BALTIMORE ORIOLES GAME NOTES EXHIBITION GAME 2 MONDAY, JULY 20, 2020 • ORIOLE PARK AT CAMDEN YARDS • BALTIMORE, MD WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES • 6:05 PM ET TV: MASN TONIGHT’S GAME ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Orioles defeated the Phillies 5-1 at Citizens Bank Park last The Orioles play the Nationals in the first of night…RHP Thomas Eshelman tossed 4.2 scoreless innings against his former organization a home-and-home exhibition series tonight and the Orioles connected on four solo home runs (Severino, Mullins, Valaika, and and tomorrow…These two teams met once Mountcastle) to provide the offense…Four Orioles relievers followed Eshelman, with all five during Grapefruit League play, with the pitchers combining to strikeout 12 Phillies batters (the Orioles had 16 games last year in which Nationals winning that game 5-3 on March their pitchers struck out at least 12 batters). 3 in West Palm Beach…The two teams will meet six times during the regular season, WELCOME BACK: The Orioles play their second of three exhibition games tonight against the with the Nationals visiting Oriole Park from Nationals…Last night’s game against the Phillies was the clubs first game against another August 14-16 and the Orioles going to Nats opponent since March 11 when they traveled to Dunedin to take on the Blue Jays in Grapefruit Park for a series from August 7-9. League play (130 days)…The Orioles will play their final exhibition game before the season gets TONIGHT’S PITCHERS underway tomorrow against the Nats at Nationals Park. ORIOLES: RHP Alex Cobb, LHP Rob SEASON OUTLOOK: The Orioles will open the 2020 season on Friday July 24 at Boston…It will Zastryzny, LHP Richard Bleier, LHP Paul Fry, RHP Travis Lakins, Sr., RHP Cesar be the latest season opener in MLB history…It will be the first time the Orioles have opened a Valdez season in Boston since 1966…The O’s will play 60 games over 66 days, wrapping up the season on Sunday, September 27 in Toronto…They will play each AL East divisional foe 10 times, while NATIONALS: RHP Stephen Strasburg, also playing a mixture of 20 games against NL East opponents…All 60 of the Orioles games will RHP Erick Fedde, RHP Will Harris, LHP be played in the Eastern time zone…The Orioles will be a part of three different home openers to Sam Freeman, RHP James Bourque, RHP start the season, including Boston’s on July 24, Miami’s on July 27, and their own on July 29. Ryne Harper MEANS IS THE MAN: LHP John Means has been named the Orioles Opening Day Starter…It TUESDAY’S PITCHERS will be Means’ first career Opening Day start and his second Opening Day roster…Means finished ORIOLES: RHP Kohl Stewart second in the AL Rookie of the Year voting in 2019…Means led all Orioles pitchers in wins (12), NATIONALS: TBD ERA (3.60), Quality Starts (11), and WHIP (1.14) during the 2019 season...According to Baseball- Reference.com, Means finished 2019 leading the O’s with a WAR (wins above replacement) of TOMORROW’S SCHEDULE 4.3, the highest mark among AL rookies. The Orioles and Nats will move over to 60-MAN PLAYER POOL: The Orioles currently have 56 of the allotted 60 players on their 60-man Nationals Park for each team’s final tune up roster…This list includes nine of the Orioles top 12 prospects: No. 1 Adley Rutschman, No. 3 DL before the regular season…The game is Hall, No. 4 Ryan Mountcastle, No. 5 Austin Hays, No. 7 Yusniel Diaz, No. 8 Michael Baumann, slotted to start at 6:05 p.m. and will be broadcasted on MASN and the Orioles No. 9 Dean Kremer, No. 11 Keegan Akin, and No. 12 Hunter Harvey, according to Radio Network. MLB.com…The Orioles are using their Double-A affiliate, the Bowie Baysox, stadium as their secondary camp site. 2020 DRAFT PICKS Round Player Position 40-MAN ROSTER BREAKDOWN: The Orioles currently have 39 players on their 40-man roster, 1 (2) Heston Kjerstad OF with two players on the 60-day Injured List (Richie Martin and Trey Mancini)…13 of the 39 players CBA (30) Jordan Westburg SS are home grown O’s…29 of the 39 are under the age of 30…13 of the 39 have been added since 2 (39) Hudson Haskin OF the conclusion of the 2019 season. 3 (74) Anthony Servideo SS 4 (103) Coby Mayo 3B SPRING TRAINING RECAP: The Orioles played 19 games in Grapefruit League play before the 5 (133) Carter Baumler RHP shutdown, playing to a record of 9-7-3…At the time their 18 stolen bases were tied for the most as a team in the Grapefruit League, while their .257 batting average ranked tied for second. O’s TOP 10 PROSPECTS Player Position THE #F16HT AGAINST COLON CANCER: Orioles INF/OF TREY MANCINI will team up with the 1) Adley Rutschman C Colorectal Cancer Alliance to raise awareness for colon cancer…Mancini will participate in the 2) Grayson Rodriguez RHP organization’s “Never Too Young” advisory board, which advocates for all young-onset patients 3) DL Hall LHP and survivors…In support of Mancini’s fight and his partnership with the Colorectal Cancer 4) Ryan Mountcastle INF/OF Alliance, the Orioles are selling #F16HT t-shirts to benefit the Alliance…All net proceeds from the 5) Austin Hays OF t-shirts will benefit the Colorectal Cancer Alliance Patient and Family Support Services…The shirts 6) Gunnar Henderson INF are available for purchase for $25, sold exclusively on Orioles.com/Auctions. 7) Yusniel Diaz OF 8) Michael Baumann RHP 9) Dean Kremer RHP TIP OF THE CAP: In May of this year, longtime Baltimore Sun sportswriter, Peter Schmuck 10) Zac Lowther LHP retired…Schmuck began his writing career in California, covering the Angels and Dodgers for the Orange County Register, before moving to Baltimore and joining The Sun in 1990…A six-time *According to MLB.com recipient of the Maryland Sportswriter of the Year Award, Schmuck has been a household name in the Maryland sports world for the past three decades…Enjoy your retirement, Schmuck! O’S FIRST ROAD TRIP/HOME STAND 2020 MEDIA REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES: For 7:35 p.m. games, members of the media 1 JUL 24 at BOS 7:30 p.m. ET MASN will be permitted inside Oriole Park four hours before first pitch and must arrive by two hours before 2 JUL 25 at BOS 1:35 p.m. ET MASN first pitch…The media gate will be open from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m…For 1:05 p.m. games, members of 3 JUL 26 at BOS 1:35 p.m. ET MASN2 the media will be permitted inside Oriole Park three hours before first pitch and must arrive by one 4 JUL 27 at MIA 7:10 p.m. ET MASN2 hour before first pitch…The media gate will be open from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m…Game 5 JUL 28 at MIA 7:10 p.m. ET MASN2 broadcast TV crews will be permitted inside Oriole Park four and a half hours before first 6 JUL 29 vs. MIA 7:35 p.m. ET MASN pitch…Media must leave the ballpark no later than 90 minutes following the conclusion of postgame interviews, but are encouraged to leave as soon as they can…All access times are 7 JUL 30 vs. MIA 7:35 p.m. ET MASN2 subject to change…Writing media will have access only to the press box, photographers will have 8 JUL 31 vs. TB 7:35 p.m. ET MASN2 access only to designated photo and work areas, broadcasters will have access only to the 9 AUG 1 vs. TB 7:35 p.m. ET MASN2 broadcast booths, and broadcast TV crews will have access only to their designated areas…The 10 AUG 2 vs. TB 1:35 p.m. ET MASN2 Orioles will not issue any season credentials for the 2020 season…BBWAA cards, including gold 11 AUG 3 vs. NYY 7:35 p.m. ET MASN cards, will not be honored during workouts or the regular season…All media who wish to cover 12 AUG 4 vs. NYY 7:35 p.m. ET MASN workouts or games must submit a daily application…Please visit oriolespressbox.com to view the full media regulations and guidelines document, as well as for any other gameday information, 13 AUG 5 vs. NYY 7:35 p.m. ET MASN notes, rosters, and the Orioles 2020 media guide. TUESDAY, JULY 21 WEDNESDAY, JULY 22 THURSDAY, JULY 23 FRIDAY, JULY 24 at Washington – 6:05 p.m. Workout at Oriole Park at Boston – 7:30 p.m. BAL starter: RHP Kohl Stewart BAL starter: LHP John Means WSH starter: TBD CREDENTIAL PICKUP: BOS starter: RHP Nathan Eovaldi 4:30-5:30 p.m. TV: MASN NO MEDIA ACCESS TV: MASN Radio: Orioles Radio Network MEDIA ACCESS: Radio: Orioles Radio Network 5:00-7:00 p.m. No Media Access at Oriole Park TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER TONIGHT’S PITCHER #17 ALEX COBB RHP #68 ROB ZASTRYZNY LHP 2019 IN REVIEW 2019 IN REVIEW • Was scheduled to start Opening Day on 3/28 at NYY, but was • Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as a minor league free placed on the injured list with a right groin strain prior; second agent on 3/26 time in his career an injury caused him to miss starting on • Split the season between Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Opening Day (2015, TB) Oklahoma City, making a combined 19 starts (23 appearances) • Started the Orioles home opener on 4/4 vs.