SUNDAY, MAY 2, 2021 • GAME #28 • ROAD GAME #14 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (13-14) at OAKLAND ATHLETICS (16-13) LHP Bruce Zimmermann (1-3, 5.33) vs. LHP Sean Manaea (3-1, 2.83) O’s SEASON BREAKDOWN LIFE ON THE ROAD: The O’s defeated the A’s for the second-straight day, capturing their third road HITTING IT OFF Overall 13-14 series win of the season; the O’s have yet to win a series at home...The O’s have gone 9-4 on the Major League Hit Leaders: Home 4-10 road for a .692 winning percentage, the second-highest in the AL and tied for third-best in the majors. No. 1) CEDRIC MULLINS, BAL 35 hits Road 9-4 The O’s have posted a team ERA of 2.93 (38 ER/116.2 IP) in their 13 road games, the J.D. Martinez, BOS 35 hits Day 6-6 lowest road ERA in the majors. No. 3) Xander Bogaerts, BOS 34 hits Night 7-8 The O’s have averaged 4.1 runs per game on the road and 3.5 at home; they have a Yermin Mercedes, CWS 34 hits Current Streak W3 +13 run differential on the road and a -22 run differential at home. No. 5) Tommy Edman, STL 33 hits Last 5 Games 3-2 The O’s are looking for their second road sweep of the season (4/2-4 at BOS). Mike Trout, LAA 33 hits Last 10 Games 5-5 With a win today, the O’s would reach the .500 mark for the first time since being 4-4... April 12-14 Last year their final time at .500 was at the 14-14 mark. KEEPING IT CLEAN May 1-0 OF Cedric Mullins leads the O’s with 17 road hits and is batting .340 (17-for-50) on the Highest Team Fielding Percentage in the AL June -- road; his road hits are tied for the seventh-most in the AL. July -- No. 1) Houston Astros .9904 August -- YOU GET A HIT, AND YOU GET A HIT... EVERYBODY GETS EXACTLY ONE HIT!: All nine No. 2) Tampa Bay Rays .9900 September -- starters, along with defensive substitute INF Pat Valaika, each collected one hit in yesterday’s No. 3) BALTIMORE ORIOLES .9876 vs. LHSP 4-6 game for the O’s...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was just the second time in Orioles No. 4) Oakland Athletics .9857 vs. RHSP 9-8 history (since 1954) in which all position players who appeared in the game collected exactly No. 5) New York Yankees .9840 Series Opener 5-4 one hit; also happened on July 11, 1990 vs. Kansas City when nine batters recorded one hit. Series Opener at Home 1-3 The last time this occurred in the majors was on June 18, 2018 when Kansas City did it Series Opener on Road 4-1 LIFE ON THE ROAD in a game against Texas, with nine players collecting one hit. Team ERA leaders in road games By Series 2-4-2 By Home Series 0-3-1 The last time the O’s had 10-or-more players record at least one hit in a game was on No. 1) BALTIMORE ORIOLES 2.93 By Road Series 2-1-1 July 25, 2019 at Los Angeles-AL. No. 2) Toronto Blue Jays 3.03 No. 3) San Diego Padres 3.05 Rubber Games -- TAKING ON THE ATHLETICS: The O’s have won three-straight games against the A’s, after Sweeps/Were Swept 1-1 No. 4) Milwaukee Brewers 3.06 losing their previous eight games prior (4/9/2019-4/24/2021)...The O’s have won three of the first Scored First 9-1 No. 5) Los Angeles Dodgers 3.07 five match ups this season, with today’s game being the season finale between the two clubs. Opponent Scored First 4-13 The Orioles are looking for their first sweep against Oakland since August 14-17, 2015 1-run games 4-3 WHAT A RELIEF Comeback Wins 5-3 at Oriole Park, and their first sweep at the Oakland Coliseum since August 15-17, 2005. Lowest Team Bullpen ERA’s in the Majors Last AB Wins 3-3 The O’s have out-hit the A’s in all five games this season, holding A’s batters to a com- Walk-off Wins 2-1 bined .193 batting average, while batting .270 themselves. No. 1) Seattle Mariners 2.37 Extra Innings 3-2 OF Cedric Mullins is batting .381 (8-for-21) in the five games against the A’s. No. 2) New York Yankees 2.41 Led After 6 11-0 OF Austin Hays has hit three home runs and recorded six RBI, while batting .286 (6- No. 3) Cleveland Indians 2.64 Led After 7 10-0 for-21), in five career games against the A’s, all coming this year. No. 4) Toronto Blue Jays 2.72 Led After 8 11-1 No. 5) BALTIMORE ORIOLES 2.89 Tied After 6 1-1 DE-PEN-DABLE: The Orioles bullpen has pitched to a 2.89 ERA (34 ER/106.0 IP) this season, Tied After 7 2-2 the fifth-lowest ERA in the AL and the majors...At home, the bullpen has posted a 3.39 ERA (22 O’s STATCAST NUGGETS Tied After 8 1-1 ER/58.1 IP) compared to a 2.27 ERA (12 ER/47.2 IP) on the road. Furthest Home Run Behind After 6 1-13 In the last 14 games (since 4/16) the O’s bullpen has worked to a 1.72 ERA (11 ER/57.2 436 ft. - Stewart - 4/16 at TEX Behind After 7 0-10 IP), the second-lowest ERA in the majors during this stretch (SEA - 1.33). Exit Velocity Max Behind After 8 0-9 The O’s bullpen has posted a combined 2.2 wins above average, according to Base- 113.4 mph (1B) - Severino - 4/28 vs. NYY vs. A.L. Teams 12-13 ball-Reference, the second-highest in the majors (TOR - 2.3). Exit Velocity Avg. vs. N.L. Teams 1-1 LHP Paul Fry and LHP Tanner Scott have each appeared in a team-high-tying 12 93.5 mph - Santander (min. 40 AB’s) Hit 0 HR 4-7 games...Their 12 games are tied for the third-most by a left-handed pitcher in the AL... Barrels Hit 1+ HR 9-7 Fry has not allowed a run since his 2021 debut on 4/5 at NYY (11 games - 9.2 IP, 3 H, Mancini (11) Scored 3 or Fewer Runs 2-12 4 BB, 15 K); the 11-straight games without allowing a run is tied for the second-longest Fastest Pitch Scored 4 or More Runs 11-2 active streak in the AL. 99.7 MPH - Scott - 4/7 at NYY Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs 10-4 RHP César Valdez is tied for the AL lead in saves with six (6-for-8). Allowed 4 or More Runs 3-10 RHP Adam Plutko has worked 15.0 innings in relief, posting a 1.20 ERA (2 ER/15.0 More Hits than Opponent 9-2 O’S ON THE ROAD IP)...His innings out of the bullpen are tied for the sixth-most in the AL. Fewer Hits than Opponent 3-11 Record 9-4 Team AVG/OBP/SLG .231/.273/.360 Committed No Errors 10-8 STRONG DEFENSIVELY: The Orioles outfield has combined for seven defensive runs saved Runs per Game 4.1 (53 R/13 G) Committed 1 or More Errors 3-6 (LF - 1, CF - 1, RF - 5), according to Baseball Info Solutions, tied for the second-most in the majors...Individually, Austin Hays has accounted for 4 DRS in LF, the most in the majors, and Fielding Errors 5 VS. OAKLAND Anthony Santander has accounted for 4 DRS in RF, tied for the second-most in the majors. Team ERA 2.93 (38 ER/116.2 IP) Record in 2021 3-2 The O’s as a team have recorded five outfield assists, tied for the fifth-most in baseball. Starters W-L 6-3 at Home 1-2 The O’s have committed 12 errors, the third-fewest in the AL and have posted a .9876 at Oakland 2-0 Starters ERA 3.39 (26 ER/69.0 IP) fielding percentage, the third-best in the American League. Starters Strikeouts/Walks 69/21 Team AVG/OBP/SLG .270/.326/.408 C Chance Sisco has thrown out 4-of-5 attempted base stealers, the most catcher Bullpen W-L 3-1 Runs per Game 4.4 (22 R/5 G) caught stealing in the AL and the second-most in the majors (Narváez, MIL). Bullpen ERA 2.27 (12 ER/47.2 IP) All-Time Record (since 1968) 270-276-0 HIT TO KNOW CEDRIC: OF Cedric Mullins is tied for the Major League lead with 35 hits...He’s Bullpen Strikeouts/Walks 49/21 All-Time at Home 133-137-0 Saves/Opps 6/7 All-Time at Oakland 137-139-0 hit safely in 21 of his 26 starts...He’s batted lead off in all of his starts, batting .400 (10-for-25) in the first inning of these games; his 10 hits are tied for the second-most in the majors (Trout, Best Road Trip 4-2 (4/1-7) ORIOLES - ATHLETICS HEAD-TO-HEAD LAA - 10 and Buxton, MIN - 11).