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BALTIMORE ORIOLES GAME NOTES ORIOLE PARK AT CAMDEN YARDS • 333 WEST CAMDEN STREET • BALTIMORE, MD 21201 MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2018 • GAME #65 • HOME GAME #29 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (19-45) vs. BOSTON RED SOX (44-22) RHP Dylan Bundy (4-7, 4.04) vs. RHP Steven Wright (2-0, 1.57) WHAT A LONG, STRANGE TRIP IT’S BEEN: The Orioles return home tonight for a six-game, seven-day homestand with games against MAN-NY OF THE YEAR Boston (three games) and Miami (three games)...The Orioles completed a six-game road trip that included stops at New York-NL (2-0) Manny Machado’s current AL and MLB ranks: and Toronto (0-4)...The two-game series sweep of the Mets marked the O’s fi rst series sweep since August 28-30, 2017 vs. Seattle and Batting Average (.312) 10th AL 19th MLB fi rst series sweep on the road since August 25-27, 2017 at Boston...The sweep also marked the second road series win of the season Home Runs (18) T-4th AL T-5th MLB for the Orioles; both have come in New York...The Orioles also won three-of-four against the Yankees from April 5-8 at Yankee Stadium. RBI (50) 2nd AL 2nd MLB Hits (77) T-4th AL T-7th MLB SCORING CHANGE: Major League Baseball and the offi cial scorer have made a scoring change to the Orioles game on June 9 at Toron- Extra-base Hits (33) 9th AL 10th MLB to...In the top of the ninth inning, SS Manny Machado advanced to second base on what was originally scored defensive indifference... This has been changed to a stolen base for Machado. LEADER IN THE CLUBHOUSE Most games played, active players with current club: DOWN ON THE FARM: Class A-Advanced Frederick OF Ryan McKenna leads the Carolina League in hitting (.367), hits (84), OBP (.455), and runs (50)...His 84 hits are the second-most in all of minor league baseball, only trailing Triple-A Salt Lake’s INF David Fletcher (88)... 1. Yadier Molina, STL 1,782 The Keys RHP Michael Baumann is tied for the second-most wins in minor league baseball with eight, and his 1.60 ERA (11 ER/62.0 IP) 2. Joe Mauer, MIN 1,769 ranks fourth-lowest among minor leaguers...He’s gone 3-0 with a 1.88 ERA (5 ER/24.0 IP) in four starts with Frederick, and 8-0 with a 1.60 3. Ryan Zimmerman, WSH 1,585 ERA (11 ER/62.0 IP) overall...Class-A Delmarva INF Seamus Curran leads the Orioles minor leagues with 11 home runs and 38 RBI, he 4. David Wright, NYM 1,583 was one of three ShoreBirds to be named to the South Atlantic All-Star team, joined by INF Trevor Craport and OF Zach Jarrett...INF 5. Miguel Cabrera, DET 1,543 Kirvin Moesquit’s 29 stolen bases are second-most in the minor leagues and they lead the SAL. 6. ADAM JONES, BAL 1,530 7. Ryan Braun, MIL 1,509 YOU’RE LOOKING AT THE MAN-NY: SS Manny Machado has hit safely in 49-of-64 games played this season...He currently ranks among league leaders in many offensive categories (see chart at right)...Additionally, his .380 on-base percentage ranks eighth in the AL CENTER OF ATTENTION and 18th in the majors...His .591 slugging percentage ranks fi fth in the majors...His 21 multi-hit games are tied for 12th in the AL and are tied Most homers as a center fi elder in MLB history: for 20th in the majors...His 146 total bases rank fourth in the majors...His nine intentional walks rank fi rst in the majors. 10. Fred Lynn (1974-90) 266 11. Mike Cameron (1995-2011) 261 QUALITY OVER QUANTITY: RHP Kevin Gausman tossed the Orioles 31st Quality Start of the season on Saturday...The O’s 31 Quality Bernie Williams (1991-2006) 261 Starts this season are tied for fi fth in the AL and are tied for seventh in the majors...RHP Dylan Bundy is tied for 12th in the AL with eight 13. ADAM JONES (2006-pres.) 257 Quality Starts...Orioles starters have received 138 runs of support this season, which ranks fewest in the majors...Overall, Orioles pitchers have received 229 runs of support this season, which is fewest in the AL and ranks second-fewest in the majors (Miami Marlins, 224). American League leaders: 1. Mickey Mantle (1951-68) 432 A WYNNING STRATEGY: On Tuesday night at Citi Field in New York, C Austin Wynns notched a single to left fi eld in the fi rst at-bat of 2. Ken Griffey, Jr. (AL: 1989-99, 2008-10) 382 his fi rst Major League game...Wynns was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk, where he hit .257 (28-for-109) in 32 games this season with four 3. Fred Lynn (AL: 1974-89) 266 doubles, four home runs, and 16 RBI...According to STATS, LLC., Wynns became the 77th Orioles player (since 1954) to collect a hit in his 4. Bernie Williams (1991-2006) 261 Major League debut and the fi rst since Anthony Santander on August 18, 2017 vs. Los Angeles-AL...He became the fi rst to do so in his 5. ADAM JONES (2006-pres.) 257 fi rst plate appearance since Hyun Soo Kim on April 10, 2016 vs. Tampa Bay...Wynns is the fi fth Oriole to make his Major League debut Assistance courtesy of the Elias Sports Bureau this season, joining LHP Nestor Cortes, Jr., RHP Pedro Araujo, INF Engelb Vielma, and RHP David Hess. JUST A LITTLE CRUSH OUT OF LEFT FIELD: LF Trey Mancini recorded his team-leading seventh outfi eld assist on June 1 against the Yankees when he threw Active Major League home run leaders since 2012: out Gleyber Torres at third base...Mancini’s seven outfi eld assists are tied for the Major League lead (with Lorenzo Cain and Kole Calhoun)...Mancini notched two outfi eld assists in the bottom of the fi fth inning on May 21 at Chicago-AL...According to the Elias Sports 1. Edwin Encarnación, CLE 247 Bureau, Mancini is one of just two players in Orioles history (since 1954) with two outfi eld assists in the same inning (also LF Don Buford 2. Nelson Cruz, SEA 230 on June 25, 1970 at Boston in the fi rst inning)...According to STATS, LLC., the last player in the majors with two outfi eld assists in the same 3. CHRIS DAVIS, BAL 227 inning was LF José Osuna of the Pittsburgh Pirates, who did so on July 6, 2017 at Philadelphia in the second inning. 4. Giancarlo Stanton, NYY 226 5. Mike Trout, LAA 215 CATCH THIS: On April 21, C Chance Sisco threw out three Cleveland base runners attempting to steal (LF Michael Brantley at second 6. Miguel Cabrera, DET 188 base in the sixth inning, SS Francisco Lindor at second base in the seventh inning, and PR Rajai Davis at third in the ninth inning)...It 7. ADAM JONES, BAL 186 marked the fi rst time an O’s catcher had three caught stealing in a game since C Matt Wieters caught three runners on August 25, 2012 vs. 8. Jay Bruce, NYM 180 Toronto...Sisco has caught 10-of-34 would-be base stealers this season and is tied for second in the majors with 10 catcher caught stealing. Paul Goldschmidt, ARI 180 Justin Upton, LAA 180 VS. BOSTON: The Orioles and Red Sox play the eighth game of 19 matchups between the two clubs this season...The Red Sox lead the 11. Josh Donaldson, TOR 178 season series, 6-1...The Orioles won the 2017 season series, 10-9...Baltimore trails Boston in the all-time series, 490-569, with the Orioles Albert Pujols, LAA 178 trailing 249-280 at home and trailing 241-289 at Boston. 13. José Bautista, NYM 177 THIS DATE IN ORIOLES HISTORY: On this date in 1962, future Hall of Famer RHP Robin Roberts, signed by on May 21 after being re- 14. Todd Frazier, NYM 176 leased by the Yankees, notched his fi rst win for the Orioles by defeating the Yankees, 5-3...After LF Boog Powell was beaned by LHP Bud 15. MARK TRUMBO, BAL 175 Daley and carried off the fi eld on a stretcher in the top of the fourth, Roberts tossed a pitch over the head of CF Roger Maris to lead off the Anthony Rizzo, CHC 175 bottom of the fourth...The pitch incited a brawl and the ejections of Orioles manager Billy Hitchcock and the Yankees skipper Ralph Houk. RECENT ROAD TRIP GENUINE DRAFT: The Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft was held from June 4-6 at MLB Network’s Studio 42 in Secaucus, Record 2-4 NJ...The Orioles selected RHP Grayson Rodriguez from Central Heights (TX) High School with their fi rst selection as the 11th overall Team Average .194 (38-for-196) pick and INF Cadyn Grenier at No. 37 overall out of Oregon State University...The Orioles selected 40 players overall: 22 pitchers and Runs per Game 2.3 (14 R/6 G) 18 position players, with 28 of the selections being college athletes...The Orioles chose 16 right-handed pitchers, six left-handed pitchers, seven infi elders, seven outfi elders, and four catchers. Fielding Errors 1 Team ERA 4.73 (28 ER/53.1 IP) ORIOLES HALL OF FAME: Former 2B Brian Roberts has been elected to the Orioles Hall of Fame...Additionally, long-time Orioles Radio broadcaster Fred Manfra will be inducted as this year’s Herb Armstrong Award winner...Roberts and Manfra will be honored at a luncheon Starters W-L 2-2 at Oriole Park on August 10, as well as during an on-fi eld ceremony prior to the August 11 game...Roberts played 13 seasons with the Starters ERA 4.33 (17 ER/35.1 IP) Orioles from 2001-13, compiling a .278 batting average and 1,452 hits...He ranks fi rst in O’s history among second baseman in all major Bullpen W-L-S 0-2-2 offensive categories...Drafted by Baltimore in the fi rst round of the 1999 First-Year Player Draft (No.