THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2020 • GAME #25 • HOME GAME #16 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (12-12) vs. BOSTON RED SOX (7-18) RHP Asher Wojciechowski (1-2, 4.34) vs. RHP Nathan Eovaldi (1-2, 5.93) O’s SEASON BREAKDOWN YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Orioles fell to the Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon, by a score LEAGUE LEADERS Overall 12-12 of 5-2...The loss marked the third sweep of the O’s this season and Toronto’s first sweep of Orioles ranks among MLB leaders: Home 4-11 Baltimore since September 17-19, 2019. Batting Average .262 4th in MLB th Road 8-1 INF Hanser Alberto hit his Major League-leading 12 double of the season in the fourth Slugging Percentage .457 4th in MLB Day 5-2 th inning and also singled in the fifth for his AL-leading 12 multi-hit game of the year. OPS .783 4th in MLB Night 7-10 INF Pat Valaika singled in the second and fourth innings for his first multi-hit game of the year. Hits 217 T-6th in MLB Current Streak L4 LHP Tommy Milone suffered the loss after tossing 6.0 innings and allowing three runs nd Last 5 Games 1-4 Doubles 52 T-2 in MLB on seven hits (two home runs) with no walks and seven strikeouts...The outing marked th Last 10 Games 5-5 Home Runs 35 10 in MLB his first start against the Blue Jays since July 4, 2014 (while with Oakland). th July 3-3 Runs 123 T-9 in MLB st August 9-9 I SAN-TAN-DARE YOU: OF Anthony Santander went 1-for-3 with a double on Wednesday First Pitch Batting Avg. .451 1 in MLB September -- against Toronto...Santander’s nine home runs on the season lead the Orioles, are tied for sec- Winning Percentage .500 T-14th in MLB vs. LHSP 3-2 ond in the AL, and are tied for third in the majors...He leads the AL and ranks second in the WE’RE GOING STREAKING vs. RHSP 9-10 majors with 25 RBI this season...20 of his 29 hits this season have been for extra-bases (10 Active hitting streaks in the majors: Series Opener 3-5 doubles, one triple, nine home runs) and leads the majors with 20 extra-base hits. Series Opener at Home 1-4 His 1-for-3 day on Wednesday extended his current hitting streak to 14 games to mark a 1. ANTHONY SANTANDER, BAL 14 games Series Opener on Road 2-1 career high, passing his 12-game stretch from August 25-September 7, 2019...Santand- 2. Justin Turner, LAD 13 games By Series 4-4-0 er is hitting .362 (21-for-58) with seven home runs, seven doubles, a triple, and 18 RBI 3. Brandon Lowe, TB 10 games By Home Series 1-4-0 in this 14-game stretch since Game 2 on August 5...It is the longest hitting streak by Alex Verdugo, BOS 10 games By Road Series 3-0-0 an Oriole since Trey Mancini’s 17-game hitting streak from September 11-29, 2017. 5. Bo Bichette, TOR 9 games Rubber Games 1-1 Alex Bregman, HOU 9 games Sweeps/Were Swept 3-3 CATCH THIS: The O’s catching corps of Pedro Severino, Chance Sisco, and Bryan Holaday Anthony Rendon, LAA 9 games Scored First 7-2 ranks among league leaders in many offensive categories...Severino ranks fourth in the AL with Luke Voit, NYY 9 games Opponent Scored First 5-10 a .338 (23-for-68) overall batting average...O’s catchers ranks (while catching): *Santander since 8/5 [Game 2] 1-run games 3-5 Batting Average .293 3rd in AL 4th in MLB Comeback Wins 5-5 On-Base Percentage .396 2nd in AL 3rd in MLB DRIVE ME CRAZY Last AB Wins 2-2 Slugging Percentage .549 1st in AL 3rd in MLB Major League RBI leaders: Walkoff Wins 1-0 st rd Extra Innings 2-1 OPS (on-base plus slugging) .945 1 in AL 3 in MLB 1. Fernando Tatis, Jr., SD 29 th th Led After 6 9-0 Hits 24 4 in AL 5 in MLB 2. ANTHONY SANTANDER, BAL 25 st nd Led After 7 11-0 Extra-Base Hits 11 T-1 in AL T-2 in MLB 3. Nelson Cruz, MIN 23 nd rd Led After 8 10-1 RBI 18 2 in AL T-3 in MLB Brandon Lowe, TB 23 Tied After 6 2-1 5. Charlie Blackmon, COL 22 THAT HANSER IS SO HOT RIGHT NOW: Since the start of the 2019 season, INF Hanser Al- Tied After 7 0-2 berto leads the majors with 95 hits off of left-handed pitching...In that time, he also leads the ma- Tied After 8 1-1 LEFTY-LOOSEY Behind After 6 1-11 jors with a .401 (95-for-237) average against lefties...This season, Alberto ranks seventh in the AL Most hits against left-handed pitching since 2019: with a .324 (33-for-102) average against all pitchers...Alberto leads the majors with 12 doubles. Behind After 7 1-8 1. HANSER ALBERTO, BAL 95 Behind After 8 1-8 IF YOU AIN’T FIRST, YOU’RE LAST: The Orioles have been one of the more successful teams 2. Charlie Blackmon, COL 87 vs. A.L. Teams 5-6 in baseball when swinging at the first pitch...They rank first in the majors in batting average 3. Alex Bregman, HOU 68 vs. N.L. Teams 7-6 (.451), extra-base hits (20), and OPS (1.298), and lead the AL and rank second in the majors in 4. José Abreu, CWS 66 Hit 0 HR 2-5 doubles (11) and rank fourth in the majors in hits (41) as a team on the first pitch. J.D. Martinez, BOS 66 Hit 1+ HR 10-7 Carlos Santana, CLE 66 Scored 3 or Fewer Runs 0-8 OF Anthony Santander leads the Orioles with eight hits on the first pitch...He is tied Jonathan Villar, BAL/MIA 66 Scored 4 or More Runs 12-4 for fourth-most in the majors and ranks second in the AL...Hanser Alberto is tied for 10th in the majors and is tied for third in the AL with six hits on the first pitch of an at-bat. Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs 7-2 EXTRA, EXTRA! Allowed 4 or More Runs 5-10 Santander is tied for first in the majors with five extra-base hits on the first pitch, while C Team extra-base hit leaders in the majors: More Hits than Opponent 10-2 Pedro Severino is tied for third in the majors with four extra-base hits on the first pitch. 1. Los Angeles Dodgers 90 Fewer Hits than Opponent 1-8 ALL ABOUT THAT (ON) BASE: The Orioles rank fourth in the majors with a .783 team OPS (on- Committed No Errors 6-5 2. BALTIMORE ORIOLES 89 Committed 1 or More Errors 6-7 base percentage plus slugging percentage)...OF Anthony Santander (1.047) leads the team and ranks Atlanta Braves 89 sixth in the AL, while C Pedro Severino (1.018) ranks eighth in the AL in OPS among qualifying hitters. Tampa Bay Rays 89 VS. BOSTON 5. San Diego Padres 88 NOW PITCHING..: C Bryan Holaday made his fifth career appearance as a pitcher last Friday Record in 2020 2-1 night vs. Washington...Holaday’s appearance marked the first time that an O’s position player CURRENT HOMESTAND at Home 0-0 th th at Boston 2-1 appeared in a game as pitcher this season...Friday night’s game marked the 17 time (16 Record 1-5 game) that a position player appeared in a game as pitcher in O’s history (since 1954) and the Team AVG/OBP/SLG .258/.311/.435 Team AVG/OBP/SLG .257/.339/.436 first sinceINF/OF Stevie Wilkerson made his fourth career appearance as a pitcher on August Runs per Game 4.3 (26 R/6 G) Runs per Game 5.3 (16 R/3 G) 10 vs. Houston...The Orioles used a position player to pitch on seven occasions in 2019. Fielding Errors 3 All-Time Record (since 1954) 501-592 All-Time at Home 253-294 WELCOME TO THE SHOW: Last Friday night, LHP Keegan Akin became the first O’s player Team ERA 6.36 (39 ER/55.0 IP) All-Time at Boston 248-298 in 2020 to make his Major League debut...He entered the game in the fifth inning and retired Starters W-L 1-3 the side in order...He fanned Luis García for his first career strike out and tossed 3.0 innings, Starters ERA 7.52 (22 ER/26.1 IP) ORIOLES - RED SOX HEAD-TO-HEAD allowing three runs on two hits, one home run, with one walk and one strikeout. Starters Strikeouts/Walks 18/5 BALTIMORE ...............................BOSTON 2-1 .....................Record .......................1-2 INJURED LIST: Five players are on the Injured List...RHP Hunter Harvey (right forearm strain), Bullpen W-L-S 0-2-1 .257 ..................Average .................... .297 OF Austin Hays (non-displaced rib fracture), and INF José Iglesias (left quadriceps strain; Bullpen ERA 5.34 (17 ER/28.2 IP) 16 ........................Runs.......................... 19 retroactive to 8/16) are on the 10-day Injured List...INF/OF Trey Mancini (colorectal cancer Bullpen Strikeouts/Walks 28/14 26 .........................Hits ........................... 33 recovery/treatment) and INF Richie Martin (right wrist fracture) are on the 60-day IL.