TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 • GAME #41 • ROAD GAME #15 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (19-21) at NEW YORK METS (19-23) LHP John Means (0-3, 8.10) Vs
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 • GAME #41 • ROAD GAME #15 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (19-21) at NEW YORK METS (19-23) LHP John Means (0-3, 8.10) vs. RHP Michael Wacha (1-2, 7.20) O’s SEASON BREAKDOWN KREMERICA INDUSTRIES: The Orioles defeated the Yankees in the series finale on Sunday by LEAGUE LEADERS Overall 19-21 a score of 5-1, finishing 3-1 in the four-game set...In the four-game series, the Orioles outscored Orioles ranks among MLB leaders: th Home 10-15 the Yankees, 22-11...Oriole batters tallied nine hits, marking the 20 time this season that the th th Batting Average .261 7 in MLB Road 9-6 offense has combined for nine-or-more hits, and the 15 time they have scored six-or-more runs. Slugging Percentage .441 10th in MLB Day 8-4 RHP Dean Kremer became the fourth Orioles player to make his Major League debut OPS .767 11th in MLB Night 11-17 this season...He earned his first career win after tossing 6.0 innings, allowing just one Hits 357 11th in MLB Current Streak W3 run on one hit and three walks with seven strikeouts. th Last 5 Games 3-2 Doubles 72 T-8 in MLB Kremer struck out the first batter he faced, DJ LeMahieu, for his first career strikeout... th Last 10 Games 5-5 Home Runs 55 T-15 in MLB He became the fourth pitcher in Orioles history (since 1954) to work at least 6.0 innings First Pitch Batting Avg. .397 4th in MLB July 3-3 while allowing one-or-fewer hits in his Major League debut, joining Chris Waters in August 12-16 2008, Anthony Telford in 1990, and Bob Milacki in 1988...He also became the sixth WE’RE GOING STREAKING September 4-2 pitcher in Orioles history to strike out at least seven batters in his Major League debut. Active hitting streaks in the majors: vs. LHSP 4-3 vs. RHSP 15-18 PITCH PERFECT: During the current three-game winning streak (since Game 2 on Septem- 1. José Abreu, CWS 20 games Series Opener 4-10 ber 4), the Orioles starting pitchers of RHP Jorge López, LHP Keegan Akin, and RHP Dean 2. JOSÉ IGLESIAS, BAL 12 games Series Opener at Home 2-7 Kremer combined to pitch to a 0.55 ERA (1 ER/16.1 IP) with 17 strikeouts...Overall, O’s pitchers 3. HANSER ALBERTO, BAL 10 games Series Opener on Road 2-3 have notched a 0.72 ERA (2 ER/25.0 IP) with 26 strikeouts over the three-game stretch. Adam Frazier, PIT 10 games By Series 5-7-2 Isiah Kiner-Falefa, TEX 10 games By Home Series 2-5-2 NEW YORK STATE OF MIND: The Orioles recently completed a road trip that ended with four T-11. RIO RUIZ, BAL 8 games By Road Series 3-2-0 games against the Toronto Blue Jays, who are playing their home games at Sahlen Field in Rubber Games 1-1 Buffalo, NY...The O’s current road trip begins tonight with two games at Citi Field against the Sweeps/Were Swept 3-5 ON THE ROAD AGAIN New York Mets followed by four games at Yankee Stadium against the New York Yankees...This Top road records in the majors: Scored First 13-6 stretch accounts for 10 straight road games in the state of New York for the Orioles. Opponent Scored First 6-15 According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Orioles will be the first team to play at least 1. Los Angeles Dodgers 15-5 (.750) 1-run games 6-9 10 consecutive road games in the state of New York since the Philadelphia Phillies 2. Chicago White Sox 15-6 (.714) Comeback Wins 9-10 from August 12-September 6, 1949...During that stretch, the 1949 Phillies played three 3. Cleveland Indians 14-7 (.667) Last AB Wins 4-6 games at the Polo Grounds against the New York Giants, three games at Ebbets Field 4. Miami Marlins 16-9 (.640) Walk-off Wins 2-2 5. Tampa Bay Rays 14-8 (.636) Extra Innings 4-3 against the Brooklyn Dodgers, and returned to the Polo Grounds for four games against the Giants to start their next road trip. 6. BALTIMORE ORIOLES 9-6 (.600) Led After 6 14-1 7. Chicago Cubs 10-7 (.588) The Orioles recently completed a six-day, six-game homestand against the New York Mets Led After 7 15-1 8. Colorado Rockies 11-9 (.550) Led After 8 14-1 (two games) and the New York Yankees (four games)...Tonight, the Orioles begin a six-day, six-game road trip to New York to play the Mets (two games) and Yankees (four games)... Tied After 6 3-2 SMALL BALL The stretch will complete 12 games in a row for the O’s against teams from New York City. Tied After 7 1-4 Leaders in the majors in bunt hits: Tied After 8 3-4 Behind After 6 2-18 THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGIN’: The start time for Game 1 of the September 17 double- 1. BALTIMORE ORIOLES 13 Behind After 7 2-14 header against the Tampa Bay Rays has been changed to 4:35 p.m. ET...The second game will 2. Colorado Rockies 7 Behind After 8 1-14 begin approximately 45 minutes after the conclusion of Game 1...The Orioles will be the home 3. San Diego Padres 6 vs. A.L. Teams 11-14 team for the first game and the Rays will be the home team for the second game...Both games Texas Rangers 6 vs. N.L. Teams 8-7 will be seven-inning regulation games. 5. Philadelphia Phillies 5 Hit 0 HR 4-8 RACE FOR .400: INF José Iglesias went 1-for-3 with a double on Saturday and is now hitting Hit 1+ HR 15-13 NOTHING AVERAGE ABOUT IT Scored 3 or Fewer Runs 0-12 .396 (36-for-91) through his first 24 games with the Orioles...Among players with at least 80 at- American League batting average leaders: bats, Iglesias’ .396 average leads the majors, while New York-AL’s DJ LeMahieu ranks second Scored 4 or More Runs 19-9 1. Tim Anderson, CWS .351 with a .362 average...The last player in the majors to hit over .390 in a season was San Diego’s Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs 11-2 2. Nelson Cruz, MIN .329 Tony Gwynn, who hit .394 during 110 games of the strike-shortened 1994 season. Allowed 4 or More Runs 8-19 3. Franmil Reyes, CLE .322 More Hits than Opponent 16-5 THAT HANSER IS SO HOT RIGHT NOW: Since the start of the 2019 season, INF Hanser Al- 4. HANSER ALBERTO, BAL .318 Fewer Hits than Opponent 1-13 berto leads the majors with 100 hits off of left-handed pitching...In that time, he leads the majors 5. José Abreu, CWS .3154 Committed No Errors 10-10 with a .405 (100-for-247) average against lefties...This season, Alberto fourth in the AL and 12th 6. PEDRO SEVERINO, BAL .3153 Committed 1 or More Errors 9-11 in the majors with a .318 (48-for-151) average against all pitchers. 7. Jeimer Candelario, DET .3129 8. David Fletcher, LAA .3125 VS. NEW YORK METS SMALL BALL FOR ALL: The O’s lead the majors with 13 bunt hits this season...OF Cedric Mul- 9. Alex Verdugo, BOS .3108 Record in 2020 1-1 lins leads the majors with seven bunt hits, while INF Hanser Alberto is tied for third in the majors at Home 1-1 10. Victor Reyes, DET .3106 with four bunt hits and INF/OF Andrew Velazquez is tied for fifth in the majors with two bunt hits. at New York-NL 0-0 CATCH THIS: The O’s catching corps of Pedro Severino, Chance Sisco, and Bryan Holaday LEFTY-LOOSEY Team AVG/OBP/SLG .342/.392/.534 Most hits against left-handed pitching since 2019: Runs per Game 6.5 (13 R/2 G) ranks among league leaders in many offensive categories...Severino ranks sixth in the AL with a .315 (35-for-111) overall batting average...O’s catchers ranks (while catching): 1. HANSER ALBERTO, BAL 100 All-Time Record (since 1997) 14-24 Batting Average .268 4th in AL 7th in MLB 2. Charlie Blackmon, COL 90 All-Time at Home 9-14 On-Base Percentage .365 2nd in AL 4th in MLB 3. Ketel Marte, ARI 75 All-Time at New York-NL 5-10 Slugging Percentage .471 2nd in AL 6th in MLB 4. Jonathan Villar, BAL/MIA/TOR 72 ORIOLES - METS HEAD-TO-HEAD OPS (on-base plus slugging) .836 2nd in AL 5th in MLB BALTIMORE .................... NEW YORK-NL Hits 37 4th in AL 7th in MLB RECENT HOMESTAND Record 4-2 1-1 .....................Record .......................1-1 Extra-Base Hits 15 2nd in AL T-4th in MLB Team AVG/OBP/SLG .284/.361/.479 .342 ..................Average .................... .333 RBI 24 T-1st in AL T-4th in MLB 13 ........................Runs.......................... 14 Runs per Game 5.8 (35 R/6 G) 25 .........................Hits ........................... 25 IF YOU AIN’T FIRST, YOU’RE LAST: The O’s have been very successful swinging at the first Fielding Errors 4 3 ....................Home Runs ...................... 4 pitch of an at-bat...They rank first in the AL and rank fourth in the majors in batting average (.397) Team ERA 3.12 (18 ER/52.0 IP) 6.50 ....................