FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2021 • GAME #62 • ROAD GAME #30 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (22-39) at TAMPA BAY RAYS (39-24) LHP Keegan Akin (0-0, 3.60) vs. LHP Ryan Yarbrough (3-3, 3.95) O’s SEASON BREAKDOWN KING OF THE CASTLE: INF/OF Ryan Mountcastle has driven in at least one run in eight- HITTING IT OFF Overall 22-39 straight games, the longest streak in the majors this season and the longest streak by a rookie American League Hit Leaders: Home 11-21 in club history (since 1954)...He is the first Oriole with an eight-game RBI streak since Anthony No. 1) CEDRIC MULLINS, BAL 76 hits Road 11-18 Santander did so from August 6-14, 2020; club record is 11-straight by Doug DeCinces (Sep- No. 2) Xander Bogaerts, BOS 73 hits Day 9-18 tember 22, 1978 - April 6, 1979) and the club record for a single-season is 10-straight by Reggie Isiah Kiner-Falefa, TEX 73 hits Night 13-21 Jackson (July 11-23, 1976)...The MLB record for consecutive games with an RBI by a rookie is No. 4) Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., TOR 70 hits Current Streak L1 10...Mountcastle has hit safely in each of these eight games, slashing .394/.412/.848 (13-for-33) Yuli Gurriel, HOU 70 hits Last 5 Games 3-2 with three doubles, four home runs, seven runs scored, and 12 RBI. Marcus Semien, TOR 70 hits Last 10 Games 5-5 Mountcastle’s eight-game hitting streak is the longest of his career and tied for the April 12-14 fourth-longest active hitting streak in the American League. HIT PARADE May 5-23 Mountcastle ranks among Major League rookie leaders in extra-base hits (T-1st, 21), RBI American League Active Hitting Streaks: June 5-2 nd nd nd th th No. 1) CEDRIC MULLINS, BAL 9 G July -- (2 , 32), home runs (T-2 , 8), doubles (T-2 , 12), total bases (T-4 , 90), runs (6 , 24), th th th Michael Brantley, HOU 9 G August -- stolen bases (T-6 , 3), hits (7 , 52), and SLG (9 , .437). Gio Urshela, NYY 9 G September -- He is batting .314 (37-for-118) with seven of his eight home runs and 23 RBI in 31 home No. 4) RYAN MOUNTCASTLE, BAL 8 G vs. LHSP 8-13 games; is batting .170 (15-for-88) with nine RBI in 25 road games. Xander Bogaerts, BOS 8 G vs. RHSP 14-26 Mountcastle is hitting .440 (11-for-25) with runners in scoring position and two outs and Isiah Kiner-Falefa, TEX 8 G Series Opener 8-12 .365 (23-for-63) with two outs; his batting average with two outs is the highest in the Series Opener at Home 3-7 majors. Series Opener on Road 5-5 HEATING UP: INF Maikel Franco has recorded three consecutive multi-hit games, batting .500 EXTRA, EXTRA By Series 6-11-3 (6-for-12) with one home run, two doubles, three runs scored, and five RBI during this stretch MLB Rookie XBH Leaders: By Home Series 2-6-2 (since 6/6)...It is the seventh time in his career that he has recorded multiple hits in three-straight No. 1) RYAN MOUNTCASTLE, BAL 21 XBH By Road Series 4-5-1 Adolis García, TEX 21 XBH Rubber Games 3-0 games (last: 7/29-7/31/18). Pavin Smith, ARI 21 XBH Sweeps/Were Swept 1-6 Franco is hitting .281/.288/.531 with 10 XBH (3 HR, 7-2B) in his last 17 games (since 5/22), after slashing .188/.244/.313 with 12 XBH (4 HR, 8-2B) in his first 41 games. No. 4) Randy Arozarena, TB 18 XBH Scored First 13-12 Dylan Carlson, STL 18 XBH Opponent Scored First 9-27 Franco has struck out six times in his last 66 plate appearances (9.1%), after striking out 29 1-run games 4-9 times in his first 172 plate appearances (17.4%)...His 6.80 PA/K ranks ninth in the AL...For Comeback Wins 10-16 his career, averages 6.54 PA/K. LEFTY LOOSEY MLB Team Batting Leaders against LHP: Last AB Wins 3-8 #VOTE MULLINS: OF Cedric Mullins leads the American League with 76 hits and ranks third in Walk-off Wins 2-2 No. 1) BALTIMORE ORIOLES .292 the majors...His 17 doubles rank tied for second in the AL, while his 126 total bases are tied for Extra Innings 2-4 No. 2) Houston Astros .288 third, his .323 batting average ranks fourth, his .392 OBP ranks sixth, his nine stolen bases are Led After 6 18-2 No. 3) Colorado Rockies .276 Led After 7 18-1 tied for sixth, his 29 extra-base hits tied for seventh, and his .928 OPS ranks eighth. No. 4) Chicago White Sox .269 Led After 8 20-2 He’s slashing .500/.561/.972 (18-for-36) during his current nine-game hitting streak, with No. 5) Washington Nationals .266 Tied After 6 1-6 nine extra-base hits, nine runs scored, five RBI, and five walks...His nine-game hitting Tied After 7 2-6 streak is tied for the longest active streak in the AL. O’s STATCAST NUGGETS Tied After 8 1-2 Mullins is batting .418 (23-for-55) in the first inning...His 23 first inning hits lead the ma- Furthest Home Run Behind After 6 3-31 jors and are the most hits by a player in any inning in the majors. 447 ft. - Mountcastle - 6/5 vs. CLE Behind After 7 1-28 He’s batting .391 (36-for-92) when leading off an inning; his 36 hits leading off an inning Exit Velocity Max Behind After 8 0-30 are the most in the majors. 114.6 MPH (2B) - Mountcastle - 6/5 vs. CLE vs. A.L. Teams 20-32 His 2.9 WAR ranks as the third-best in the AL, according to FanGraphs, while his 2.8 Exit Velocity Avg. vs. N.L. Teams 2-7 WAR ranks tied for the third-best in the AL, according to STATS Platform. 90.2 mph - Hays (min. 100 AB’s) Hit 0 HR 4-14 His seven outs above average and six runs prevented are the most by a center fielder in Barrels Hit 1+ HR 18-25 the majors according to Statcast. Mancini (21) Scored 3 or Fewer Runs 3-27 In the O’s 22 wins, Mullins is hitting .427 (38-for-89), hitting safely in 21 of the 22, while Fastest Pitch Scored 4 or More Runs 19-12 in the O’s 39 losses he’s hitting .260 (38-for-146). 100.2 MPH - Scott - 5/14 vs. NYY Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs 16-9 Allowed 4 or More Runs 6-30 #VOTE MANCINI: INF Trey Mancini leads the Orioles with 11 home runs and 45 RBI; has also O’S ON THE ROAD More Hits than Opponent 16-8 recorded the second-most hits on the team (62)...Mancini’s RBI are tied for the sixth-most in Record 11-18 Fewer Hits than Opponent 4-28 baseball. Team AVG/OBP/SLG .229/.285/.380 Committed No Errors 19-21 He is batting a team-best .371 (26-for-70) with RISP; also batting .421 (8-for-19) with Runs per Game 3.7 (106 R/29 G) Committed 1 or More Errors 3-18 RISP and two outs...His 26 hits with RISP are the most in the majors. Fielding Errors 15 VS. TAMPA BAY DOWN ON THE FARM: Entering play today, Orioles minor league affiliates have combined for Team ERA 4.37 (118 ER/243.0 IP) Record in 2021 0-3 a 77-47 record (.621 winning percentage), the second-best record by organizational winning Starters W-L 7-10 at Home 0-3 percentage in baseball; they have a combined +150 run differential...The O’s three lower levels, Starters ERA 4.17 (70 ER/151.0 IP) at Tropicana Field 0-0 Double-A Bowie, High-A Aberdeen, and Low-A Delmarva are a combined 65-28 (.699) with each Starters Strikeouts/Walks 149/48 Team AVG/OBP/SLG .216/.328/.373 team in first place in their respective divisions. Bullpen W-L 4-8 Runs per Game 4.7 (14 R/3 G) C Adley Rutschman (Double-A Bowie) ranks tied for the Double-A lead in runs scored (27) and walks (27) and ranks among Double-A leaders in OBP (5th, .441), home runs (T-5th, Bullpen ERA 4.70 (48 ER/92.0 IP) All-Time Record (since 1998) 198-206 9), total bases (T-5th, 65), OPS (6th, 1.021), and RBI (T-6th, 24)...Rutschman is ranked as Bullpen Strikeouts/Walks 96/45 All-Time at Home 107-97 the No. 1 prospect in the Orioles system and the No. 2 prospect in baseball, according to Saves/Opps 7/11 All-Time at Tampa Bay 91-109 Baseball America. Best Road Trip 4-2 (2x, last: 4/30-5/5) ORIOLES - RAYS HEAD-TO-HEAD RHP Grayson Rodriguez (Double-A Bowie) ranks tied for third in MiLB with 54 strikeouts... Worst Road Trip 0-10 (5/21-30) BALTIMORE ..........................TAMPA BAY Rodriguez is ranked as the No. 2 prospect in the Orioles system and the No. 11 prospect in 0-3 .....................Record .......................3-0 baseball, according to Baseball America...He is the highest-ranked pitching prospect. UPCOMING MILESTONES .216 ..................Average .................... .347 INF Gunnar Henderson (Low-A Delmarva) is tied for the MiLB lead with 37 RBI...His eight Trey Mancini 97 home runs (3 shy of 100) 14 ........................Runs.........................