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

BALTIMORE ORIOLES NOTES Thursday, March 20, 2014  McKechnie Field  Bradenton, FL BALTIMORE ORIOLES (10-7-1) vs. (11-7)  1:05 PM ET

YESTERDAY’S GAME GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE SLATE: The Orioles have 30 games scheduled this spring, with 15 in Sarasota

The Orioles fell to the Rays, 7-4…Adam and 15 on the road…The Orioles will wrap up Spring Training with an exhibition game in Norfolk, VA Jones and Delmon Young each went 2- against their Triple-A club on March 29. for-3, with Jones stealing 2nd and 3rd on one pitch against a defensive shift, and GETTING STARTED: The Orioles opened the exhibition schedule with 61 players on their major league later scoring a run on an errant throw back camp roster (21 non-roster invitees)…24 players from the current 40-man roster were in major league camp to the mound…He scored three runs on with the O’s last spring. the afternoon…Wei-Yin Chen (10H, VOTE EARLY, VOTE OFTEN: Ed Smith Stadium is among the leading vote getters in a USA Today poll 6ER) struck out five without walking ranking the top Spring Training stadiums in the US…Voting concludes March 24…Fans can vote by visiting anyone in 3.2 innings of work. http://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-spring-training-facility/. RING CEREMONY SUNDAY COACHING STAFF: Over the off-season, the Orioles hired Dave Wallace as pitching and Dom Prior to Sunday’s game against Pittsburgh, Chiti as bullpen coach…Bobby Dickerson (third base) and Einar Diaz (assistant hitting) return for their the eight Orioles that were members of the second years, while Wayne Kirby (first base), Jim Presley (hitting) and John Russell (bench) return for Surprise Saguaros will receive their 2013 their fourth years on the coaching staff. Arizona Fall League championship rings…Players and staff include: Gary TOGETHER AGAIN: With the signing of free agent RH Ubaldo Jimenez and non-roster invitee INF Kendall (), Alan Mills (pitching Alexi Casilla, the Orioles have reunited a pair of little league teammates…The pair played together in San coach), Henry Urrutia, Jonathan Schoop, Cristobal, Dominican Republic from ages 11-14. Eduardo Rodriguez, Tim Berry, Michael

Ohlman, and Dariel Alvarez. WELCOME BACK: on the 40-man that saw regular season action for Baltimore in 2013 (14): Belfiore, Britton, Chen, Gausman, Gonzalez, Hunter, Johnson, Matusz, McFarland, Norris, O’Day, Patton, TODAY’S PITCHERS @ PIT Stinson and Tillman…Returning Baltimore position players on the 40-man roster that played for the O’s in ORIOLES: RH Bud Norris, RH Steve 2013 (12): Clevenger, Davis, Flaherty, Hardy, Jones, Machado, Markakis, Pearce, Reimold, Schoop, Urrutia Johnson, LH TJ McFarland and RH and Wieters…Alexi Casilla is in camp as non-roster invitee. Alfredo Aceves. PROSPECTING: The Orioles have five of ESPN.com’s Top 100 prospects: RHP Kevin Gausman (23), PIRATES: LH Francisco Liriano, RH RHP Dylan Bundy (31), RHP (38), Eduardo Rodriguez (43), and INF Jonathan Schoop Vin Mazzaro, RH Bryan Morris and RH (86)…MLB.com has Bundy (20), Gausman (31) and Rodriguez (68) ranked in their Top 100…Baseball Jay Jackson. America has the same trio on their list, with Bundy ranked 15th, Gausman ranked 20th and Rodriguez 65th.

FRIDAY’S PITCHERS vs. ATL OFFSEASON ADDITIONS: Since the end of the 2013 season, the Orioles traded for four players (INF ORIOLES: RH Chris Tillman. Jemile Weeks, OF David Lough, CA Johnny Monell and RHP Brad Brach)…The club signed seven

BRAVES: RH Gus Schlosser, LH Luis players as free agents (OF Nelson Cruz, LH Kelvin De La Cruz, RH Edgmer Escalona, RH Ubaldo Avilan, LH Ryan Buchter and RH Luis Jimenez, OF Francisco Peguero, RH Ryan Webb and RH Suk-min Yoon)…The Birds selected INF Vasquez. Michael Almanzar in the Rule 5 draft from Boston…LH Tim Berry and CA Michael Ohlman had their contracts selected. SATURDAY’S PITCHERS @ TB

ORIOLES: RH Ubaldo Jimenez. UNITED NATIONS: The Orioles have players from nine different countries in camp: Cuba (Urrutia), Curacao (Schoop), Dominican Republic (Almanzar, Casilla, Castillo, Cruz, De La Cruz, Jimenez and RAYS: RH Alex Cobb, RH Joel Peralta, Peguero), South Korea (Yoon), Mexico (Aceves and M. Gonzalez), Puerto Rico (DeJesus), Taiwan (Chen), LH Jake McGee, and RH Josh Lueke. United States of America (several) and Venezuela (Escalona, Gonzalez and Rodriguez).

SUNDAY’S PITCHERS vs. PIT WELCOME TO THE SHOW: LHP Tim Berry is the only on the 40-man roster in camp that ORIOLES: TBA. pitched in the organization last year but did not see major league action (Dylan Bundy was injured)…CA

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

BREAKDOWN vs. OPPONENTS time in Spring Training, with a home attendance total of 3,803,253.

OPP. HOME ROAD TOT. SPRING TRAINING IN SARASOTA: The Orioles are the sixth major league team to train in Sarasota ATL (1) 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 since the New York Giants began training in the Sun Coast city in 1924…The Giants called Sarasota home BOS (6) 1-1-0 1-1-0 2-2-0 from 1924-1927 and the trained in Sarasota from 1933-58 (with the exception of four years MIN (4) 0-1-0 1-0-1 1-1-1 during World War II)…The came to Sarasota for the 1959 season before the Chicago NYY (3) 1-0-0 1-1-0 2-1-0 White Sox began a 28-year run here (1960-97)…The trained at Ed Smith Stadium from PHI (2) 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 PIT (4) 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 1998-2009...Ed Smith Stadium was built in 1989 and renovated prior to the 2011 spring season. TB (5) 0-1-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 TOR (2) 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0 HAPPY ANNIVERSARY: 20 years ago, Ed Smith Stadium was the site of Michael Jordan’s transition TOTAL (27) 5-4-0 5-3-1 10-7-1 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.

THURSDAY, MARCH 20 FRIDAY, MARCH 21 SATURDAY, MARCH 22 SUNDAY, MARCH 23

At Pittsburgh – 7:05 Vs. Atlanta – 1:05 At Tampa Bay – 1:05 Vs. Pittsburgh – 1:05 BAL starter: RH Bud Norris BAL starter: RH Chris Tillman BAL starter: RH Ubaldo Jimenez BAL starter: TBA PIT starter: LH Francisco Liriano ATL starter: RH Gus Schlosser TB starter: RH Alex Cobb PIT starter: TBA

CLUBHOUSE OPEN TO MEDIA: CLUBHOUSE OPEN TO MEDIA: CLUBHOUSE OPEN TO MEDIA: CLUBHOUSE OPEN TO MEDIA: 3:00-4:00 p.m. in Sarasota, post-game 8:15-9:15 a.m. in Sarasota, post-game 8:15-9:15 a.m. in Sarasota, post-game 8:15-9:15 a.m. in Sarasota, post-game

TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER BIRDS ON THE BUMP BIRDS ON THE BUMP

#25 BUD NORRIS RHP #91 Aceves, Alfredo* RHP #56 O'Day, Darren RHP Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 2013 HIGHLIGHTS 3/03 vMIN 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/03 vMIN 1.0 1 0 0 0 0  Acquired from HOU in exchange for OF L.J. Hoes and minor league 3/07 vPHI 2.0 2 2 2 0 1 3/08 vBOS 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 LHP Josh Hader, July 31 3/11 vBOS 2.0 5 3 3 1 3 3/12 vPHI 1.0 1 0 0 1 1  Worked at least 5.0 innings in all but four starts in 2013 3/16 @TOR 3.0 4 0 0 1 0 3/15 vNYY 1.0 1 0 0 1 3  Limited opponents to three or fewer earned runs in 22 of his 30 starts 3/19 (MiLg) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2  Made 16 Quality Starts, including 15 in his final 25 starts #35 Brach, Brad RHP  In his five home starts for Baltimore, was 2-1 with a 7.30 ERA (24.2IP, Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K #40 Patton, Troy^ LHP 20ER) and the Orioles were 4-1 in those five games 2/28 @TB 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K  In his four road starts for the Orioles, was 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA (23.1IP, 3/04 @NYY 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 3/08 @BOS 1.0 1 2 2 1 3 5ER) 3/09 vPIT 2.0 2 2 2 0 2 3/14 @MIN 1.0 1 1 1 1 0

 Was tagged with the loss in both of his two extra innings relief 3/13 @NYY 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 #60 Stinson, Josh RHP appearances for the Birds…Allowed the walk-off in the 14th inning 3/19 vTB 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K August 14 @ARI and the game winner in the 18th inning September 20 #53 Britton, Zach LHP 3/01 vTOR 1.0 2 1 0 0 1 @TB after working scoreless frames in the 16th and 17th Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/04 @NYY 2.0 0 0 0 2 1

2/28 @TB 2.0 3 1 1 1 1 3/09 vPIT 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 2014 SPRING TRAINING STARTS 3/06 @MIN 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 3/13 @NYY 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 DATE, OPP. DEC IP H R ER BB K HR 3/09 vPIT 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 3/18 (MiLg) 1.0 - - - - - 3/3 vs. MIN ND 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 3/12 vPHI 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3/8 vs. BOS W 3.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 3/15 vNYY 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 #30 Tillman, Chris RHP 3/13 @NYY L 1.2 4 3 2 2 2 0 3/18 (MiLg) 1.0 - - - - - Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 2/28 @TB 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 2013 & CAREER MLB STATS #16 Chen, Wei-Yin LHP 3/06 @MIN 2.1 4 3 1 0 2 W L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB K Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/10 @PIT 3.1 6 5 5 0 4 ‘13 10 12 4.18 32 30 176.2 196 89 82 17 67 147 3/04 @NYY 2.0 5 2 2 1 1 3/15 vNYY 5.0 3 1 1 2 5 Tot 38 49 4.36 130 127 740.1 748 395 359 91 305 700 3/09 vPIT 3.0 1 0 0 0 2

3/14 @MIN 4.0 3 1 1 1 3 #58 Webb, Ryan RHP SPRING TRAINING SPECIAL EVENTS Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/19 vTB 3.2 10 6 6 0 5 MARCH 17 & 23 - MILITARY APPRECIATION DAYS: Members 3/01 vTOR 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 of the military are eligible to receive $3 off any regularly priced ticket by #61 De La Cruz, Kelvin LHP 3/04 @NYY 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 showing their ID at the Ed Smith Stadium box office for the five games Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/08 @BOS 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 listed above. Offer is valid for purchases in advance and on day of game. 3/01 vTOR 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3/10 @PIT 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3/04 @NYY 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 3/13 @NYY 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 MARCH 21 - BEACH CHAIR CELL PHONE HOLDER (sponsored 3/07 vPHI 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 3/16 @TOR 1.0 4 1 1 0 1 by Sarasota Bradenton International Airport): The first 3,000 fans 15 3/10 @PIT 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 and over will receive a beach chair cell phone holder. 3/12 vPHI 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 #18 Yoon, Suk-min RHP Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K MARCH 23 - YOUTH BASEBALL DAY (sponsored by Students 3/16 @TOR 1.2 2 2 2 1 0 3/15 vNYY 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Working Against Tobacco (SWAT)): Youth baseball players, in uniform, #59 Escalona, Edgmer RHP 3/19 vTB 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 take part in a pre-game parade on the field. To reserve a spot, teams can Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K call 941-893-6300. * - NRI…^ - Restricted List 3/01 vTOR 1.0 4 5 5 1 0 MARCH 27- 4TH ANNUAL ORIOLES REACH FOOD DRIVE (to benefit All Faiths Food Bank): Bring your non-perishable food items and #39 Gausman, Kevin RHP PLAYERS SENT OUT monetary donations to the game to help the All Faiths Food Bank. The Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K #78 Additon, Nick* LHP first three food drives have collected over 2,400 pounds of food and 3/03 vMIN 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K $3,600 in cash donations. 3/08 @BOS 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 3/13 @NYY 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 2/28 @TB 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 ROSTER MOVES 3/18 (MiLg) 3.0 - - - - - 3/03 vMIN 1.0 3 2 2 0 0

*3/07: Mike Belfiore (LHP); optioned to AAA NFK…Tim Alderson #50 Gonzalez, Miguel RHP #79 Alderson, Tim* RHP (RHP) and Nick Additon (LHP); reassigned MiLg camp. Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K *3/09: Chris Marrero (INF), Fabio Castillo and Mike Wright (RHPs); 3/01 vTOR 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 2/28 @TB 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 reassigned to MiLg camp. 3/07 vPHI 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 3/03 vMIN 0.0 4 5 5 1 0

*3/10: Michael Ohlman (CA) & Tim Berry (LHP); Optioned to AA 3/11 vBOS 3.0 4 2 2 1 0 BOW…Brian Ward (CA); reassigned to MiLg camp. #65 Belfiore, Mike LHP 3/16 @TOR 4.0 5 1 1 0 3 Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K *3/11: Cord Phelps (INF), Eddie Gamboa (RHP) and Julio Borbon (OF); reassigned to MiLg camp. #29 Hunter, Tommy RHP 2/28 @TB 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 *3/12: Brock Huntzinger (RHP), Eduardo Rodriguez (LHP) and Ivan Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/06 @MIN 1.0 2 0 0 0 1

De Jesus, Jr. (INF); reassigned to MiLg camp. 3/03 vMIN 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 #75 Berry, Tim LHP *3/14: Dylan Bundy (RHP); optioned to AA BOW. 3/08 vBOS 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K *3/19: Suk-min Yoon (RHP) and Johnny Monell (CA); Optioned to 3/11 vBOS 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 3/02 @BOS 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 AAA NFK…Xavier Paul (OF); reassigned to MiLg camp. 3/14 @MIN 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/08 vBOS 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 3/19 vTB 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 2014 SPRING GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS #49 Bundy, Dylan RHP #31 Jimenez, Ubaldo RHP DATE OPP. W/L REC. ATT. WIN/LOSS/ Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 2/28 @TB W, 4-2 1-0 5,017 Tillman/Bedard/Alderson 3/07 vPHI 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 3/01 vTOR W, 9-7 2-0 6,901 Stinson/Walden/Meek #70 Castillo, Fabio* RHP 3/12 vPHI 2.0 4 4 4 3 0 3/02 @BOS L, 6-8 2-1 9,623 Wilson/Rodriguez/-- Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/02 @BOS 0.2 1 0 0 2 1 3/03 vMIN L, 2-9 2-2 4,703 Oliveros/Alderson/-- #52 Johnson, Steve RHP 3/04 @NYY W, 3-2 3-2 8,724 Brach/Whitley/Huntzinger 3/19 vTB 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/05 @MIN W, 11-5 4-2 6,317 Tillman/Burton/-- 3/01 vTOR 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 #80 Gamboa, Eddie* RHP 3/06 vTB RAINED OUT 3/05 @MIN 2.0 2 2 2 1 2 Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/07 vPHI W, 15-4 5-2 7,297 Jimenez/Burnett/-- 3/09 vPIT 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 2/28 @TB 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3/08 vBOS W, 7-3 6-2 *7,858 Norris/Owens/-- 3/12 vPHI 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 3/02 @BOS 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 @BOS (s) W, 13-2 7-2 9,626 Gausman/Workman/-- 3/06 @MIN 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 3/09 vPIT W, 9-2 8-2 7,084 Chen/Volquez/-- #17 Matusz, Brian LHP 3/07 vPHI 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 3/10 @PIT W, 7-6 9-2 6,282 De La Cruz/Oliver/Gamboa Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/10 @PIT 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 3/11 vBOS (s) L, 6-5 9-3 *7,647 Villarreal/Aceves/Ramirez 3/02 @BOS 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 3/12 vPHI L, 6-5 9-4 7,010 Burnett/Jimenez/Jimenez 3/07 vPHI 2.0 2 2 2 1 2 #71 Huntzinger, Brock* RHP 3/13 @NYY (s) L, 0-6 9-5 9,317 Pineda/Norris/-- 3/11 vBOS 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/14 @MIN (s) T, 2-2 9-5-1 6,346 --/--/-- 3/18 (MiLg) 5.0 - - - - - 3/02 @BOS 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3/15 vNYY (s) W, 2-1 10-5-1 *8,602 Yoon/Montgomery/Meek 3/04 @NYY 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 3/16 @TOR L, 3-4 10-6-1 4,605 Sikula/De La Cruz/-- #66 McFarland, T.J. LHP 3/10 @PIT 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 3/17 @PHI (s) RAINED OUT Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K vMIN (s) RAINED OUT 3/02 @BOS 1.0 3 3 3 2 3 #74 Rodriguez, Eduardo* LHP 3/18 OFF DAY 3/06 @MIN 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/19 vTB L, 4-7 10-7-1 *8,319 Lowe/Chen/-- 3/10 @PIT 1.2 2 0 0 2 2 3/02 @BOS 2.0 4 4 4 1 1 3/20 @PIT 7:05 3/14 @MIN 3.0 1 0 0 1 1 3/08 vBOS 2.0 3 2 2 1 4 3/21 vATL (s) 1:05 3/12 vPHI 2.0 5 2 2 0 1 #47 Meek, Evan* RHP 3/22 @TB 1:05 R Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/23 vPIT 1:05 R^ #73 Wright, Mike* RHP 3/01 vTOR 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/24 vBOS 1:05 T/R Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K 3/04 @NYY 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3/25 @MIN 1:05 3/03 vMIN 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 3/08 @BOS 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 3/26 @BOS (s) 1:05 3/08 @BOS 2.0 1 0 0 3 1 3/15 vNYY 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 @TB (s) 7:05 M/R^ 3/19 vTB 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3/27 vTB 7:05 R^ 3/29 @NOR 3:05 #25 Norris, Bud RHP

*- home sellout Date, Opp IP H R ER BB K R – Game broadcast on 1090 AM WBAL Radio (^ = pre & post show) 3/03 vMIN 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 T – Game televised on MASN-HD…M – Game televised by MLB Net 3/08 vBOS 3.0 2 0 0 0 4 3/13 @NYY 1.2 4 3 2 2 2