TUESDAY, MAY 4, 2021 • GAME #30 • ROAD GAME #16 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (14-15) at SEATTLE MARINERS (16-14) RHP Jorge López (1-3, 7.48) vs. RHP Justin Dunn (1-0, 3.98) O’s SEASON BREAKDOWN HAPPY OPENING DAY!: Today marks Opening Day for the 2021 Minor League Baseball season...All HITTING IT OFF Overall 14-15 four of the Orioles affiliates are scheduled to play today for the first time since 2019...The Orioles farm Major League Hit Leaders: Home 4-10 system is ranked as the No. 7 farm system by Baseball America and boasts five Top 100 prospects: No. 1) CEDRIC MULLINS, BAL 38 hits Road 10-5 C Adley Rutschman (No. 2), RHP Grayson Rodriguez (No. 18), LHP DL Hall (No. 52), OF Heston No. 2) Xander Bogaerts, BOS 37 hits Day 6-7 Kjerstad (No. 55), and INF Gunnar Henderson (No. 97). No. 3) Nick Castellanos, CIN 35 hits Night 8-8 The Norfolk Tides (Triple-A East) will open the season in Florida against the Jacksonville Tommy Edman, STL 35 hits Current Streak W1 Jumbo Shrimp at 7:05 p.m. ET...Marks their first game since Sept. 2, 2019 (610 days in J.D. Martinez, BOS 35 hits Last 5 Games 4-1 between)...The Tides went 60-79 in 2019 and featured International League MVP INF/OF Last 10 Games 6-4 Ryan Mountcastle. RUN PRODUCERS April 12-14 The Bowie Baysox (Double-A Northeast) will open the season in Pennsylvania against American League RBI Leaders: May 2-1 the Altoona Curve at 6:00 p.m. ET...Marks their first game since Game 4 of the Eastern No. 1) J.D. Martinez, BOS 26 RBI June -- No. 2) Nate Lowe, TEX 24 RBI July -- League Championship Series against the Trenton Thunder on Sept. 13, 2019 (599 days in No. 3) Mitch Haniger, SEA 23 RBI August -- between)...The Baysox went 76-64 in 2019, finishing 69-41 after starting the season 7-23. No. 4) Shohei Ohtani, LAA 22 RBI September -- The Aberdeen IronBirds (High-A East) will open the season in Delaware against the Wilming- No. 5) Trey Mancini, BAL 21 RBI vs. LHSP 4-7 ton Blue Rocks at 7:05 p.m. ET...Marks their first game as the O’s High-A affiliate, and first Nelson Cruz, MIN 21 RBI vs. RHSP 10-8 regular season action since Sept. 2, 2019 (610 days in between)...The IronBirds went 42-33 Rafael Devers, BOS 21 RBI Series Opener 6-4 in 2019, becoming the winningest team in franchise history. Whit Merrifield, KC 21 RBI Series Opener at Home 1-3 The Delmarva Shorebirds (Low-A East) will open the season at home against the Salem Carlos Santana, KC 21 RBI Series Opener on Road 5-1 Red Sox at 7:05 p.m. ET...Marks their first game since Game 2 of the Northern Confer- Jared Walsh, LAA 21 RBI By Series 3-4-2 ence Championship Series against the Hickory Crawdads on Sept. 6, 2019 (606 days in By Home Series 0-3-1 between)...The Shorebirds went 90-48 in 2019 and were named the MiLB Team of the Year LIFE ON THE ROAD By Road Series 3-1-1 by MiLB.com. MLB Team ERA leaders in road games Rubber Games -- Sweeps/Were Swept 1-1 HIT TO KNOW CEDRIC: After a three-hit performance last night, OF Cedric Mullins leads the No. 1) Milwaukee Brewers 3.00 Scored First 9-1 majors with 38 hits...He’s hit safely in 22 of his 28 starts...He’s batted leadoff in all of his starts, No. 2) San Diego Padres 3.05 Opponent Scored First 5-14 batting .370 (10-for-27) in the first inning of these games; his 10 hits are tied for the second-most No. 3) Los Angeles Dodgers 3.13 No. 4) BALTIMORE ORIOLES 3.16 1-run games 4-3 in the majors (Harper, PHI - 10, Trout, LAA - 10, and Buxton, MIN - 11). No. 5) Boston Red Sox 3.18 Comeback Wins 6-4 His 17 hits (17-for-43 - .395) against left-handed pitching are tied for the most in the Last AB Wins 3-4 majors (Lowrie, OAK). Walk-off Wins 2-1 WHAT A RELIEF He’s batting .456 (26-for-57) in the Orioles 14 wins, hitting safely in 13 of the 14, and .211 Lowest Team Bullpen ERA’s in the AL Extra Innings 3-2 (12-for-57) in the Orioles 15 losses. Led After 6 11-0 No. 1) New York Yankees 2.39 Mullins is swinging at 20.6% of first pitches seen, the lowest on the O’s; last season Led After 7 10-0 No. 2) Toronto Blue Jays 2.55 Led After 8 12-1 Mullins swung at 33.3% of first pitches. No. 3) Seattle Mariners 2.56 Tied After 6 1-2 No. 4) Cleveland Indians 2.74 HOMER HAPPY: The Orioles have hit at least one home run in each of their last five games (7 Tied After 7 2-3 No. 5) BALTIMORE ORIOLES 3.12 HR total)...Have gone 4-1 during this stretch...Their five-straight games with a home run is tied for Tied After 8 1-1 the second-longest active streak in the AL. Behind After 6 2-13 O’s STATCAST NUGGETS Behind After 7 1-10 Five different O’s batters have homered in the last five games:INF/OF Trey Mancini, OF Furthest Home Run Behind After 8 0-10 Cedric Mullins, OF Austin Hays, OF DJ Stewart, and INF Freddy Galvis...Mullins and 436 ft. - Stewart - 4/16 at TEX vs. A.L. Teams 13-14 Hays have each homered twice. Exit Velocity Max vs. N.L. Teams 1-1 The Orioles have hit multiple home runs in four of their last nine games, going 4-0 in 113.4 mph (1B) - Severino - 4/28 vs. NYY Hit 0 HR 4-7 these contests...Are 7-3 on the year when they hit multiple home runs, compared to 4-7 Exit Velocity Avg. Hit 1+ HR 10-8 when they hit no home runs. 90.1 mph - Mancini (min. 60 AB’s) Scored 3 or Fewer Runs 2-12 Barrels Scored 4 or More Runs 12-3 A TRIP TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: The Orioles defeated the Mariners by a score of 5-3 Mancini (11) Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs 11-4 last night in the opener of the three-game series...The Mariners won three of four games in a Fastest Pitch Allowed 4 or More Runs 3-11 four-game set back on April 13-15 at Oriole Park...This marks the O’s first visit to Seattle since 99.7 MPH - Scott - 4/7 at NYY More Hits than Opponent 10-2 June 20-23, 2019. Fewer Hits than Opponent 3-12 LHP Paul Fry was acquired by the O’s from the Mariners on April 14, 2017 in exchange O’S ON THE ROAD Committed No Errors 11-8 for an International Signing Bonus Slot; RHP Shawn Armstrong was claimed off waiv- Record 10-5 Committed 1 or More Errors 3-7 ers by the O’s from the Mariners on April 28, 2019. Team AVG/OBP/SLG .233/.276/.375 Runs per Game 4.2 (63 R/15 G) LIFE ON THE ROAD: The O’s began their sixth road series of the season last night...They have VS. SEATTLE gone 5-1 in series openers on the road...The O’s have gone 10-5 on the road overall, the most Fielding Errors 8 Record in 2021 2-3 road wins in the majors...Their .667 winning percentage is tied for the fourth-best in MLB. at Home 1-3 Team ERA 3.16 (47 ER/133.2 IP) The O’s have posted a team ERA of 3.16 (47 ER/133.2 IP) in their 15 road games, the at T-Mobile Park 1-0 Starters W-L 6-3 lowest ERA in the AL and fourth-lowest in the majors. Starters ERA 3.39 (30 ER/79.2 IP) Team AVG/OBP/SLG .204/.286/.372 The O’s have averaged 4.2 runs per game on the road and 3.5 at home; they have a +13 Starters Strikeouts/Walks 77/25 Runs per Game 3.6 (18 R/5 G) run differential on the road and a -22 run differential at home. All-Time Record (since 1977) 228-202 OF Cedric Mullins leads the O’s with 20 road hits and is batting .333 (20-for-60) on the Bullpen W-L 4-2 All-Time at Home 125-87 road; his 20 road hits are tied for the most in the majors. Bullpen ERA 2.83 (17 ER/54.0 IP) All-Time at Seattle 103-115 Bullpen Strikeouts/Walks 55/24 PEN PALS: The Orioles bullpen has pitched to a 3.12 ERA (39 ER/112.1 IP) this season, the Saves/Opps 7/9 ORIOLES - MARINERS HEAD-TO-HEAD fifth-lowest ERA in the AL and seventh-lowest in the majors...At home, the bullpen has posted a Best Road Trip 4-2 (4/1-7) BALTIMORE ..............................SEATTLE 3.39 ERA (22 ER/58.1 IP) and on the road a 2.83 ERA (17 ER/54.0 IP). Worst Road Trip 3-2 (4/16-21) 2-3 .....................Record .......................3-2 The O’s bullpen has posted a combined 1.6 wins above average, according to Base- .204 ..................Average ...................