BALTIMORE ORIOLES GAME NOTES ORIOLE PARK AT CAMDEN YARDS • 333 WEST CAMDEN STREET • BALTIMORE, MD 21201 SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2018 • GAME #15 • ROAD GAME #9 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (5-9) at BOSTON RED SOX (11-2) RHP Alex Cobb (2018 debut) vs. RHP Hector Velázquez (1-0, 3.12) KEEPING UP WITH JONES: OF Adam Jones went 1-for-3 with a sacrifi ce fl y on Friday night at Boston...His 181 career hits against the HOME GOODS Red Sox rank third-most among active players (Robinson Canó, 220; Evan Longoria, 184)...His 98 career RBI against the Red Sox rank Most wins at home since 2012 among AL clubs: fourth among active players (Robinson Canó, 116; Evan Longoria, 106; José Bautista, 103). 1. BALTIMORE ORIOLES 288 2. New York Yankees 287 th NO MINOR FEAT: Double-A Bowie Manager Gary Kendall will manage his 1,000 game with the Baysox on tonight at Harrisburg...He 3. Cleveland Indians 283 owns a record of 508-491 in eight seasons at the helm of the Baysox...Kendall has led the Baysox to three of their seven playoff appear- 4. Los Angeles Angels 273 ances in franchise history, including their fi rst and only league title in 2015...He is the longest tenured and winningest manager in franchise 5. Toronto Blue Jays 272 history...It is Kendall’s 19th overall season in the Orioles organization, having previously managed at Short-Season Aberdeen (2008-10), Class-A Delmarva (2005-07), and Rookie Level Bluefi eld (2004), as well as being a Field Coach at Aberdeen (2002-03) and Bluefi eld CENTER OF ATTENTION (2000-01)...Kendall is a 1981 graduate of Sparrows Point High School in Baltimore and went on to play at the Community College of Most homers as a center fi elder in MLB history: Baltimore (MD) and at Atlantic Christian College (NC), where he received his degree in 1987. 8. Steve Finley (1989-2007) 295 42: On Sunday, all of baseball will commemorate the 71st anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s fi rst Major League game for the Brooklyn 9. Carlos Beltran (1998-2017) 273 Dodgers on April 15, 1947...Robinson’s uniform No. 42 was retired by the Dodgers in 1972 and in 1997, the 50th anniversary of his breaking 10. Fred Lynn (1974-90) 266 of baseball’s color barrier, Major League Baseball permanently retired his uniform number league-wide...Jackie Robinson Day has been 11. Mike Cameron (1995-2011) 261 celebrated throughout baseball on April 15 each year since 2004 and every player and all on-fi eld personnel has celebrated Robinson’s Bernie Williams (1991-2006) 261 legacy by wearing his No. 42 during games scheduled on Jackie Robinson Day since 2009...Each player’s game-worn No. 42 jersey will 13. ADAM JONES (2006-pres.) 250 be authenticated, autographed, and auctioned to benefi t the Jackie Robinson Foundation. American League leaders: MAKE MINE A DOUBLE: In the 12th inning of Sunday’s game at New York, the Orioles turned a 1-2-5 double play when a bases-loaded 1. Mickey Mantle (1951-68) 432 grounder to RHP Brad Brach was thrown to C Caleb Joseph and was completed with a throw by Joseph to 3B Tim Beckham...According 2. Ken Griffey, Jr. (AL: 1989-99, 2008-10) 382 to the Elias Sports Bureau, the 1-2-5 double play was the fi rst of its kind in the majors since September 7, 2012 when the Houston Astros 3. Fred Lynn (AL: 1974-89) 266 (RHP Lucas Harrell, C Chris Snyder, 3B Matt Dominguez) did so against the Cincinnati Reds...Also, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, 4. Bernie Williams (1991-2006) 261 Sunday’s 12th-inning two-out play marked the fi rst 1-2-5 double play in Orioles history. 5. ADAM JONES (2006-pres.) 250 Assistance courtesy of the Elias Sports Bureau GRAND CENTRAL STATION: OF Adam Jones hit his 250th career home run as a center fi elder last Thursday night at Yankee Stadium... According to the Elias Sports Bureau, his 250 homers hit while playing center fi eld rank 13th all-time in Major League history...He also ranks JUST A LITTLE CRUSH fi fth all-time among American League hitters...Among AL hitters, he trails Mickey Mantle (432), Ken Griffey, Jr. (382 ), Fred Lynn (266), Active Major League home run leaders since 2012: and Bernie Williams (261)...Willie Mays is the all-time leader with 640 home runs as a center fi elder. 1. Edwin Encarnación, CLE 234 OPENING DAY: The Orioles defeated the Twins, 3-2, in 11 innings on Opening Day at Oriole Park...The O’s have won eight consecutive 2. CHRIS DAVIS, BAL 224 Opening Day games (since 2011) and have won 15 of their last 18 openers...The O’s are now 43-22 all-time on Opening Day...According 3. Nelson Cruz, SEA 219 to STATS, LLC., the O’s eight consecutive Opening Day wins are tied for sixth all-time and rank fi rst in Orioles history...The Orioles won 4. Giancarlo Stanton, NYY 214 seven straight Opening Day games from 1970-76...Adam Jones hit a walk-off home run in the 11th inning in the season opener...Last year, 5. Mike Trout, LAA 201 Mark Trumbo also hit an 11th-inning walk-off homer in the Orioles season opener...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Orioles are 6. Miguel Cabrera, DET 186 the fi rst team in Major League history to hit an Opening Day walk-off home run in consecutive seasons...The Orioles also won in walk-off 7. ADAM JONES, BAL 179 fashion on Opening Day in 2016 when Matt Wieters hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning on April 4, 2016 vs. Minnesota. 8. Jay Bruce, NYM 178 9. Josh Donaldson, TOR 176 VS. BOSTON: The Orioles and Red Sox play the second game of 19 matchups between the two clubs this season...The Red Sox lead 10. José Bautista, FA 175 the season series, 1-0...The Orioles won the 2017 season series, 10-9...Baltimore trails Boston in the all-time series, 489-564, with the O’s 11. MARK TRUMBO, BAL 172 trailing 249-280 at home and trailing 240-284 at Boston. Albert Pujols, LAA 172 THIS DATE IN ORIOLES HISTORY: On this date in 1954, the Orioles won their fi rst game ever, a 3-2 victory at Detroit...RHP Duane Pillette went the distance and the Orioles scored all three runs in the fi rst inning...Maryland native 2B Bobby Young doubled and scored MANAGERIAL WINS the club’s fi rst run on a CF Gil Goan single. Most all-time managerial wins (*active): 19. Fred Clarke, HOF 1,602 DISABLED LIST: Four Orioles are currently on the disabled list…INF/OF Mark Trumbo (right quad strain, retroactive to 3/26), RHP Gabri- 20. Tommy Lasorda, HOF 1,599 el Ynoa (right shin stress reaction, retroactive to 3/26), and OF Colby Rasmus (left hip fl exor strain, since 4/7) are on the 10-day disabled 21. Mike Scioscia, LAA* 1,582 list...LHP Zach Britton (right Achilles surgery, since 2/15) is on the 60-day disabled list. 22. Dick Williams, HOF 1,571 SIX PACK: Since the beginning of the 2012 season, Orioles hitters lead the majors with 1,352 home runs hit and also lead the majors in 23. BUCK SHOWALTER, BAL* 1,509 fewest number of errors committed with 505...Several current hitters rank among Major League leaders in home runs since 2012...Chris 24. Clark Griffi th, HOF 1,491 Davis ranks second with 224, Adam Jones ranks seventh with 179, and Mark Trumbo is tied for 11th with 172 home runs...Also since 2012, the Orioles rank fi rst among American League clubs with 288 wins at home. CURRENT ROAD TRIP Record 0-1 FEEL THE DRAFT: The Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft will be held from Monday, June 4 through Wednesday, June 6 at MLB Network’s Studio 42 in Secaucus, NJ...Rounds one and two and both competitive balance rounds will take place on Monday, with Team Average .265 (9-for-34) rounds 3-10 on Tuesday, and rounds 11-40 on Wednesday...The draft will air on MLB Network and MLB.com...The Orioles own three picks Runs per Game 3.0 (3 R/1 G) in the top 100 of the 2018 Draft; the No. 11, 37, and 87 overall selections. Fielding Errors 0 SPRING TRAINING WRAP: The Orioles fi nished third in the Grapefruit League with a 17-12-2 record, posting a 4.86 ERA in 274.0 IP and Team ERA 7.88 (7 ER/8.0 IP) batting .271/.450/.332, scoring 171 runs in 31 games...The Orioles drew a total of 103,294 fans for 15 home games in Sarasota...It was the Starters W-L 0-1 eighth time in nine seasons that the Orioles have welcomed more than 100,000 fans at Ed Smith Stadium...The Orioles had six sellouts this Starters ERA 27.00 (6 ER/2.0 IP) spring, including the second-highest single-game attendance total at Ed Smith Stadium with 8,782 in attendance on March 14...Ed Smith Bullpen W-L-S 0-0-0 Stadium was recently recognized by USA Today as the top Spring Training venue in Major League Baseball. Bullpen ERA 1.50 (1 ER/6.0 IP) ORIOLES HALL OF FAME: Former 2B Brian Roberts has been elected to the Orioles Hall of Fame...Additionally, long-time Orioles Radio Saves/Opps 0/0 broadcaster Fred Manfra will be inducted as this year’s Herb Armstrong Award winner...Roberts and Manfra will be honored at a luncheon Best homestand 1-2 (.333), 3/29-4/1 & 4/9-11 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 Worst homestand --- 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 Best road trip 3-4 (.429), 4/2-8 offensive categories...Drafted by Baltimore in the fi rst round of the 1999 First-Year Player Draft (No.