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BALTIMORE ORIOLES GAME NOTES ORIOLE PARK AT CAMDEN YARDS • 333 WEST CAMDEN STREET • BALTIMORE, MD 21201 SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2018 • GAME #16 • ROAD GAME #10 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (5-10) at BOSTON RED SOX (12-2) RHP Dylan Bundy (0-1, 1.35) vs. LHP Chris Sale (1-0, 1.06) 42: Today, all of baseball will commemorate the 71st anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s fi rst Major League game for the Brooklyn Dodgers HOME GOODS on April 15, 1947...Robinson’s uniform No. 42 was retired by the Dodgers in 1972 and in 1997, the 50th anniversary of his breaking of Most wins at home since 2012 among AL clubs: baseball’s color barrier, Major League Baseball permanently retired his uniform number league-wide...Jackie Robinson Day has been 1. BALTIMORE ORIOLES 288 celebrated throughout baseball on April 15 each year since 2004 and every player and all on-fi eld personnel has celebrated Robinson’s 2. New York Yankees 287 legacy by wearing his No. 42 during games scheduled on Jackie Robinson Day since 2009...Each player’s game-worn No. 42 jersey will 3. Cleveland Indians 283 be authenticated, autographed, and auctioned to benefi t the Jackie Robinson Foundation. 4. Los Angeles Angels 273 5. Toronto Blue Jays 272 EXIT STRATEGY: Pedro Álvarez went 2-for-3 on Saturday with a walk and his second home run of the season...He has a .423 (11-for-26) average in 10 career games against the Red Sox with six runs, two doubles, three home runs, and fi ve RBI...According to Statcast, the exit CENTER OF ATTENTION velocity (115.9 mph) on Álvarez’s home run on Saturday at Boston is tied for ninth-highest in the majors this season. Most homers as a center fi elder in MLB history: MAKE MINE A DOUBLE: In the 12th inning of last Sunday’s game at New York, the Orioles turned a 1-2-5 double play when a bases-loaded 8. Steve Finley (1989-2007) 295 grounder to RHP Brad Brach was thrown to C Caleb Joseph and was completed with a throw by Joseph to 3B Tim Beckham...According 9. Carlos Beltran (1998-2017) 273 to the Elias Sports Bureau, the 1-2-5 double play was the fi rst of its kind in the majors since September 7, 2012 when the Houston Astros 10. Fred Lynn (1974-90) 266 (RHP Lucas Harrell, C Chris Snyder, 3B Matt Dominguez) did so against the Cincinnati Reds...Also, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, 11. Mike Cameron (1995-2011) 261 Sunday’s 12th-inning two-out play marked the fi rst 1-2-5 double play in Orioles history. Bernie Williams (1991-2006) 261 13. ADAM JONES (2006-pres.) 250 GRAND CENTRAL STATION: OF Adam Jones hit his 250th career home run as a center fi elder last Thursday night at Yankee Stadium... According to the Elias Sports Bureau, his 250 homers hit while playing center fi eld rank 13th all-time in Major League history...He also ranks American League leaders: fi fth all-time among American League hitters...Among AL hitters, he trails Mickey Mantle (432), Ken Griffey, Jr. (382 ), Fred Lynn (266), 1. Mickey Mantle (1951-68) 432 and Bernie Williams (261)...Willie Mays is the all-time leader with 640 home runs as a center fi elder. 2. Ken Griffey, Jr. (AL: 1989-99, 2008-10) 382 3. Fred Lynn (AL: 1974-89) 266 THIS DATE IN ORIOLES HISTORY: On this date in 2000, Cal Ripken, Jr. notched his 3,000th career hit, a single at Minnesota off RHP 4. Bernie Williams (1991-2006) 261 Hector Carrasco...Playing in his 2,800th game, Ripken became the 24th player to reach the 3,000 career hit milestone and the seventh 5. ADAM JONES (2006-pres.) 250 player to amass 3,000 hits and 400 home runs in Major League history. Assistance courtesy of the Elias Sports Bureau VS. BOSTON: The Orioles and Red Sox play the third game of 19 matchups between the two clubs this season...The Red Sox lead the season series, 2-0...The Orioles won the 2017 season series, 10-9...Baltimore trails Boston in the all-time series, 489-565, with the O’s JUST A LITTLE CRUSH Active Major League home run leaders since 2012: trailing 249-280 at home and trailing 240-285 at Boston. 1. Edwin Encarnación, CLE 234 OPENING DAY: The Orioles defeated the Twins, 3-2, in 11 innings on Opening Day at Oriole Park...The O’s have won eight consecutive 2. CHRIS DAVIS, BAL 224 Opening Day games (since 2011) and have won 15 of their last 18 openers...The O’s are now 43-22 all-time on Opening Day...According 3. Nelson Cruz, SEA 219 to STATS, LLC., the O’s eight consecutive Opening Day wins are tied for sixth all-time and rank fi rst in Orioles history...The Orioles won 4. Giancarlo Stanton, NYY 214 th seven straight Opening Day games from 1970-76...Adam Jones hit a walk-off home run in the 11 inning in the season opener...Last year, 5. Mike Trout, LAA 202 th Mark Trumbo also hit an 11 -inning walk-off homer in the Orioles season opener...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Orioles are 6. Miguel Cabrera, DET 186 the fi rst team in Major League history to hit an Opening Day walk-off home run in consecutive seasons...The Orioles also won in walk-off 7. ADAM JONES, BAL 179 fashion on Opening Day in 2016 when Matt Wieters hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning on April 4, 2016 vs. Minnesota. 8. Jay Bruce, NYM 178 DISABLED LIST: Five Orioles are currently on the disabled list…INF/OF Mark Trumbo (right quad strain, retroactive to 3/26), RHP Gabriel 9. Josh Donaldson, TOR 176 Ynoa (right shin stress reaction, retroactive to 3/26), OF Colby Rasmus (left hip fl exor strain, since 4/7), and 2B Jonathan Schoop (right 10. José Bautista, FA 175 oblique strain, since 4/14) are on the 10-day disabled list...LHP Zach Britton (right Achilles surgery, since 2/15) is on the 60-day disabled list. 11. MARK TRUMBO, BAL 172 Albert Pujols, LAA 172 SIX PACK: Since the beginning of the 2012 season, Orioles hitters lead the majors with 1,353 home runs hit and also lead the majors in fewest number of errors committed with 508...Several current hitters rank among Major League leaders in home runs since 2012...Chris th MANAGERIAL WINS Davis ranks second with 224, Adam Jones ranks seventh with 179, and Mark Trumbo is tied for 11 with 172 home runs...Also since Most all-time managerial wins (*active): 2012, the Orioles rank fi rst among American League clubs with 288 wins at home. 19. Fred Clarke, HOF 1,602 HOMER HAPPY: The Orioles hit 232 home runs in 2017 to rank fi fth in the majors…The Orioles were tied for the Major League lead in 20. Tommy Lasorda, HOF 1,599 homers after the All-Star break with 109…The O’s have led the majors in home runs in three of the past six seasons (2016, 2014, 2013), 21. Mike Scioscia, LAA* 1,583 fi nishing second in 2012, third in 2015, and fi fth in 2017…For four of the past fi ve seasons, the Major League leader in home runs was an 22. Dick Williams, HOF 1,571 Oriole (Chris Davis in 2013, Nelson Cruz in 2014, Chris Davis in 2015, and Mark Trumbo in 2016). 23. BUCK SHOWALTER, BAL* 1,509 24. Clark Griffi th, HOF 1,491 FEEL THE DRAFT: The Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft will be held from Monday, June 4 through Wednesday, June 6 at MLB Network’s Studio 42 in Secaucus, NJ...Rounds one and two and both competitive balance rounds will take place on Monday, with CURRENT ROAD TRIP rounds 3-10 on Tuesday, and rounds 11-40 on Wednesday...The draft will air on MLB Network and MLB.com...The Orioles own three picks Record 0-2 in the top 100 of the 2018 Draft; the No. 11, 37, and 87 overall selections. Team Average .265 (18-for-68) SIZING UP THE SLATE: The 2018 Interleague schedule features visits to Baltimore by the Philadelphia Phillies (May 15-16), Washington Runs per Game 3.0 (3 R/1 G) Nationals (May 28-30), New York Mets (August 14-15), and Miami Marlins (June 15-17)...The Orioles’ road schedule against NL opponents Fielding Errors 3 includes visits to the Mets (June 5-6), as well as a series in Washington to play the Nationals (June 19-21), Atlanta Braves (June 22-24), and Phillies (July 3-4) as part of Interleague Play...The O’s home schedule also consists of four games played on national holidays includ- Team ERA 8.44 (15 ER/16.0 IP) ing Easter (April 1 vs. MIN), Mother’s Day (May 13 vs. TB), Memorial Day (May 28 vs. WSH), and Father’s Day (June 17 vs. MIA)...Other Starters W-L 0-2 important dates this season include a two-game series between the Twins and Indians in San Juan, Puerto Rico on April 17-18; the fi rst day Starters ERA 20.65 (13 ER/5.2 IP) of the 2018 MLB Draft on Monday, June 4; and All-Star Week at Nationals Park in Washington, DC from July 15-17, culminating with the Bullpen W-L-S 0-0-0 89th Midsummer Classic...The fi nal day of the 2018 regular season, featuring 12 divisional games, is scheduled for Sunday, September 30.