SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 2021 • GAME #77 • ROAD GAME #39 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (24-52) at TORONTO BLUE JAYS (38-36) LHP Keegan Akin (0-3, 6.42) vs. LHP Hyun Jin Ryu (6-4, 3.25) O’s SEASON BREAKDOWN IN THE (ROAD) WIN COLUMN: The Orioles defeated the Blue Jays 6-5 in 10 innings last night, HITTING IT OFF Overall 24-52 snapping their 20-game road losing streak (May 11 - June 24)...The O’s 20-straight road losses are American League Hit Leaders: Home 12-26 tied for the second-longest streak in AL history, along with the Philadelphia Athletics (June 27 - Au- No. 1) Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., TOR 91 hits Road 12-26 gust 8, 1916); the Philadelphia Athletics also hold the American League record with 22-straight road No. 2) CEDRIC MULLINS, BAL 90 hits Day 9-23 losses from July 11 - August 24, 1943...The 20-straight losses are tied for the fourth-longest streak No. 3) Xander Bogaerts, BOS 85 hits Night 15-29 in Major League history. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, TEX 85 hits Current Streak W1 INF Pat Valaika’s bases loaded walk in the 10th inning was the first Orioles go-ahead, bases No. 5) Bo Bichette, TOR 84 hits Last 5 Games 1-4 loaded, extra-inning walk since Seth Smith’s walk-off walk on April 26, 2017 vs. TB in the Yuli Gurriel, HOU 84 hits Last 10 Games 2-8 11th inning; the first go-ahead, bases loaded, extra-inning walk on the road since Chris April 12-14 Hoiles in the 11th inning on July 31, 1997 at OAK, and the fifth in team history (since 1954). YOUTH IS SERVED May 5-23 The O’s win probability, according to Baseball Savant and FanGraphs reached a game-low Ryan Mountcastle’s Rankings Among June 7-15 1.9% and 2.3% respectively in the bottom of the seventh inning. American League Rookie Qualifiers: July -- It was the O’s second win this season when trailing after the seventh inning (also: May 3 at Hits - 69 T-2nd August -- SEA), now 2-40, their fifth win when they did not homer, now 5-20, and their seventh win Doubles - 12 T-2nd September -- when allowing four-or-more runs, now 7-42. Home Runs - 12 2nd vs. LHSP 9-17 OF Anthony Santander recorded the Orioles seventh hit as a pinch-hitter this season (7- Extra-Base Hits - 25 2nd vs. RHSP 15-35 for-29), with his RBI single in the eighth inning...His first pinch-hit this season (1-for-3) and RBI - 41 2nd Series Opener 9-16 Total Bases - 119 2nd Series Opener at Home 4-8 the second of his career (2-for-9). Slugging Percentage - .459 2nd Series Opener on Road 5-8 O’s batters seven walks were their most in a game since also walking seven times on April OPS - .758 2nd By Series 6-15-3 25 vs. OAK; fourth time with seven-or-more walks this season. By Home Series 2-8-2 INF/OF Ryan Mountcastle drew a walk for the second-straight game, and has three com- By Road Series 4-7-1 bined walks in his last two games, as many as he drew in his previous 40 games combined RACKING UP THE K’S Orioles SO/9 Leaders Rubber Games 3-1 (May 4 - June 23). Sweeps/Were Swept 1-9 LHP Tanner Scott tossed 1.0 scoreless inning with two strikeouts...Scott has appeared in No. 1) LHP Tanner Scott 13.50 SO/9 Scored First 14-16 14 of the O’s 24 wins, most on the team; has gone 2-0 with 10 holds, a 0.75 ERA (1 ER/12.0 No. 2) RHP Cole Sulser 13.17 SO/9 Opponent Scored First 10-36 IP), and a .100 (4-for-40) opponents batting average in these wins. No. 3) LHP Paul Fry 12.86 SO/9 1-run games 5-12 No. 4) RHP Tyler Wells 11.23 SO/9 Comeback Wins 11-21 HEY NOW, YOU BETTER BE AN ALL-STAR: Thursday marked the final day of the first phase of Last AB Wins 4-9 All-Star ballot voting (results are announced tomorrow at 12:00pm EST)...OF Cedric Mullins ranked th YOUNG HEAT Walk-off Wins 2-2 9 among AL outfielders with 366,555 votes in Monday’s most recent update (top 9 advance to the Major League Strikeout Leaders Among Extra Innings 3-4 second phase of voting)...Statistically, Mullins ranks first among qualified AL outfielders in hits (90), Rookie Relievers: Led After 6 19-3 extra-base hits (36), total bases (155), fWAR (3.2), and weighted runs above average (21.57), sec- No. 1) TYLER WELLS, BAL 42 K Led After 7 19-2 ond in batting average (.313), OBP (.383), slugging (.538), OPS (.921), and doubles (20), and tied No. 2) Josh Sborz, TEX 40 K Led After 8 21-3 for fourth in multi-hit games (22). No. 3) Jake Brentz, KC 39 K Tied After 6 1-7 In the O’s 24 wins, Mullins is hitting .443 (43-for-97), hitting safely in 23 of the 24, while in Hirokazu Sawamura, BOS 39 K Tied After 7 2-6 the O’s 51 losses he’s played in, he’s hitting .246 (47-for-191)...His .443 batting average in No. 5) Garrett Whitlock, BOS 38 K Tied After 8 1-2 his clubs wins is the best in the majors. Behind After 6 4-42 He’s batting .349 (15-for-43) with two strikes in June; for the season he is batting an O’s-best O’s STATCAST NUGGETS Behind After 7 2-40 .232 (35-for-151) with two strikes. Furthest Home Run Behind After 8 0-42 Has had two 11-game hitting streaks and one nine-game hitting streak on the campaign. 447 ft. - Mountcastle - 6/5 vs. CLE vs. A.L. Teams 22-45 Mullins is batting .391 (27-for-69) in the first inning...His 27 first inning hits lead the majors Exit Velocity Max vs. N.L. Teams 2-7 and are the most hits by a player in any inning in the majors. 114.6 MPH (HR) - Severino - 6/20 vs. TOR Hit 0 HR 5-20 He’s batting .362 (42-for-116) when leading off an inning; his 42 hits leading off an inning 114.6 MPH (2B) - Mountcastle - 6/5 vs. CLE Hit 1+ HR 19-32 are the most in the majors. Exit Velocity Avg. Scored 3 or Fewer Runs 3-36 89.7 MPH - Mullins (min. 100 AB’s) Scored 4 or More Runs 21-16 AL ROOKIE OF THE MONTH?...HE HAS MY VOTE: INF/OF Ryan Mountcastle has hit safely Barrels Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs 17-10 in 16 of 21 games this month, with nine multi-hit efforts...He leads AL rookies in hits (29), home Mancini (27) Allowed 4 or More Runs 7-42 runs (7), RBI (20), extra-base hits (10), total bases (53), batting average (.354), slugging (.646), Fastest Pitch More Hits than Opponent 17-9 and OPS (1.037) this month...His 41 RBI this season are the second-most on the O’s...He’s batting 100.2 MPH - Scott - 5/14 vs. NYY Fewer Hits than Opponent 5-39 .328/.366/.607 (40-for-122) with 29 RBI in his last 33 games (since May 15); slashed .212/.236/.328 Committed No Errors 21-28 with 12 RBI in his first 37 games. O’S ON THE ROAD Committed 1 or More Errors 3-24 Mountcastle is batting .317 (45-for-142) with 10 home runs in 37 home games; batting .205 Record 12-26 (24-for-117) with two home runs in 33 road games. Team AVG/OBP/SLG .222/.282/.357 VS. TORONTO Mountcastle is batting .368 (28-for-76) with four home runs and 22 RBI with two outs...His Runs per Game 3.5 (134 R/38 G) Record in 2021 2-3 two-out batting average ranks second in the majors (Brantley, HOU - .384). Fielding Errors 26 at Home 1-2 He’s batting .393 (11-for-28) with 17 RBI with two outs and RISP. at Buffalo 1-1 Team ERA 4.97 (175 ER/317.0 IP) Team AVG/OBP/SLG .236/.314/.448 BATTLING IN BUFFALO: The Orioles and Blue Jays will play their third game of their four-game Starters W-L 7-18 Runs per Game 4.8 (24 R/5 G) series this afternoon...The O’s went 2-5 in their seven games at Sahlen Field in Buffalo last season. Starters ERA 5.26 (111 ER/190.0 IP) Starters Strikeouts/Walks 178/67 All-Time Record (since 1977) 309-363-0 The Orioles 11 home runs against the Blue Jays (5 G) are tied for their most against an All-Time at Home 174-162-0 opponent this season (Boston - 10 G). Bullpen W-L 5-8 All-Time at Toronto/Buffalo 135-201-0 INF/OF Ryan Mountcastle is a career .404/.451/.723 (19-for-47) hitter with five home runs Bullpen ERA 4.54 (64 ER/127.0 IP) against Toronto, hitting safely in 11 of 12 games. Bullpen Strikeouts/Walks 134/56 Saves/Opps 8/12 ORIOLES - BLUE JAYS HEAD-TO-HEAD WELCOME TO THE SHOW, MATE: LHP Alexander Wells (recalled) and RHP Konner Wade BALTIMORE ...........................