 1:05 while RH Miguel league camp roster (16 non-roster invitees)…30 players from the current 40-man roster were in Gonzalez will start the second game major league camp with the O’s last spring. vs. TOR at 7:05. DEFENDING CHAMPS: Last season, the Orioles won their ninth AL East title in club history...It TODAY’S – 1:05 was their second-earliest date of a clinch (September 16), and tied for the third-earliest game number (151) to wrap up the East...It also marked the third division clinch in Baltimore (first since ORIOLES: LH Wei-Yin Chen, RH 1979/first via a win in Baltimore since 1969). Tyler Wilson, RH Jason Garcia. HOMER HAPPY: The Orioles led the majors in 2014 with 211 home runs, 25 more than second RAYS: RH Nathan Karns, RH Kevin place Colorado and 34 more than the next highest AL club (Toronto, 177)...The O's went deep at Jepsen, RH , RH least 200 times in three straight seasons for the first time in club history (2014, 2013, 2012, 1999, Steven Geltz, LH Enny Romero, LH 1998, 1996, 1987 and 1985)...The Orioles hit at least 210 home runs for the third straight C.J. Riefenhauser, LH Robert Zarate, season...Only the Yankees and White Sox (both in 2012) have hit at least 210 in any one of the RH Jhan Mariñez. last three years... became the first outfielder in club history with four straight seasons

of 25 or more homers. TONIGHT’S PITCHERS – 7:05 PITCH PERFECT: The Orioles pitched to a 3.43 ERA in 2014, their lowest in a full season since ORIOLES: RH Miguel Gonzalez, RH 1979, when the AL champs posted a 3.26 mark...The Birds finished third in the AL in ERA behind Brad Brach, LH . Seattle (3.17) and Oakland (3.22)...Baltimore posted 13 shutouts, their most in a season since BLUE JAYS: LH Daniel Norris, RH blanking the opposition 16 times in 1992. Chad Jenkins, LH Jeff Francis, RH COACHING STAFF: The Orioles have hired Scott Coolbaugh as hitting coach…This year will be Cory Burns, RH Roberto Osuna, RH the second for Dave Wallace (pitching coach) and Dom Chiti (bullpen coach)…Bobby Dickerson Presto Guilmet, LH Colt Hynes, LH (third base) and Einar Diaz (assistant hitting coach) return for their third years, while Wayne Kirby Juan Oramas. (first base) and John Russell (bench) return for their fifth years on the coaching staff.

FRIDAY’S PITCHERS WELCOME BACK: Pitchers on the 40-man roster that saw regular season action for Baltimore in ORIOLES: RH Mike Wright, TBD. 2014 (13): Brach, Britton, Chen, Gausman, Gonzalez, Hunter, Jimenez, Matusz, McFarland, Norris, O’Day, Tillman and Webb…Returning Baltimore position players on the 40-man roster BLUE JAYS: RH R.A Dickey, RH that played for the O’s in 2014 (15): Clevenger, Davis, De Aza, Flaherty, Hardy, Jones, Joseph, Drew Hutchison, LH Brett Cecil, LH Lough, Machado, Paredes, Pearce, Schoop, Walker, Wieters and Young. Aaron Loup, RH Matt West, RH Greg Burke, RH Scott Copeland. PROSPECTING: The Orioles have two of MLB.com’s Top 100 Prospects in RH (20) and RH Hunter Harvey (41)… America has both righties in their Top 100, with Bundy at SATURDAY’S PITCHERS 48 and Harvey at 68… has Bundy at No. 8 and Harvey at No. 20 in their Top

101 Prospects…Also making the list was O’s minor league CA Chance Sisco (101). ORIOLES: RH Bud Norris, TBD.

RED SOX: RH Steven Wright, LH OFFSEASON ADDITIONS: Since the end of the 2014 season, the Orioles traded for two players Eduardo Rodriguez, LH Edwin (RH Jason Garcia and OF Travis Snider)…The club signed five players as free agents (INF Escobar, RH Zeke Spruill, RH Dalier Everth Cabrera, OF Alex Hassan, INF Rey Navarro, OF Delmon Young, LH Wesley Hinojosa, RH Miguel Celestino. Wright)…The Birds selected RH Logan Verrett in the Rule 5 draft from the Mets…RH Oliver Drake, RH Eddie Gamboa, RH Tyler Wilson and RH Mike Wright had their contracts selected. BIRDLAND SOUTH TOGETHER AGAIN: LH Mark Hendrickson, 40, joins camp as a non-roster invitee. The This season marks the sixth for the southpaw last pitched in the majors in 2011 while with the Orioles…He spent three seasons (2009- O’s in Sarasota, and the fifth in 11) with Baltimore. renovated Ed Smith Stadium. Called UNITED NATIONS: The Orioles have players from eight different countries in camp: Cuba the "Augusta National of Spring (Alvarez and Urrutia), Curacao (Schoop), Dominican Republic (Almanzar, De Aza, Jimenez and Training," the facility features modern Paredes), Mexico (Gonzalez), Nicaragua (Cabrera), Puerto Rico (Navarro), Taiwan (Chen) and amenities, historical architecture, and the United States of America (several). first-class playing surfaces. THE SKIPPER: Buck Showalter, who recently won his third Manager of the Year award (1994, O’s ON THE TUBE 2004, 2014), returns for his sixth season as Orioles manager…He has a 1259-1161 (.520) record The Mid-Atlantic Sports Network in 16 seasons as manager of the Yankees (313-268; 1992-95), Diamondbacks (250-236; 1998- (MASN) will broadcast seven Orioles 2000), Rangers (319-329; 2003-2006) and Orioles (377-328, August 2010-current)…On May 10, spring training games (3/5, 3/10, 3/14, 2013, Showalter became the 49th manager in MLB history to win 1,100 games…His 377 wins as 3/17, 3/25, 4/1, 4/3). Orioles manager are fourth-most in club history behind Earl Weaver (1480), Paul Richards (517), and Hank Bauer (407)…Last season, Showalter passed former Orioles manager Johnny Oates, O’s ON THE AIR who won 291 games with Baltimore.

CBS RADIO’s 105.7 The Fan (WJZ- LAST SPRING: In their fifth season in Sarasota, the Orioles drew 89,448 fans for 12 home games FM), the flagship station of the Orioles (average of 7,454, which marked the highest average by the Orioles franchise and set a Sarasota Radio Network, will broadcast 12 Spring Training record)…In 2013, the Orioles drew a franchise and Sarasota Spring Training Orioles spring training games. attendance record 120,455 fans for 17 home games (average of 7,086)…The Birds went 13-9-4

during the exhibition schedule, including a 6-5-1 record at Ed Smith Stadium…Entering 2015, the BREAKDOWN vs. OPPONENTS O’s are 819-796-21 all-time in Spring Training, with a home attendance total of 3,892,701.

OPP. HOME ROAD TOT. NO MINOR FEAT: Orioles minor leaguers utilize the Buck O’Neil Baseball Complex at Twin Lakes ATL (3) 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 BOS (2) 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Park...Minor league pitchers and catchers report on March 6, while position players report on DET (3) 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-2-0 March 10...The first minor league game will be played on March 18.

MIN (5) 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 SPRING TRAINING IN SARASOTA: The Orioles are the sixth major league team to train in NYY (2) 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Sarasota since the New York Giants began training in the Sun Coast City in 1924…The Giants PHI (2) 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 PIT (4) 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 called Sarasota home from 1924-27 and the trained in Sarasota from 1933-58 STL (2) 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 (with the exception of four years during World War II)…The Dodgers came to Sarasota for the TB (5) 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1959 season before the White Sox began a 28-year run from 1960-97…Cincinnati trained at Ed TOR (6) 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Smith Stadium from 1998-2009...Ed Smith Stadium was built in 1989 and renovated prior to the TOTAL (34) 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-2-0 2011 spring season...According to a 2014 analysis by Sarasota County Government, the Orioles’ annual economic impact in the Sarasota area is more than $59 million.

THURSDAY, MARCH 5 (ss) THURSDAY, MARCH 5 (ss) FRIDAY, MARCH 6 SATURDAY, MARCH 7

at Tampa Bay – 1:05 vs. Toronto – 7:05 at Toronto – 1:05 vs. Boston – 1:05 BAL starter: LH Wei-Yin Chen BAL starter: RH Miguel Gonzalez BAL starter: RH Mike Wright BAL starter: RH Bud Norris TB starter: RH Nathan Karns TOR starter: LH Daniel Norris TOR starter: RH R.A. Dickey BOS starter: RH Steven Wright

CLUBHOUSE OPEN TO MEDIA: CLUBHOUSE OPEN TO MEDIA: CLUBHOUSE OPEN TO MEDIA: CLUBHOUSE OPEN TO MEDIA: 8:00-9:00 (Sarasota), post-game 2:00-3:00 p.m., post-game 8:00-9:00 (Sarasota), post-game 8:00-9:00 a.m., post-game TONIGHT’S STARTING BIRDS ON THE BUMP BIRDS ON THE BUMP

#73 TIM BERRY LHP #31 UBALDO JIMENEZ RHP #50 MIGUEL GONZALEZ RHP Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/03 @DET 1.1 2 6 5 2 2 2014 HIGHLIGHTS  Posted the lowest ERA of his three-year career, allowing three #35 BRAD BRACH RHP #52 STEVE JOHNSON* RHP earned runs or fewer in 23 of his 26 starts Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K  Became the fourth O’s starting pitcher to record 10 wins in 2014, the first time the O’s accomplished the feat since 1997  Recorded his first career complete game shutout, September 3 #53 ZACH BRITTON LHP #75 CHRIS JONES* LHP vs. Cincinnati (season-high 8K) Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K  Placed on the 15-day DL on June 6, retroactive to May 31, with a 3/03 @DET 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 right oblique strain…Reinstated June 17  Appeared in one rehab game with Double-A Bowie on June 11 #49 DYLAN BUNDY RHP #17 BRIAN MATUSZ LHP  Posted an Orioles season-high six straight Quality Starts, August Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 7-September 13 3/04 vDET 1.0 0 0 0 2 0  Started ALCS Game 4 (L, 5.2IP, 4H, 2R/1ER, 4BB, 4K) #16 WEI-YIN CHEN LHP #66 T.J McFARLAND LHP 2015 SPRING TRAINING STARTS Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K DATE OPP. DEC IP H R ER BB K HR 3/04 vDET 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 MAKING HIS FIRST START OF THE SPRING #70 DANE DE LA ROSA* RHP #25 BUD NORRIS RHP 2014 & CAREER MLB STATS Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K W L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB K ‘14 10 9 3.23 27 26 159.0 155 61 57 25 51 111 Tot 30 21 3.45 75 69 435.2 404 180 167 62 139 308 #71 OLIVER DRAKE RHP #56 DARREN O’DAY RHP

Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/03 @DET 1.0 1 4 4 3 0

SPRING TRAINING SPECIAL EVENTS #68 EDDIE GAMBOA RHP #65 CHAZ ROE* RHP Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K MARCH 5 – CAL RIPKEN, JR. VISIT: Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, 3/03 @DET 2.0 3 4 4 1 1 3/04 vDET 2.0 5 4 4 2 1 Jr. will throw out the ceremonial first pitch and sign copies of his new children's book, Out At Home. #61 JASON GARCIA RHP #30 CHRIS TILLMAN RHP MARCH 5 – ORIOLES CLOTHES HANGER GIVEAWAY: The Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K first 3,000 fans 15 and over to enter the ballpark will receive an Orioles Clothing Hanger, presented by Hung-By.

MARCH 11 – ORIOLES LUGGAGE TAG GIVEAWAY: SRQ #39 RHP #64 LOGAN VERRETT RHP Airport will sponsor an Orioles Luggage Tag, presented to the first Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 3,000 fans 15 and over. 3/04 vDET 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 3/03 @DET 2.0 3 0 0 1 1

MARCH 14 - KIDS RUN THE BASES/PLUSH COW GIVEAWAY: #50 MIGUEL GONZALEZ RHP #58 RYAN WEBB RHP Fans 14 and under will be invited to run the bases after the game, Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K presented by Schofield, Hand & Bright Orthopaedics. A Plush Cow 3/04 vDET 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 presented by Chick-fil-A will be given to the first 3,000 fans.

MARCH 17 - GO GREEN DAY: Celebrate St. Patrick's Day as the #62 HUNTER HARVEY* RHP #63 TYLER WILSON RHP O's battle the Twins in the environmentally-friendly Ed Smith Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K Stadium, sponsored by Waste Pro.

MARCH 25 – SENIORS RUN THE BASES: Fans 55 and over will #34 MARK HENDRICKSON* LHP #59 MIKE WRIGHT RHP be invited to run the bases after the game. Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K MARCH 29 - YOUTH BASEBALL DAY: Youth baseball players, in uniform, take part in a pre-game parade on the field, sponsored by the Sarasota YMCA. #29 TOMMY HUNTER RHP #40 WESLEY WRIGHT LHP

MARCH 31 – ALL FAITHS FOOD DRIVE: Volunteers will collect Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K food and monetary donations at the gates. 3/04 vDET 1.0 0 0 0 0 0

APRIL 3 – FIREWORKS NIGHT: Fireworks will follow the Spring Training finale at Ed Smith Stadium, presented by Coast Cadillac.

2015 SPRING GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS 2015 TRANSACTIONS

DATE OPP. W/L REC. ATT. WIN/LOSS/ 1/9 Signed OF Delmon Young as a free agent to a one-year contract. 3/3 at DET L, 2-15 0-1 8,183 Lobstein/Jimenez/-- Designated CA Ryan Lavarnway for assignment. 3/4 DET L, 4-5 0-2 8,367 VerHagen/Roe/Mantiply 1/12 Agreed to terms with RHP Tommy Hunter on a one-year contract, 3/5 at TB 1:05 avoiding arbitration. TOR 7:05 MASN 3/6 at TOR 1:07 1/16 Agreed to terms with INF , LHP Brian Matusz, RHP Chris 3/7 BOS (ss) 1:05 R Tillman and CA on one-year contracts, avoiding arbitration. 3/8 at MIN 1:05 R/MLBN Outrighted CA Ryan Lavarnway to Norfolk (AAA). 3/9 PHI 1:05 1/26 Agreed to terms with INF and RHP Bud Norris on one- 3/10 NYY 1:05 MASN year contracts, avoiding arbitration. 3/11 TOR 1:05 R 3/12 at STL 1:05 1/27 Acquired OF Travis Snider from Pittsburgh in exchange for LHP 3/13 at TOR 1:07 MLBN Stephen Tarpley and a player to be named later. Designated CA 3/14 TB 1:05 MASN Michael Ohlman for assignment. 3/15 at PIT 1:05 R/MLBN 1/30 Agreed to terms with OF Steve Pearce on a one-year contract, avoiding 3/16 at PHI 1:05 arbitration. 3/17 MIN 1:05 MASN 3/18 at MIN (ss) 1:05 2/3 Agreed to terms with RHP Miguel Gonzalez on a one-year contract, 3/19 PIT 1:05 avoiding arbitration. 3/20 at BOS 1:05 2/4 Agreed to terms with LHP Zach Britton on a one-year contract, avoiding 3/21 at MIN (ss) 1:05 R arbitration. 3/22 STL 1:05 R 3/23 OFF DAY 2/19 Signed INF Jayson Nix to a minor league contract with an invitation to 3/24 at PIT 1:05 spring training. 3/25 TOR 1:05 MASN 2/20 Sent LHP Steven Brault to Pittsburgh as the player to be named later to 3/26 at DET 1:05 MLBN complete the January 27 Travis Snider trade. 3/27 TB 1:05 3/28 at NYY 1:05 R/MLBN 2/25 Signed free agent INF Everth Cabrera to a one-year contract. 3/29 MIN 1:05 R Designated OF Alex Hassan for assignment. at TOR 1:07 2/27 OF Alex Hassan was claimed off waivers by Oakland. 3/30 at TB 1:05

3/31 TB (ss) 1:05

4/1 PIT 7:05 R*/MASN/MLBN 4/2 at ATL 6:05 4/3 ATL 6:05 R*/MASN/MLBN 4/4 at ATL 3:05 R*

All Times Eastern; (ss) – split squad R – Game broadcast on 105.7 The Fan; R* – pre-/post-game MASN – Game televised on MASN-HD MLBN – Game televised by MLB Network (Live)