SATURDAY, MAY 1, 2021 • GAME #27 • ROAD GAME #13 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (12-14) at OAKLAND ATHLETICS (16-11) RHP Matt Harvey (2-1, 4.26) vs. LHP Jesús Luzardo (1-2, 5.40) O’s SEASON BREAKDOWN LIFE ON THE ROAD: The O’s defeated the A’s 3-2 in last night’s series opener, and have now HITTING IT OFF Overall 12-14 gone 4-1 in series opener’s on the road this season...Overall, the O’s have gone 8-4 on the road Major League Hit Leaders: Home 4-10 for a .667 winning percentage, tied for the second-highest in the AL and tied for fourth-best in No. 1) CEDRIC MULLINS, BAL 34 hits Road 8-4 the majors. Yermin Mercedes, CWS 34 hits Day 5-6 The O’s have posted a team ERA of 2.84 (34 ER/107.2 IP) in their 12 road games, the No. 3) J.D. Martinez, BOS 33 hits Night 7-8 second-lowest in the AL and majors (BOS - 2.58). No. 4) Xander Bogaerts, BOS 32 hits Current Streak W2 The O’s have averaged 3.8 runs per game on the road and 3.5 at home; they have a +9 No. 5) Four players tied with 31 hits Last 5 Games 3-2 run differential on the road and a -22 run differential at home. Last 10 Games 5-5 The O’s won their second game of the season last night when scoring three-or-fewer April 12-14 runs (2-12 overall), both have come on the road and during a John Means start (4/2 TEAM EFFORT May -- at BOS). Orioles lowest team ERA in June -- March/April since 1993: OF Cedric Mullins leads the O’s with 16 road hits and batting .340 (16-for-47); his hits July -- are tied for the seventh-most in the AL No. 1) 2012 O’s 3.03 ERA August -- No. 2) 2016 O’s 3.63 ERA September -- YOU HAVE MY VOTE: LHP John Means should be your AL Pitcher of the Month for April, and No. 3) 2013 O’s 3.81 ERA vs. LHSP 3-6 here are the reasons why...Means improved to 3-0 after last night’s victory...His 1.70 ERA (7 No. 4) 1997 O’s 3.86 ERA vs. RHSP 9-8 ER/37.0 IP), 0.84 WHIP, 38 strikeouts, 37.0 IP, and .163 (21-for-129) opponent batting average No. 5) 2021 O’s 4.01 ERA Series Opener 5-4 all rank fourth in the AL. Series Opener at Home 1-3 His 1.8 WAR for pitchers leads all of baseball, according to Baseball-Reference. Series Opener on Road 4-1 WHAT A RELIEF By Series 2-4-2 One of two pitchers in the majors (Glasnow, TB) to have two scoreless appearances Lowest Team Bullpen ERA’s in the Majors of at least 7.0 innings. By Home Series 0-3-1 No. 1) New York Yankees 2.24 Means’ 60 in-zone swing and misses lead the AL and are the second-most in the majors By Road Series 2-1-1 No. 2) Seattle Mariners 2.35 (deGrom, NYM - 65), according to Statcast. Rubber Games -- No. 3) Toronto Blue Jays 2.52 Sweeps/Were Swept 1-1 His 1.70 ERA is the lowest for an O’s starter in their first six starts of a season sinceRHP th No. 4) Cleveland Indians 2.61 Scored First 8-1 Jim Palmer in 1977 (1.13); it is the 10 time in club history in which an O’s starter has No. 5) BALTIMORE ORIOLES 2.81 Opponent Scored First 4-13 posted a 1.70 ERA-or-lower in his first six starts of a season. 1-run games 4-3 Means has yet to allow a hit when throwing his curve ball, 0-for-10 (74 total pitches)... Comeback Wins 5-3 His changeup is inducing a 78.9 MPH opponent exit velocity and a 37.4% whiff rate NO FLY ZONE Last AB Wins 3-3 (165 total pitches). Fewest home runs allowed by a team on the Walk-off Wins 2-1 road in the American League Extra Innings 3-2 DE-PEN-DABLE: The Orioles bullpen has pitched to a 2.81 ERA (32 ER/102.2 IP) this season, No. 1) Houston Astros 8 (12 G) Led After 6 10-0 the fifth-lowest ERA in the AL and the majors...At home, the bullpen has posted a 3.39 ERA (22 No. 2) BALTIMORE ORIOLES 9 (12 G) Led After 7 9-0 ER/58.1 IP) compared to a 2.03 ERA (10 ER/44.1 IP) on the road. Cleveland Indians 9 (11 G) Led After 8 10-1 In the last 13 games (since 4/16) the O’s bullpen has worked to a 1.49 ERA (9 ER/54.1 No. 4) Boston Red Sox 10 (11 G) Tied After 6 1-1 IP), the second-lowest ERA in the majors during this stretch (SEA - 1.14). Tied After 7 2-2 The O’s bullpen has posted a combined 2.3 wins above average, according to Base- Tied After 8 1-1 ball-Reference, the highest in the majors. O’s STATCAST NUGGETS Behind After 6 1-13 LHP Paul Fry has appeared in a team-high 12 games...The 12 games are tied for the Furthest Home Run Behind After 7 0-10 most by a left-handed pitcher in the AL...Fry has not allowed a run since his 2021 debut 436 ft. - Stewart - 4/16 at TEX Behind After 8 0-9 on 4/5 at NYY (11 games - 9.2 IP, 3 H, 4 BB, 15 K); the 11-straight games without allow- Exit Velocity Max vs. A.L. Teams 11-13 ing a run is tied for the second-longest active streak in the AL. 113.4 mph (1B) - Severino - 4/28 vs. NYY vs. N.L. Teams 1-1 RHP César Valdez is tied for the AL lead in saves with six (6-for-8). Exit Velocity Avg. Hit 0 HR 4-7 93.5 mph - Santander (min. 40 AB’s) RHP Adam Plutko has worked 15.0 innings in relief, posting a 1.20 ERA (2 ER/15.0 Hit 1+ HR 8-7 Barrels IP)...His innings out of the bullpen are tied for the sixth-most in the AL. Scored 3 or Fewer Runs 2-12 Mancini (11) Scored 4 or More Runs 10-2 TAKING ON THE ATHLETICS: The O’s snapped their seven-game losing streak at Oakland Fastest Pitch Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs 10-4 99.7 MPH - Scott - 4/7 at NYY Allowed 4 or More Runs 2-10 Coliseum last night...The two teams have split their first four match ups this season...The season More Hits than Opponent 8-2 series will wrap up on Sunday. The O’s have out-hit the A’s in all four games this season, holding A’s batters to a com- Fewer Hits than Opponent 3-11 O’S ON THE ROAD bined .183 batting average. Committed No Errors 9-8 Record 8-4 Committed 1 or More Errors 3-6 OF Cedric Mullins is batting .389 (7-for-18) in the four games against the A’s. Team AVG/OBP/SLG .226/.266/.360 OF Austin Hays has hit three home runs and is batting .313 (5-for-16) against the A’s. Runs per Game 3.8 (45 R/12 G) VS. OAKLAND BREAKING HIT DOWN: Fielding Errors 5 Record in 2021 2-2 INF/OF Trey Mancini leads the O’s with 11 barrels, tied for the seventh-most in the AL Team ERA 2.84 (34 ER/107.2 IP) and tied for the 10th-most in the majors; Mancini has 23.4% of the O’s barrels (11-of-47). at Home 2-2 Starters W-L 5-3 INF Maikel Franco and Mancini lead the O’s with six batted balls at 110+ MPH each. at Oakland 0-0 Starters ERA 3.41 (24 ER/63.1 IP) O’s pitchers have allowed the sixth-highest opponents exit velocity average in the ma- Team AVG/OBP/SLG .266/.320/.417 Starters Strikeouts/Walks 68/18 jors (89.7 MPH), while O’s batters have the seventh-lowest average exit velocity in the Runs per Game 3.5 (14 R/4 G) majors (88.4 MPH). Bullpen W-L 3-1 All-Time Record (since 1968) 269-276-0 Orioles pitchers have allowed 59 barrels to opponents, the fourth-most in the AL, while Bullpen ERA 2.03 (10 ER/44.1 IP) All-Time at Home 133-137-0 Orioles batters have recorded 47 barrels, tied for the third-fewest in the AL. Bullpen Strikeouts/Walks 44/19 All-Time at Oakland 136-139-0 Saves/Opps 6/7 STRONG DEFENSIVELY: The Orioles outfield has combined for five defensive runs saved (LF Best Road Trip 4-2 (4/1-7) ORIOLES - ATHLETICS HEAD-TO-HEAD - 0, CF - 1, RF - 4), according to Baseball Info Solutions, tied for the fifth-most in the majors... Worst Road Trip 3-2 (4/16-21) BALTIMORE ............................ OAKLAND Individually, Austin Hays has accounted for 3 DRS in LF, tied for the most in the majors, and 2-2 .....................Record .......................2-2 Anthony Santander has accounted for 4 DRS in RF, tied for the second-most in the majors.