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MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2021 • GAME #65 • ROAD GAME #33 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (22-42) at CLEVELAND INDIANS (34-28) RHP Dean Kremer (0-5, 6.87) vs. RHP J.C. Mejía (1-1, 4.15) O’s SEASON BREAKDOWN #VOTE MULLINS: After today’s All-Star Ballot Update, OF Cedric Mullins ranks 10th among AL HITTING IT OFF Overall 22-42 outfielders with 145,537 votes...Statistically, Mullins ranks first among AL outfielders in hits (78), American League Hit Leaders: Home 11-21 fWAR (2.9), and weighted runs above average (17.83), second in batting average (.321), OBP No. 1) CEDRIC MULLINS, BAL 78 hits Road 11-21 (.387), slugging (.527), OPS (.914), doubles (17), and total bases (128), and fourth in extra-base Isiah Kiner-Falefa, TEX 78 hits Day 9-20 hits (29)...His six runs prevented are the most by a center fielder in the majors and his six outs No. 3) Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., TOR 77 hits Night 13-22 above average are tied for the most by a center fielder, according to Statcast. No. 4) Marcus Semien, TOR 75 hits Current Streak L4 He’s hit safely in 49 of 63 games played in this year (49 of 61 starts), including a team-best No. 5) Xander Bogaerts, BOS 74 hits Last 5 Games 1-4 19 multi-hit efforts...Has had two 11-game hitting streaks and one nine-game hitting streak Last 10 Games 5-5 on the campaign...He is one of three players in the majors with multiple double-digit hitting TOP VALUE April 12-14 streaks this season (Adam Frazier, PIT & Marcus Semien, TOR). MLB Wins Above Replacement Leaders May 5-23 Mullins is batting .404 (23-for-57) in the first inning...His 23 first inning hits lead the majors (according to FanGraphs) June 5-5 and are the most hits by a player in any inning in the majors. No. 1) Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., TOR 4.1 WAR July -- He’s batting .385 (37-for-96) when leading off an inning; his 37 hits leading off an inning August -- No. 2) Nick Castellanos, CIN 3.4 WAR are the most in the majors. No. 3) Ronald Acuña, Jr., ATL 3.1 WAR September -- His 2.9 WAR ranks as the third-best in the AL, according to FanGraphs, while his 2.8 WAR vs. LHSP 8-15 Xander Bogaerts, BOS 3.1 WAR ranks as the sixth-best in the AL, according to STATS Platform. vs. RHSP 14-27 No. 5) CEDRIC MULLINS, BAL 2.9 WAR In the O’s 22 wins, Mullins is hitting .427 (38-for-89), hitting safely in 21 of the 22, while in Series Opener 8-13 the O’s 41 losses he’s played in, he’s hitting .260 (40-for-154). Series Opener at Home 3-7 NEED FOR SPEED Series Opener on Road 5-6 THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD: The Orioles dropped yesterday’s series finale 7-1 in Tampa Bay American League By Series 6-12-3 and were swept for the seventh time this season, the fifth time on the road...The Orioles have now Power-Speed Number Leaders: By Home Series 2-6-2 lost 15 consecutive road games dating back to May 11 at New York-NL. No. 1) Shohei Ohtani, LAA 11.8 PSN By Road Series 4-6-1 It is the longest road losing streak in O’s franchise history (since 1954), surpassing a pair of No. 2) Marcus Semien, TOR 10.4 PSN Rubber Games 3-0 13-game losing streaks from April 13 to May 17, 2018 and April 8 to April 28, 1988. No. 3) Bo Bichette, TOR 9.9 PSN Sweeps/Were Swept 1-7 It is the third-longest road losing streak in the majors this season, behind a 16-game skid No. 4) Adolis García, TEX 9.7 PSN Scored First 13-14 No. 5) CEDRIC MULLINS, BAL 9.5 PSN Opponent Scored First 9-28 by the Texas Rangers (May 10 - June 11) and a 19-game winless drought by the Arizona 1-run games 4-10 Diamondbacks (May 4 - current)...The American League record is 22-straight by the Phil- Comeback Wins 10-18 adelphia Athletics in 1943; the Philadelphia Athletics hold each of the top three road losing EXTRA, EXTRA Last AB Wins 3-8 streaks in AL history. Major League Rookie XBH Leaders: Walk-off Wins 2-2 The O’s losing streak includes five sweeps: by the Mets in two games at Citi Field (May 11- No. 1) Adolis García, TEX 22 XBH Extra Innings 2-4 12); by the Nationals in three games at Nationals Park (May 21-23); by the Twins in three Pavin Smith, ARI 22 XBH Led After 6 18-2 games at Target Field (May 24-26); by the White Sox in four games at Guaranteed Rate No. 3) RYAN MOUNTCASTLE, BAL 21 XBH Led After 7 18-1 Field (May 27-30); by the Rays in three games at Tropicana Field (June 11-13). No. 4) Dylan Carlson, STL 20 XBH Led After 8 20-2 Prior to a 3-2 loss at Citi Field on May 11, the Orioles had gone 11-6 on the road to open No. 5) Two players tied with 19 XBH Tied After 6 1-6 the season, the third-best road winning percentage (.647) at the time. Tied After 7 2-6 O’s STATCAST NUGGETS #VOTE MANCINI: After today’s All-Star Ballot Update, INF Trey Mancini ranks fifth among AL first Tied After 8 1-2 Furthest Home Run basemen with 76,840 votes...Mancini leads the Orioles with 12 home runs and 47 RBI; has also Behind After 6 3-34 447 ft. - Mountcastle - 6/5 vs. CLE Behind After 7 1-31 recorded the second-most hits on the team (63)...Mancini’s RBI are tied for the sixth-most in baseball. Exit Velocity Max th Behind After 8 0-33 He leads the team with 22 barrels, tied for the 15 -most in the AL...His 12.4 barrel percent- 114.6 MPH (2B) - Mountcastle - 6/5 vs. CLE vs. A.L. Teams 20-35 age ranks in the 78th percentile of MLB, according to Statcast...His 44.4 hard-hit percentage Exit Velocity Avg. th vs. N.L. Teams 2-7 ranks in the 67 percentile. 89.9 MPH - Santander (min. 100 AB’s) Hit 0 HR 4-15 His three Outs Above Average rank tied for third among Major League first basemen and Barrels th Hit 1+ HR 18-27 place him in the 89 percentile of MLB, according to Statcast. Mancini (22) Scored 3 or Fewer Runs 3-29 He is batting a team-best .366 (26-for-71) with RISP; also batting .400 (8-for-20) with RISP Fastest Pitch Scored 4 or More Runs 19-13 and two outs...His 26 hits with RISP are tied for the most in the majors (Guerrero, Jr., 100.2 MPH - Scott - 5/14 vs. NYY Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs 16-9 TOR). Allowed 4 or More Runs 6-33 More Hits than Opponent 16-8 THIS AND THAT: O’S ON THE ROAD Fewer Hits than Opponent 4-31 LHP Tanner Scott’s 29 appearances are tied for the third-most by a LHP in the American Record 11-21 Committed No Errors 19-23 League; tied for eighth-most overall...He’s struck out at least one batter in a season-long Team AVG/OBP/SLG .220/.278/.365 Runs per Game 3.5 (113 R/32 G) Committed 1 or More Errors 3-19 12-straight games, including multiple batters in each of his last four games, and his 13.68 SO/9 is the second-highest on the O’s (Sulser, 13.70). Fielding Errors 18 VS. CLEVELAND According to Sports Info Solutions, OF Austin Hays has 8 total defensive runs saved (7- Team ERA 4.52 (134 ER/267.0 IP) Record in 2021 2-1 LF, 1-RF, 0-CF); his seven DRS in left field are the second-most in the majors. Starters W-L 7-13 at Home 2-1 The Orioles as a team are slashing .279/.333/.457 against left-handed pitching; the sec- Starters ERA 4.41 (81 ER/165.1 IP) at Cleveland 0-0 ond-highest batting average, and third highest slugging and OPS against lefties in the Starters Strikeouts/Walks 162/55 Team AVG/OBP/SLG .358/.398/.569 majors...Six O’s have a .300+ batting average against left-handers (min. 40 AB). Bullpen W-L 4-8 Runs per Game 8.3 (25 R/3 G) The Orioles are slashing .306/.327/.531 (15-for-49) with the bases loaded, the third-highest OPS with the bases loaded in the AL. Bullpen ERA 4.69 (53 ER/101.2 IP) All-Time Record (since 1954) 413-450-0 The Orioles are slashing .286/.350/.484 (72-for-252) with 11 home runs in the first inning... Bullpen Strikeouts/Walks 108/51 All-Time at Home 225-212-0 Their .834 team OPS in the first inning is the third-highest in the AL, while their 11 homers Saves/Opps 7/11 All-Time at Cleveland 188-238-0 are tied for the third-most. Best Road Trip 4-2 (2x, last: 4/30-5/5) Worst Road Trip 0-10 (5/21-30) ORIOLES - INDIANS HEAD-TO-HEAD TAKING ON CLEVELAND: The Orioles and Indians will wrap up their season series with a four- BALTIMORE .......................