GAME NOTES Ed Smith Stadium • 2700 12th Street • Sarasota, FL 34237

BALTIMORE ORIOLES NOTES Sunday, March 16, 2014 • Auto Exchange Stadium • Dunedin, FL BALTIMORE ORIOLES (10-5-1) vs. (6-10) • 1:05 PM ET

TODAY’S GAME GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE SLATE: The Orioles have 30 games scheduled this spring, with 15 in Sarasota The Orioles host the Blue Jays meet for and 15 on the road…The Orioles will wrap up Spring Training with an exhibition game in Norfolk, VA the second and final time this spring today against their Triple-A club on March 29. in Dundein…The Orioles topped the Jays in their home opener in Sarasota March GETTING STARTED: The Orioles opened the exhibition schedule with 61 players on their major league 1…RH Miguel Gonzalez is scheduled to camp roster (21 non-roster invitees)…24 players from the current 40-man roster were in major league camp with the O’s last spring. make his fourth appearance and third start of the spring. VOTE EARLY, VOTE OFTEN: Ed Smith Stadium is among the leading vote getters in a USA Today poll YESTERDAY’S GAME ranking the top Spring Training stadiums in the US…Voting concludes March 24…Fans can vote by visiting http://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-spring-training-facility/. The Orioles topped the Yankees 2-1 in front of a season-high 8,602 fans…Chris COACHING STAFF: Over the off-season, the Orioles hired Dave Wallace as pitching and Dom Davis hit his third homer of the spring and Chiti as coach…Bobby Dickerson (third base) and Einar Diaz (assistant hitting) return for their allowed a solo home in second years, while Wayne Kirby (first base), Jim Presley (hitting) and John Russell (bench) return for 5.0+ . their fourth years on the coaching staff. RING CEREMONY MONDAY TOGETHER AGAIN: With the signing of free agent RH Ubaldo Jimenez and non-roster invitee INF Prior to Monday night’s game against the Alexi Casilla, the Orioles have reunited a pair of little league teammates…The pair played together in San Twins, Fall League President Cristobal, Dominican Republic from ages 11-14. Steve Cobb will present 2013 AFL championship rings to the eight Orioles WELCOME BACK: on the 40-man that saw regular season action for Baltimore in 2013 (14): that were members of the Surprise Belfiore, Britton, Chen, Gausman, Gonzalez, Hunter, Johnson, Matusz, McFarland, Norris, O’Day, Patton, Saguaros: Gary Kendall (Manager), Alan Stinson and Tillman…Returning Baltimore position players on the 40-man roster that played for the O’s in Mills (pitching coach), Henry Urrutia, 2013 (12): Clevenger, Davis, Flaherty, Hardy, Jones, Machado, Markakis, Pearce, Reimold, Schoop, Urrutia Jonathan Schoop, Eduardo Rodriguez, and Wieters…Alexi Casilla is in camp as non-roster invitee. Tim Berry, Michael Ohlman, and Dariel PROSPECTING: The Orioles have five of ESPN.com’s Top 100 prospects: RHP (23), Alvarez. RHP (31), RHP Hunter Harvey (38), Eduardo Rodriguez (43), and INF Jonathan Schoop TODAY’S PITCHERS @TOR (86)…MLB.com has Bundy (20), Gausman (31) and Rodriguez (68) ranked in their Top 100…Baseball th th th ORIOLES: RH Miguel Gonzalez, RH America has the same trio on their list, with Bundy ranked 15 , Gausman ranked 20 and Rodriguez 65 . Alfredo Aceves, RH Steve Johnson and RH Brad Brach. OFFSEASON ADDITIONS: Since the end of the 2013 season, the Orioles traded for four players (INF Jemile Weeks, OF David Lough, CA Johnny Monell and RHP Brad Brach)…The club signed seven BLUE JAYS: RH , RH players as free agents (OF Nelson Cruz, LH Kelvin De La Cruz, RH Edgmer Escalona, RH Ubaldo and RH Dustin McGowan. Jimenez, OF Francisco Peguero, RH Ryan Webb and RH Suk-min Yoon)…The Birds selected INF

MONDAY’S PITCHERS @PHI Michael Almanzar in the Rule 5 draft from Boston…LH Tim Berry and CA Michael Ohlman had their contracts selected. ORIOLES: LH and RH Kevin Gausman. UNITED NATIONS: The Orioles have players from nine different countries in camp: (Urrutia),

PHILLIES: RH Kyle Kendrick. Curacao (Schoop), Dominican Republic (Almanzar, Casilla, Castillo, Cruz, De La Cruz, Jimenez and Peguero), South Korea (Yoon), Mexico (Aceves and M. Gonzalez), Puerto Rico (DeJesus), Taiwan (Chen), MONDAY’S PITCHERS vs. MIN United States of America (several) and Venezuela (Escalona, Gonzalez and Rodriguez).

ORIOLES: RH Ubaldo Jimenez. WELCOME TO THE SHOW: LHP Tim Berry is the only on the 40-man roster in camp that TWINS: RH Kevin Correia. pitched in the organization last year but did not see major league action (Dylan Bundy was injured)…CA Michael Ohlman is the lone position player in camp that was in the organization but did not play for the O’s GO TO THE MONITOR in 2013. Five Orioles spring training games will have instant replay: March 5 @MIN, NEW FACES: Pitchers in camp that were not with the organization in 2013: (6) Yoon, Jimenez, Brach, March 7 vs. PHI, March 8 vs. BOS, March Webb, Escalona and De La Cruz in addition to (6) non-roster invitees: Aceves, Additon, Alderson, Castillo, 14 @MIN and March 25 @MIN. Huntzinger and Meek…Position players new to the organization (6): Almanzar, Cruz, Lough, Monell, Peguero and Weeks in addition to (8) non-roster invitees: Berry, Borbon, DeJesus, Gonzalez, Marrero, Paul, O’s ON THE TUBE Phelps and Young. The Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) will broadcast seven Spring THE SKIPPER: Buck Showalter, a two-time Manager of the Year (1994 and 2004), returns for his fifth Training games (March 1, 7, 8, 15, 17, 19 season as Orioles manager…He has a 1163-1095 (.515) record in 15 seasons as manager of the Yankees and 24)…MLB Network will carry three (313-268; 1992-95), Diamondbacks (250-236; 1998-2000), Rangers (319-329; 2003-2006) and Orioles (281- th additional games (March 2, 4 and 26). 262, August 2010-current)…On May 10, 2013, Showalter became the 49 manager in MLB history to win 1,100 games…His 281 wins as Orioles manager are fifth-most in club history behind (1480), O’s ON THE AIR (517), (407) and (291). WBAL Radio (1090 AM) will broadcast 14 games this spring (full schedule on LAST SPRING: In their fourth season in Sarasota, the Orioles drew a franchise and Sarasota spring training back of notes)…WBAL will air all 162 attendance record 120,455 fans for 17 home games (average of 7,086)…The old record was the 115,506 fans O’s regular season games, with in 16 dates in 2011…The Orioles sold out nine of their 17 home games in 2013…The 7,086 average was the and Fred Manfra calling the action. third-highest average in club history…The Birds went 19-9-4 during the exhibition schedule, including a 10- 4-3 record at Ed Smith Stadium…The 19 wins tied for the second-most wins in a spring for the Birds (also BREAKDOWN vs. OPPONENTS 1969), one win behind the 20 spring wins by the 2002 Orioles…Entering 2014, the O’s are 806-787-17 all-

OPP. HOME ROAD TOT. time in Spring Training, with a home attendance total of 3,803,253. ATL (1) 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 BOS (6) 1-1-0 1-1-0 2-2-0 SPRING TRAINING IN SARASOTA: The Orioles are the sixth major league team to train in Sarasota MIN (5) 0-1-0 1-0-1 1-1-1 since the New York Giants began training in the Sun Coast city in 1924…The Giants called Sarasota home NYY (3) 1-0-0 1-1-0 2-1-0 from 1924-1927 and the trained in Sarasota from 1933-58 (with the exception of four years PHI (3) 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 during World War II)…The came to Sarasota for the 1959 season before the Chicago PIT (4) 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 White Sox began a 28-year run here (1960-97)…The trained at Ed Smith Stadium from TB (6) 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1998-2009...Ed Smith Stadium was built in 1989 and renovated prior to the 2011 spring season. TOR (2) 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 TOTAL (30) 5-3-0 5-2-1 10-5-1 HAPPY ANNIVERSARY: 20 years ago, Ed Smith Stadium was the site of Michael Jordan’s transition from the NBA to with the White Sox in 1994…That fall, Orioles Assistant Athletic Trainer Brian Ebel served as the trainer for Jordan’s Scottsdale Scorpions club in the Arizona Fall League.

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At Toronto – 1:05 At Philadelphia – 1:05 Vs. Minnesota – 7:05 OFF DAY BAL starter: RH Miguel Gonzalez BAL starter: LH Brian Matusz BAL starter: RH Ubaldo Jimenez TOR starter: RH Todd Redmond PHI starter: RH Kyle Kendrick MIN starter: RH Kevin Correia ED SMITH COMPLEX

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#50 MIGUEL GONZALEZ RHP #91 Aceves, Alfredo* RHP #56 O'Day, Darren RHP Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 2013 HIGHLIGHTS Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/03 vMIN 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/03 vMIN 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 • In his 13 home starts, went 7-2 with a 3.53 ERA (81.2IP, 32ER) and 3/07 vPHI 2.0 2 2 2 0 1 3/08 vBOS 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 nine Quality Starts and the Orioles were 10-3 in those 13 games 3/11 vBOS 2.0 5 3 3 1 3 3/12 vPHI 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 • Was 4-6 with a 4.08 ERA (88.1IP, 40ER) and 10 Quality Starts in 15 3/15 vNYY 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 road starts and the Orioles were 5-10 in those 15 games #35 Brach, Brad RHP • In his 17 starts through July 20, was 8-3 with a 3.34 ERA (107.2IP, Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K #40 Patton, Troy^ LHP 40ER) and 13 Quality Starts 2/28 @TB 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K • Made eight consecutive Quality Starts from June 6-August 20, which 3/04 @NYY 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 3/08 @BOS 1.0 1 2 2 1 3 tied for the third-longest QS streak by an O’s starter since 1980 behind 3/09 vPIT 2.0 2 2 2 0 2 3/14 @MIN 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 ’s 10 from May 8-June 26, 2007 and Erik Bedard’s nine 3/13 @NYY 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 from July 7-August 21, 2007 #60 Stinson, Josh RHP • The Birds won 12 straight home starts by Gonzalez from August 10, #53 Britton, Zach LHP Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 2012-July 11, 2013, making it the fourth-longest such streak by an O’s Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/01 vTOR 1.0 2 1 0 0 1 starter since 1954 ( started 16 straight home wins from 2/28 @TB 2.0 3 1 1 1 1 3/04 @NYY 2.0 0 0 0 2 1 7/17/82-5/17/83 and 15 from 6/4/79-5/7/80, while started 3/06 @MIN 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 3/09 vPIT 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 14 straight home wins from 6/20/70-4/18/71) 3/09 vPIT 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 3/13 @NYY 2.0 0 0 0 0 2

2014 SPRING TRAINING STARTS 3/12 vPHI 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 DATE, OPP. DEC IP H R ER BB K HR 3/15 vNYY 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 #30 Tillman, Chris RHP 3/1 vTOR ND 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/7 v PHI ND 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 #16 Chen, Wei-Yin LHP 2/28 @TB 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 3/11 vBOS ND 3.0 4 2 2 1 0 1 Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/06 @MIN 2.1 4 3 1 0 2 3/04 @NYY 2.0 5 2 2 1 1 3/10 @PIT 3.1 6 5 5 0 4 2013 & CAREER MLB STATS 3/09 vPIT 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 3/15 vNYY 5.0 3 1 1 2 5 W L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB K 3/14 @MIN 4.0 3 1 1 1 3 ‘13 11 8 3.78 30 28 171.1 157 81 72 24 53 120 #58 Webb, Ryan RHP Tot 20 12 3.58 48 43 276.2 249 119 110 37 88 197 Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K #61 De La Cruz, Kelvin LHP SPRING TRAINING SPECIAL EVENTS Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/01 vTOR 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 3/01 vTOR 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3/04 @NYY 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 MARCH 17 & 23 - MILITARY APPRECIATION DAYS: Members 3/04 @NYY 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 3/08 @BOS 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 of the military are eligible to receive $3 off any regularly priced ticket by 3/07 vPHI 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 3/10 @PIT 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 showing their ID at the Ed Smith Stadium box office for the five games 3/10 @PIT 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 3/13 @NYY 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 listed above. Offer is valid for purchases in advance and on day of game. 3/12 vPHI 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 #18 Yoon, Suk-min RHP MARCH 17 - GO GREEN NIGHT (sponsored by Waste Pro.): #59 Escalona, Edgmer RHP Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K Celebrate St. Patrick's Day as the O's battle the Twins in the Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/15 vNYY 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 environmentally-friendly Ed Smith Stadium. 3/01 vTOR 1.0 4 5 5 1 0 MARCH 21 - BEACH CHAIR CELL PHONE HOLDER (sponsored by Sarasota Bradenton International Airport): The first 3,000 fans 15 #39 Gausman, Kevin RHP * - NRI…^ - Restricted List and over will receive a beach chair cell phone holder. Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/03 vMIN 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 MARCH 23 - YOUTH BASEBALL DAY (sponsored by Students PLAYERS SENT OUT 3/08 @BOS 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 Working Against Tobacco (SWAT)): Youth baseball players, in uniform, 3/13 @NYY 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 take part in a pre-game parade on the field. To reserve a spot, teams can #78 Additon, Nick* LHP call 941-893-6300. Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K #50 Gonzalez, Miguel RHP 2/28 @TB 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 TH MARCH 27- 4 ANNUAL ORIOLES REACH FOOD DRIVE (to Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/03 vMIN 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 benefit All Faiths Food Bank): Bring your non-perishable food items and 3/01 vTOR 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 monetary donations to the game to help the All Faiths Food Bank. The 3/07 vPHI 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 #79 Alderson, Tim* RHP first three food drives have collected over 2,400 pounds of food and 3/11 vBOS 3.0 4 2 2 1 0 Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K $3,600 in cash donations. 2/28 @TB 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 #29 Hunter, Tommy RHP ROSTER MOVES 3/03 vMIN 0.0 4 5 5 1 0 Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K *3/07: Mike Belfiore (LHP); optioned to AAA NFK…Tim Alderson 3/03 vMIN 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 #65 Belfiore, Mike LHP (RHP) and Nick Additon (LHP); reassigned MiLg camp. 3/08 vBOS 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K *3/09: Chris Marrero (INF), Fabio Castillo and Mike Wright (RHPs); 3/11 vBOS 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 2/28 @TB 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 reassigned to MiLg camp. 3/14 @MIN 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/06 @MIN 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 *3/10: Michael Ohlman (CA) & Tim Berry (LHP); Optioned to AA BOW…Brian Ward (CA); reassigned to MiLg camp. #31 Jimenez, Ubaldo RHP #75 Berry, Tim LHP *3/11: Cord Phelps (INF), Eddie Gamboa (RHP) and Julio Borbon Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K (OF); reassigned to MiLg camp. 3/07 vPHI 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 3/02 @BOS 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 *3/12: Brock Huntzinger (RHP), Eduardo Rodriguez (LHP) and Ivan 3/12 vPHI 2.0 4 4 4 3 0 3/08 vBOS 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 De Jesus, Jr. (INF); reassigned to MiLg camp. *3/14: Dylan Bundy (RHP); optioned to AA BOW. #52 Johnson, Steve RHP #49 Bundy, Dylan RHP Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 2014 SPRING GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS 3/01 vTOR 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 3/06 @MIN 2.0 2 2 2 1 2 DATE OPP. W/L REC. ATT. WIN/LOSS/ 3/09 vPIT 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 2/28 @TB W, 4-2 1-0 5,017 Tillman/Bedard/Alderson #70 Castillo, Fabio* RHP 3/12 vPHI 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 3/01 vTOR W, 9-7 2-0 6,901 Stinson/Walden/Meek Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K

3/02 @BOS L, 6-8 2-1 9,623 Wilson/Rodriguez/-- 3/02 @BOS 0.2 1 0 0 2 1 #17 Matusz, Brian LHP 3/03 vMIN L, 2-9 2-2 4,703 Oliveros/Alderson/-- Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/04 @NYY W, 3-2 3-2 8,724 Brach/Whitley/Huntzinger #80 Gamboa, Eddie* RHP 3/02 @BOS 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 3/05 @MIN W, 11-5 4-2 6,317 Tillman/Burton/-- Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/07 vPHI 2.0 2 2 2 1 2 3/06 vTB RAINED OUT 2/28 @TB 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3/11 vBOS 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 3/07 vPHI W, 15-4 5-2 7,297 Jimenez/Burnett/-- 3/02 @BOS 0.1 0 0 0 0 1

3/08 vBOS W, 7-3 6-2 *7,858 Norris/Owens/-- 3/06 @MIN 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 #66 McFarland, T.J. LHP @BOS (ss) W, 13-2 7-2 9,626 Gausman/Workman/-- 3/07 vPHI 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/09 vPIT W, 9-2 8-2 7,084 Chen/Volquez/-- 3/10 @PIT 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 3/02 @BOS 1.0 3 3 3 2 3 3/10 @PIT W, 7-6 9-2 6,282 De La Cruz/Oliver/Gamboa 3/06 @MIN 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3/11 vBOS (ss) L, 6-5 9-3 *7,647 Villarreal/Aceves/Ramirez #71 Huntzinger, Brock* RHP 3/10 @PIT 1.2 2 0 0 2 2 3/12 vPHI L, 6-5 9-4 7,010 Burnett/Jimenez/Jimenez Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/14 @MIN 3.0 1 0 0 1 1 3/13 @NYY (ss) L, 0-6 9-5 9,317 Pineda/Norris/-- 3/02 @BOS 1.0 0 0 0 0 0

3/14 @MIN (ss) T, 2-2 9-5-1 6,346 --/--/-- 3/04 @NYY 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 #47 Meek, Evan* RHP 3/15 vNYY (ss) W, 2-1 10-5-1 *8,602 Yoon/Montgomery/Meek 3/10 @PIT 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/16 @TOR 1:05 R 3/01 vTOR 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/17 @PHI (ss) 1:05 #74 Rodriguez, Eduardo* LHP 3/04 @NYY 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 vMIN (ss) 7:05 T/M/R Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/08 @BOS 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 3/18 OFF DAY 3/02 @BOS 2.0 4 4 4 1 1 3/15 vNYY 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/19 vTB 1:05 T/M 3/08 vBOS 2.0 3 2 2 1 4

3/20 @PIT 7:05 3/12 vPHI 2.0 5 2 2 0 1 #25 Norris, Bud RHP 3/21 vATL (ss) 1:05 Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/22 @TB 1:05 R #73 Wright, Mike* RHP 3/03 vMIN 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 3/23 vPIT 1:05 R* Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/08 vBOS 3.0 2 0 0 0 4 3/24 vBOS 1:05 T/R 3/03 vMIN 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 3/13 @NYY 1.2 4 3 2 2 2 3/25 @MIN 1:05 3/08 @BOS 2.0 1 0 0 3 1

3/26 @BOS (ss) 1:05

@TB (ss) 7:05 M/R* 3/27 vTB 7:05 R* 3/29 @NOR 3:05

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