THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 • GAME #57 • ROAD GAME #24 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (23-33) at BOSTON RED SOX (22-34) RHP Alex Cobb (1-5, 4.76) vs. LHP Martín Pérez (3-4, 3.88) O’s SEASON BREAKDOWN ABOUT LAST NIGHT: Despite outhitting the Red Sox 11 hits to 10, Baltimore fell to Boston on LEAGUE LEADERS Overall 23-33 Wednesday night by a score of 9-1...The O’s are now 1-22 when scoring three-or-fewer runs and Orioles ranks among MLB leaders: Home 13-20 have also lost six of their last seven games. Batting Average .254 11th in MLB Road 10-13 OF Austin Hays went 3-for-4 with a home run and his now hitting .371 (13-for-35) with a Slugging Percentage .420 15th in MLB Day 9-6 .421 OBP in 10 games since returning from the Injured List on September 14. OPS .739 15th in MLB Night 14-27 INF Pat Valaika went 3-for-4 on Wednesday and is now batting .298 (17-for-57) with Hits 478 10th in MLB Current Streak L2 five extra-base hits in 20 games during the month of September. th Last 5 Games 1-4 Doubles 89 15 in MLB INF/OF Ryan Mountcastle also went 3-for-4 on Wednesday has now reached base th Last 10 Games 3-7 Home Runs 71 T-15 in MLB safely in 22 of his first 31 games and is batting .330 (36-for-109) with 12 multi-hit games. nd July 3-3 First Pitch Batting Avg. .412 2 in MLB LHP Bruce Zimmermann made his first career relief appearance and fanned five over 4.0 IP. rd August 12-16 Road Batting Avg. .267 3 in MLB The Orioles continue their season-ending, six-game road trip to Boston (0-2) and Buffalo September 8-14 (three games vs. Toronto)...The O’s opened the 2020 season with a three-game series win HERE’S THE (FIRST) PITCH vs. LHSP 6-6 (2-1) in Boston and previously visited Buffalo for a four-game series (1-3) from July 28-31. Batting average leaders on an 0-0 count: vs. RHSP 17-27 1. Atlanta Braves .413 Series Opener 6-13 ROAD WARRIORS: At 10-13 (.435), the O’s own the sixth-best road record in the AL and their 2. BALTIMORE ORIOLES .412 Series Opener at Home 3-8 road record ranks 16th-best in the majors...O’s hitters rank first in the AL and third in the majors 3. San Diego Padres .409 Series Opener on Road 3-5 with a .267 team batting average on the road...The Orioles rank third in the AL and rank ninth in 4. New York Mets .396 By Series 6-10-3 the majors with a .746 team OPS on the road...O’s pitchers own a 4.67 ERA (102 ER/196.2 IP) By Home Series 3-6-2 5. San Francisco Giants .383 in 23 games on the road this season to rank seventh in the AL and 16th in the majors. By Road Series 3-4-1 Rubber Games 2-1 WAKE ME UP WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS: According to teamrankings.com the O’s 2020 strength NOTHING AVERAGE ABOUT IT Sweeps/Were Swept 3-6 of schedule (as of September 24) ranks as the toughest in the AL and fourth-toughest in the majors. Batting average leaders (min. 120 AB): Scored First 17-11 During the month of September, O’s hitters rank seventh in the AL in OPS (.714), rank 1. JOSÉ IGLESIAS, BAL .377 Opponent Scored First 6-22 seventh in batting average (.249), and are tied for eighth in the AL in home runs (26). 2. DJ LeMahieu, NYY .360 1-run games 7-12 OF DJ Stewart’s seven home runs are tied for seventh in the AL in September and INF/ 3. Salvador Perez, KC .356 Comeback Wins 9-16 OF Ryan Mountcastle is tied for seventh in the AL with 17 RBI, Stewart is tied for 11th in 4. Juan Soto, WSH .352 Last AB Wins 4-10 the AL with 15 RBI, and INF Rio Ruiz is tied for 21st in the AL with 13 RBI during the month. 5. Tim Anderson, CWS .346 Walk-off Wins 2-3 6. Freddie Freeman, ATL .343 Extra Innings 4-4 The O’s 4.32 ERA (87 ER/181.1 IP) during September ranks seventh-best in the AL...O’s 7. Trea Turner, WSH .339 Led After 6 18-1 pitchers have allowed 87 earned runs during the month to tie for sixth-fewest in the AL. Led After 7 19-1 LUCKY NUMBER SEVEN IF YOU AIN’T FIRST, YOU’RE LAST: On the first pitch of a plate appearance, the Orioles rank th Led After 8 18-1 first in the AL and second in the majors in batting average (.412), and rank second in the AL and Leaders in the majors in 7 -inning ERA: Tied After 6 3-6 fifth in the majors in OPS (1.085), while ranking tied for seventh in the majors in extra-base hits 1. BALTIMORE ORIOLES 1.38 Tied After 7 1-7 (30)...The Orioles are rank second in the AL and are fourth in the majors in doubles (19), and 2. New York Mets 1.80 Tied After 8 3-5 3. Atlanta Braves 2.09 Behind After 6 2-26 rank second in the AL in hits (82) as a team on the first pitch. Los Angeles Dodgers 2.09 Behind After 7 2-19 SMALL BALL FOR ALL: The O’s lead the majors with 16 bunt hits this season...OF Cedric Mul- Behind After 8 1-21 lins leads the majors with nine bunt hits, while INF Hanser Alberto is tied for third in the majors SMALL BALL vs. A.L. Teams 12-24 with five bunt hits and INF/OF Andrew Velazquez is tied for 12th in the majors with two bunt hits. Leaders in the majors in bunt hits: vs. N.L. Teams 11-9 Hit 0 HR 6-13 SEVENTH HEAVEN: Orioles pitchers have allowed just eight runs in the seventh inning this year 1. BALTIMORE ORIOLES 16 Hit 1+ HR 17-20 for a 1.38 ERA (8 ER/52.0 IP)...It is the fewest runs allowed in the seventh inning in the majors, 2. Colorado Rockies 8 Scored 3 or Fewer Runs 1-22 with the second-closest team (Atlanta) allowing 15 runs. 3. Kansas City Royals 7 Scored 4 or More Runs 22-11 LHP Tanner Scott has made nine appearances in the seventh inning (6.1 IP) without Philadelphia Phillies 7 Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs 15-7 allowing a run, while LHP Paul Fry has made eight appearances in the seventh inning San Diego Padres 7 Allowed 4 or More Runs 8-26 (6.1 IP) without allowing a run. Texas Rangers 7 More Hits than Opponent 20-7 On the offensive side, the Orioles have scored 31 runs in the seventh inning, tied for Washington Nationals 7 Fewer Hits than Opponent 1-21 fifth-most in the AL and tied for 10th-most in the majors. Committed No Errors 12-18 LEFTY-LOOSEY Most hits against left-handed pitching since 2019: Committed 1 or More Errors 11-15 LEADER IN THE CLUBHOUSE: INF José Iglesias is hitting .377 (49-for-130) through his first 36 games with the Orioles...Among players with at least 120 at-bats, Iglesias’ .377 average 1. HANSER ALBERTO, BAL 104 VS. BOSTON leads the majors...DJ LeMahieu of the New York Yankees ranks second in the majors with a 2. Charlie Blackmon, COL 96 Record in 2020 4-5 .360 mark (min. 120 AB)...The last player in the majors to hit over .390 in a season was San 3. Ketel Marte, ARI 76 at Home 2-2 Diego’s Tony Gwynn, who hit .394 during 110 games of the strike-shortened 1994 season. 4. Trevor Story, COL 75 at Boston 2-3 Team AVG/OBP/SLG .265/.341/.428 LEFT IS RIGHT: Since the start of the 2019 season, INF Hanser Alberto leads the majors with CURRENT ROAD TRIP Runs per Game 4.0 (36 R/9 G) 104 hits off of left-handed pitching...In that time, he leads the majors with a .391 (104-for-266) Record 0-2 average against lefties...This season, Alberto is tied for 15th in the AL among qualifying hitters Team AVG/OBP/SLG .301/.363/.411 All-Time Record (since 1954) 503-596 with a .286 (58-for-203) average against all pitchers. Runs per Game 2.0 (4 R/2 G) All-Time at Home 255-296 Fielding Errors 3 All-Time at Boston 248-300 #F16HT AGAINST COLON CANCER: INF/OF Trey Mancini has teamed up with the Colorectal Cancer Alliance to raise awareness for colon cancer…Mancini participates in the organization’s Team ERA 8.44 (15 ER/16.0 IP) ORIOLES - RED SOX HEAD-TO-HEAD BALTIMORE ...............................BOSTON “Never Too Young” advisory board, which advocates for all young-onset patients and survivors. Starters W-L 0-2 4-5 .....................Record .......................5-4 Starters ERA 12.15 (9 ER/6.2 IP) INJURED LIST: Seven players are on the Injured List...INF Chris Davis (left knee patellar ten- Starters Strikeouts/Walks 8/3 .265 ..................Average .................... .281 dinitis), RHP Evan Phillips (right elbow inflammation), OF Anthony Santander (right oblique 36 ........................Runs.........................