BALTIMORE ORIOLES NOTES:
ONE-HIT WONDER: The Orioles shut out the Rangers last night, 2-0, in the series opener in Arlington…Kyle Bradish (1.2 IP, H, BB, 2 K), Danny Coulombe (W, 1.1 IP, HBP, K), Tyler Wells (HLD, 5.0 IP, 2 K), and Félix Bautista (SV, 1.0 IP, 2 K) combined to throw Baltimore’s first one-hitter since June 24, 2022 at Chicago-AL (Voth, Krehbiel, Baker, Pérez, López)… Texas’ lone hit was an infield single by Josh Jung in the second inning…Coulombe, Wells, and Bautista combined for 7.1 hitless innings in relief after Bradish exited the game with a right foot contusion in the second inning…Marked the first time in Orioles history (since 1954) that the bullpen worked at least 7.0 no-hit innings in a game; the previous record was 6.0 hitless innings, done twice: September 8, 2011 vs. New York-AL and June 24, 2022 at Chicago-AL.
WELLS, WELLS, WELLS, LOOK WHO IT IS: Originally scheduled to start tonight’s game, Tyler Wells tossed 5.0 no-hit innings of relief in last night’s win, facing one batter over the minimum with a pair of strikeouts…His only baserunner reached on an error…Marked the 12th time in team history that an O’s pitcher worked at least 5.0 hitless innings out of the bullpen, and the first since Travis Driskill on May 8, 2002 vs. Cleveland.
SHUT OUT THE NOISE: Last night’s win marked Baltimore’s first shutout of the season… The Orioles tallied 15 shutouts in 2022, the fifth-most in the AL and tied for seventh-most in MLB…The 15 shutouts marked Baltimore’s most since the 1992 team had 16; the single-season franchise record is 21 shutouts in 1961…The Orioles had 11 total shutouts in 384 games from 2019-21.
TAKING ON TEXAS: The Orioles have now won seven straight games against the Rangers dating back to July 4, 2022; marks Baltimore’s longest winning streak against a single opponent since also winning seven in a row against the Braves from June 16, 2012 to June 23, 2018, and their longest streak against an AL opponent since winning seven straight against the Rays from April 27 to July 16, 2016…The last time the O’s won eight straight games against a single opponent was against the Mariners from July 3 to September 19, 2012…The O’s went 6-0 against the Rangers last season, their first sweep of a season series against a single opponent since 2020 against the Phillies (3-0) and their first season sweep of at least six games against a single opponent since 2010 against Los Angeles-AL (6-0)…Marked Baltimore’s first season sweep of any length against Texas, and the first time the Rangers had ever been swept in a season series by an American League opponent.
STARTING WITH A BANG: The O’s have homered in each of the first four games of the season for the seventh time in club history and first since 2013 (also 4); the club record for the most consecutive games with a home run to start a season is seven by the 1966 and 1984 teams…Baltimore’s four straight games with multiple home runs to start the season is the second-most in team history, behind five consecutive multi-homer games by the 1994 team; the only other team in MLB to start the 2023 season with four consecutive multi-homer games is the New York Yankees…O’s batters have slugged nine home runs through the first four games, tied for the most in team history with the 1966 club and the 2000 team…The most home runs through Baltimore’s first five games of a season is 10 by the 1966 squad and the 1994 team.
RUNNIN’ WILD: The Orioles stole 10 bases through their first two games, the most by a team in its first two games of a season since at least 1901, surpassing the previous record of nine stolen bases held by the 1976 Cincinnati Reds and the 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers…The 10 stolen bases are also the most in any two-game span in team history, surpassing the nine stolen bases from August 28 (G2) to August 29 (G1), 1986.
Jorge Mateo is the first player in O’s history and the eighth MLB player since at least 1901 with multiple stolen bases in each of a team’s first two games to begin a season, and the first since San Diego’s Tommy Pham in 2020.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Orioles are the fourth team since 1900 to have multiple players (Mateo & Mullins) with at least four stolen bases through the team’s first four games of a season, along with the 1986 St. Louis Cardinals (Herr & Coleman), 1984 Cleveland Indians (Butler & Bernazard), and 1913 Washington Senators (Milan & Moeller).
Baltimore’s 11 stolen bases currently lead MLB and are three more than the next team (Cleveland, 8 SB).
THE SKIPPER: Manager Brandon Hyde returns for his fifth season…In 2022, he led the O’s to an 83-79 record, his first winning season as manager and the club’s first winning campaign since 2016…He was named the Baseball America MLB Manager of the Year and was voted the Sporting News American League Manager of the Year by fellow AL managers…He finished second in voting for the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) American League Manager of the Year award…Hyde was named the 20th manager in Orioles history on December 14, 2018.
RISING TIDE: The Orioles are ranked as the No. 1 farm system by MLB Pipeline…Marks the fourth consecutive time between the preseason and midseason lists that the O’s are in the top spot…Since Pipeline began ranking systems in 2015, only one other organization has claimed the top spot four times in a row, and that was the Padres (2018 pre/mid, 2019 pre/mid)…Baltimore is also ranked as the No. 1 farm system by ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel, as well as in Baseball America’s preseason rankings for the first time since the publication began their Organizational Talent Rankings in 1984…The Orioles have nine prospects in ESPN’s Top 100 (see chart at right), eight in the Baseball America, Baseball Prospectus, and MLB Pipeline rankings, and six according to FanGraphs…Gunnar Henderson enters the season as the No. 1 overall prospect by Baseball America, Baseball Prospectus, ESPN, FanGraphs, and MLB Pipeline.
STARTING PITCHER – #48 KYLE GIBSON RHP
QUICK HITS: Scheduled to make his second start of the 2023 campaign tonight against Texas; was originally scheduled to start tomorrow’s series finale…In 262 career starts, Gibson has pitched to a 90-90 record with a 4.51 ERA (751 ER/1499.1 IP)…The O’s signed Gibson to a one-year contract on December 5, 2022…He has also spent time with the Twins, Rangers, and Phillies across 10 Major League seasons.
LAST TIME OUT: Made the start on Opening Day against the Red Sox on March 30 at Fenway Park…Earned the win after allowing four runs on six hits with one walk, one hit batter, and three strikeouts in 5.0+ innings…Did not record an out in the sixth inning and exited in favor of LHP Keegan Akin after allowing two singles; both runners later scored…Threw 79 pitches, 53 strikes…Became the 42nd Opening Day starter in Orioles history (since 1954) and the second O’s pitcher in the last four seasons to make his Baltimore debut with a start on Opening Day, joining LHP Tommy Milone (2020)…Marked the second career Opening Day start for the 2021 AL All-Star, who toed the rubber for Texas in the 2021 opener.
AGAINST TEXAS: Scheduled to make his ninth career start against the Rangers; he’s gone 2-2 with a 3.25 ERA (16 ER/44.1 IP) in his first eight career starts against Texas…Today will be his 17th career start at Globe Life Field, where he’s gone 5-7 with a 3.33 ERA (35 ER/94.2 IP) and 83 strikeouts…Made 31 starts for the Rangers across parts of two seasons with the organization from 2020-21.
AGAINST THE AL WEST: In 58 career starts against the AL West, Gibson has gone 18-17 with a 3.93 ERA (147 ER/336.1 IP) and 248 strikeouts…Went 1-1 with a 4.32 ERA (8 ER/16.2 IP) and 17 strikeouts to just two walks in three starts against the division in 2022.
DAY ‘N’ NITE: Pitched to a 3-3 record with a 4.79 ERA (41 ER/77.0 IP) and 68 strikeouts in 14 day games in 2022, compared to a 7-5 record with a 5.26 ERA (53 ER/90.2 IP) in 17 night games.
HOME AND ON THE ROAD: In 18 home starts in 2022, Gibson went 7-4 with a 4.57 ERA (52 ER/102.1 IP) and 80 strikeouts, versus 3-4 with a 5.79 ERA (42 ER/65.1 IP) and 64 strikeouts in 13 road starts.
GIBBY, THE GIVER: Gibson is a two-time nominee for the distinguished Roberto Clemente Award (2022 & 2019)…While with the Phillies, he donated to Philabundance, a nonprofit food bank in Philadelphia, and Cradles for Crayons… He also created a Philly Fantasy Football League in support of Help One Now, an organization that supports families in developing countries strike out extreme poverty…Gibson is the Vice President of the Big League Impact, a nonprofit founded in 2013 by Roberto Clemente Award winner Adam Wainwright (2020) to help people meet basic human needs, including food, clean water, medical care, shelter, and education…He was the recipient of the 2017 Carl R. Pohlad Community Service Award selected by the Twins Community Fund Board of Directors.
2022 HIGHLIGHTS: Went 10-8 with a 5.05 ERA (94 ER/167.2 IP) in 31 starts with the Phillies, the fifth time in his career making at least 30 starts in a season… Made his Phillies debut on April 9 vs. Oakland (W, 7.0 IP, 2 H, 10 K)…Made his 250th career start on July 27 vs. Atlanta…Retired the first 18 batters he faced on August 5 vs. Washington over 8.0 innings, the longest perfect game bid of his career…Struck out 11 batters on August 16 at Cincinnati, his second double-digit strikeout game of the season, the most in his career…Gibson’s final nine starts averaged 10.37 K/9… Had a career-best 3.00 K/BB ratio (144 K/48 BB).
POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Appeared on his fifth career Postseason roster in 2022 with the Phillies and made his World Series debut in Game 3 at Citizens Bank Park, working 1.0 scoreless inning out of the bullpen with one hit and one strikeout in Philadelphia’s 7-0 loss to the Houston Astros…In two relief appearances during the 2022 Postseason, he worked 2.1 scoreless innings, allowing two hits with one walk and two strikeouts.
TEXAS RANGERS NOTES:
WINS AND LOSSES: Texas was shut out, 2-0, by the Orioles last night, falling to 3-1 after opening 2023 with 3 straight wins…the Rangers have not posted 3+ wins in their first 4 G of a season since 2013 (also 3-1), a campaign Texas finished with a 91-72 record and 2nd-place finish in the A.L. West…tonight, the Rangers will be seeking to go 4-1 or better over the first 5 G of a new season for the first time since 2012 (4-1).
• Texas currently sits 2 games over the .500 mark, the latest in a season to be 2-over since 8/8/19 (58-56)…club was last 3 games over following win on Sun. vs. PHI (3-0).
SMITH UPDATE: Josh Smith exited last night’s game in the 3rd inn. after he was struck on the right side of his face by a pitch from Danny Coulombe…was taken to an area hospital for further scans on his face and jaw…he rejoined the team at the ballpark today and is considered day-to-day.
STANDINGS: The Rangers enter today’s slate tied with the Los Angeles Angels (also 3-1, .750) for the A.L. West lead, sitting +1.5 GA of 3rd-place Houston (2-3, .400)…Texas has been alone or tied atop the division for each of the last 5 days, as this marks the latest date for the club to own even a share of 1st place in the West since the final day of team’s division-winning season in 2016 (10/2/16)…from 2017-22, the Rangers had one day in which it held, or was tied for, 1st place in the West (1-0 on 7/24/20, tied for division lead).
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?: Texas has outscored its opponents 29-13 (+16) over its first 4 G of the 2023 season, the T4th-highest run differential in the A.L. (22-TB, 21-LAA, 17- MIN, 16-NYY/TEX)…it marks the Rangers’ highest combined margin of victory through a campaign’s first 4 G since 2011, when it outscored opponents 32-15 (+17) in the first 4 contests of a season-opening 6-game winning streak.
SERIES STUFF: Rangers need to win tonight to avoid securing their first series defeat of 2023, as the club swept its season-opening series from Thurs.-Sun. vs. PHI (3-0)… it marked the 1st time for Texas to win the 1st series of a season since 2019 (won final 2 G of 3-G series 3/28-31 vs. CHC), and the 7th time in club history to open a campaign with a sweep in a series of 3+ G (last 3-0 in 2011 vs. BOS).
• The Rangers were winless (0-4-0) over their first 4 series in 2022, failing to record their first series win until 4/22-24/22 at OAK (2-1)…club has not been victorious in each of its first 2 series of a new campaign since 2019, when it went 4-2 over a season-opening 6-game span from 3/28-31/19 vs. CHC (2-1) and 4/1-3/19 vs. HOU (2-1).
GLOBETROTTERS: Last night’s shutout loss snapped Texas’ 5-game winning streak at Globe Life Field, which dated back to 10/4/22…team has gone 9-8 in last 17 home games (beg. 9/11/22), incl. 3-1 on this season-opening homestand, but is still 16-26 (.381) over last 42 G in Arlington (beg. 7/14/22)…the Rangers have gone 89-107 (.454) all-time over 196 G at Globe Life Field since the facility opened in 2020, the 4th-lowest home win. pct. in MLB over that span (77-122, .387-WAS; 84-110, .433-PIT; 85-110, .436-BAL).
VS. BALTIMORE: The Rangers are 0-1 against the Orioles this season, with the two clubs scheduled to meet 5 additional times in 2023: tonight-Wed. in Arlington (0-1, +2 G) and 5/26- 28 in Baltimore (3 G)…Texas has lost 7 straight against the O’s dating back to the start of 2022, including an 0-6 showing last season which was the first winless campaign against an A.L. opponent in Washington/Texas franchise history…current 0-7 span is TEX’s longest active losing streak against any A.L. foe (TEX is 0-for-last-8 vs. SD), and the club’s longest drought vs. BAL since 7/10/13-6/4/14 (also 0-7)…Texas is 3-11 vs. BAL since start of 2021, but retains a 14-11 edge in Arlington beg. 6/5/14…BAL leads all-time series (272-218-1).
BRUUUUUUUUUCE: Rangers manager Bruce Bochy enters tonight’s game with a lifetime managerial record of 2,006- 2,030 (.497) over 4,036 games with San Diego (951-975, .494), San Francisco (1,052-1,054, .4995), and Texas (3-1, .750)…he currently ranks 12th on MLB’s all-time managerial wins list, needing just 3 more victories to move into 11th place over Hall of Famer Leo Durocher (2,008 wins).
• The only active Major League skipper with more wins than Bochy is HOU’s Dusty Baker, whose 2,095 career victories as a manager rank 9th all-time.
HEANDOG BUMPDAY: Andrew Heaney is expected to make his Texas debut in a start tonight against the Orioles… will be the 3rd rotation member to make his team debut in a start this season, joining fellow offseason additions Jacob deGrom (Thurs. vs. PHI) and Nathan Eovaldi (Sat. vs. PHI).
• Since the start of 2019, Heaney ranks among Major League pitchers (min. 350.0 IP) in strikeouts per 9 innings (9th, 11.07), swing-and-miss strike pct. (14th, 13.8%), strikeout pct. (15th, 28.8%), and strikeout-to-walk ratio (21st, 4.11).
• Posted a career-best 13.62 strikeouts per 9.0 innings figure in 2022 with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the 2nd-highest mark among pitchers with at least 70.0 IP last season (see chart).
HIGHEST STRIKEOUTS PER 9.0 INNINGS FIGURE IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, 2022
Min. 70.0 IP
SO/9 Team/Name IP
13.81 ATL’s Spencer Strider 131.2
13.62 LAD’s Andrew Heaney 72.2
12.09 ATL’s A.J. Minter 70.0
12.02 SD’s Blake Snell 128.0
11.98 SF’s Carlos Rodon 178.0
THE OL’ ARM BARN: Rangers relievers have been dominant in the early going of the 2023 campaign, registering an MLB-low 1.17 relief ERA (2 R-ER/15.1 IP)…opposing batters have slashed .189/.259/.264/.523 (10-53) with zero HR against Texas’ relief staff thus far, one of 7 remaining MLB reliever cores that has yet to allow a HR in 2023 (also BOS/ CHC/CIN/LAA/NYY/STL)…bullpen enters tonight’s game riding a 12.0-inning scoreless streak which dates back to the 8th frame of an 11-7 win on Opening Day, Thurs. vs. PHI.
ROTATION REPORT: Texas starting pitchers have combined for a 2-1 record, 4.79 ERA (11 ER/20.2 IP), and 27 strikeouts/7 walks over the team’s first 4 G of the season… Jon Gray took a tough-luck loss last night after he produced the first quality start (6.1 IP, 2 R-ER) by a Rangers rotation member this season…Texas starters have struck out 27 of 89 (30.3%) batters faced in 2023, the 4th-highest strikeout rate in MLB behind only TB (37.0%), NYY (32.9%), and CIN (31.5%).
BLANKED: Last night, the Rangers were held to one hit, a 2nd-inning single by Josh Jung, in a 2-0 defeat…it was the earliest point in a season (4th G) to be limited to one or zero hits since notching one hit (RBI 1B by Prince Fielder) in a 3-2 win on 4/4/16 vs. SEA (1st G)…it was also just 3rd time ever for Texas to be shutout and held to one-or-fewer hits in a game at Globe Life Field, with the only other occurrences being no-hitters thrown by Corey Kluber (5/19/21 vs. NYY) and Joe Musgrove (4/9/21 vs. SD) during the 2021 campaign.
HIT IT HARD: Despite the lack of run production, the Rangers’ registered 7 of the 12 highest exit velocities on batted balls in last night’s contest, incl. game-high 107.0 mph groundout by Ezequiel Duran in the 5th inning (Statcast).
• According to Baseball Savant, Adolis García (96.7 mph) and Corey Seager (95.6 mph) rank 6th and 10th, respectively, among A.L. batters (min. 10 PA) in average exit velocity… the only other junior circuit clubs with multiple players ranked in the top-10? LAA (1st, 102.4-Ohtani/2nd, 100.5-Trout) and TOR (5th, 98.7-Guerrero Jr./7th, 96.5-Chapman)
TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER – #44 Andrew Heaney, LHP
TONIGHT: The 31-year-old left-hander is scheduled to make his Texas debut tonight in the 2nd of 3 games against the Orioles at Globe Life Field…will be the 3rd rotation member to make his Rangers debut in a start this season (also deGrom, Eovaldi), as well as the 26th and final member of TEX’s Opening Day roster to appear in 2023…Heaney is in his first season with Texas after signing a two-year free agent contract with the club on 12/9/22…posted an 0-2 record and 6.75 ERA (9 ER/12.0 IP) over 4 Cactus League ‘A’ game starts this spring, recording 14 strikeouts/6 walks and 3 home runs allowed…permitted spring-high 5 R-ER in last exhibition start on 3/24 at CHC (L, 4.2 IP, 8 H, 2 BB, 3 SO, 1 HR)…has thrown in 2 bullpen sessions since that outing…owns a 1-2 record, 7.71 ERA (18 ER/21.0 IP), and 13 SO/2 BB over 5 appearances/4 starts vs. BAL in his career…is seeking to build on a 2022 campaign in which he produced career bests in ERA (3.10), WHIP (1.087), and strikeout rate (13.6 SO/9) with the Los Angeles Dodgers despite being limited by a pair of Injured List stints…since the start of 2019, ranks among Major League pitchers (min. 350.0 IP) in strikeouts per 9 innings (9th, 11.07), swing-and-miss strike pct. (14th, 13.8%), strikeout pct. (15th, 28.8%), and strikeout-to-walk ratio (21st, 4.11)…the 9-year MLB veteran has gone 36-42 with a 4.56 ERA over 137 games/126 starts with Miami (2014), Los Angeles-AL (2015- 21), New York-AL (2021), and Los Angeles-NL (2022)…an Oklahoma City native, Heaney pitched collegiately at Oklahoma State University before being selected by the Miami Marlins in the first round (9th overall) of the 2012 MLB Draft.
SEASON DEBUT: Heaney has started in each of his 9 season debuts dating back to 2014, with his teams going 4-5 in those outings: 0-3, 4.80 ERA (24 ER/45.0 IP), 50 strikeouts/6 walks…logged exactly 6.0 IP in each of his first 3 season debut starts (2014-16), but has not pitched more than 5.0 IP in any of his last 6 season openers (2017-22)…started the Dodgers’ 4th game of the 2022 season on 4/12/22 at MIN (ND, 3 H, 1 R-0 ER, 0 BB, 5 SO, 67 pitches/44 strikes) as part of a 7-2 Los Angeles win…allowed career high-tying 4 HR in 2017 season debut on 8/18/17 at BAL w/ LAA (ND, 5.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R-ER, 0 BB, 5 SO, 4 HR), his 1st appearance in return from ‘Tommy John’ ligament replacement surgery on 7/1/16…surrendered 2 of 4 HR to Manny Machado, who hit 3 HR in that game.
VS. BALTIMORE: Is 1-2, 7.71 ERA (18 ER/21.0 IP) with 13 SO/2 BB and 10 HR allowed over 5 appearances/4 starts vs. Baltimore in his career…has suffered losses in each of his last 2 outings opposite the O’s, both in 2021 with the Yankees: start on 8/2/21 vs. BAL (L, 4.0 IP, 4 R-ER, 4 HR) and relief app. on 9/5/21 vs. BAL (L-BS, 0.1 IP, 4 R-ER)…2 of 3 career instances in which he has allowed 4 HR have come when facing the O’s: 8/8/17 at BAL w/ LAA (4 HR) & 8/2/21 vs. BAL w/ NYY (4 HR)…in the latter outing, all 4 HR surrendered were solo blasts, including back-to-back shots by Cedric Mullins and Austin Hays in the 3rd inning.
SPRING TRAINING: Posted an 0-2 record and 6.75 ERA (9 ER/12.0 IP) over 4 Cactus League ‘A’ game starts this spring, recording 14 strikeouts/6 walks while allowing 3 HR…permitted spring-high 5 R-ER in last exhibition start on 3/24 at CHC (L, 4.2 IP, 8 H, 2 BB, 3 SO, 1 HR)…surrendered runs in each of first 4 innings of that outing, incl. a 2-run HR by Luis Vazquez in the 4th…was dominant in start for Triple-A Round Rock on 3/17 vs. Omaha (KC AAA) on Field 1 in Surprise: 5.0 P, 6 H, 1 R-ER, 1 BB, 8 SO, 81 pitches/59 strikes.
Date Opp. Dec. ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR P/S
3/1 vs. LAD L 10.80 1.2 3 2 2 2 2 2 —
3/6 at COL — 3.86 3.0 2 0 0 1 4 0 —
3/12 at SEA — 4.91 2.2 4 2 2 1 5 0 —
3/17 vs. KC (AAA) — — 5.0 6 1 1 1 8 0 81/59
3/24 at CHC L 6.75 4.2 8 5 5 2 3 1 —
‘A’ Totals 0-2 6.75 12.0 17 9 9 6 14 3 —
AT HOME / IN ARLINGTON: Fared far better in 8 G/7 GS on the road (2-1, 2.38 ERA) than in 8 G/7 GS at Dodger Stadium (2-3, 3.72 ERA) last season…for his career, has seen more success at home (22-20, 4.22 ERA, 71 G/64 GS) than in his away outings (14-22, 4.95 ERA, 66 G/62 GS)…the former Angels hurler (2015-21) owns a lifetime 1-5 record and 7.07 ERA (28 ER/35.2 IP) in 7 career games/starts in Arlington…is winless (0-2) in 2 career starts at Globe Life Field, both of which came with the Halos in 2020: 8/9/20 (L, 3.2 IP, 5 R-ER) and 9/8/20 (L, 5.0 IP, 5 R-3 ER)…in the latter start, surrendered a solo HR to Elvis Andrus in the 2nd inning…TEX starter in that game was Lance Lynn (W, 7.0 IP, 1 R-ER).
INJURIES IN 2022: Was limited to 16 games/14 starts for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2022, enduring a pair of lengthy stints on Injured List: 4/20-6/18 (left shoulder discomfort) and 6/24-7/26 (left shoulder inflammation).
2022: Worked around a pair of IL stints due to shoulder issues and was 4-4, 3.10 over 16 G/14 GS in his only season with the Dodgers…limited opponents to a .214/.285/.429/.713 (60-280) slash line, posting reverse splits vs. RH (.210 BA) and LH (.230 BA) batters…career bests in ERA (3.10), WHIP (1.087), and SO rate (13.6 SO/9)…his 5.79 SO/BB rate was easily best of his career…went 2-1, 2.12 (11 ER/46.2 IP) with 12 BB/70 SO in his 1st 10 starts thru 8/30…had 10 K’s in just 4.2 IP on 8/18 at MIL…beginning 9/5, Heaney was 2-3, 4.85 (14 ER/26.0 IP) in his final 6 G/4 GS…gave up season highs in R (6) and HR (4) on 9/5 vs. SF…pitched in relief for final 2 G in regular season: 9/29 at SD and 10/4 vs. COL…went 3-3, 3.06 in 14 GS and 1-1, 3.38 in his 2 relief outings…had a pair of season-long 6.0-IP starts: 4/17 vs. CIN and 8/24 vs. MIL…10 of his 14 HR allowed on the season came over a 4-G span from 8/18-9/5…gave up just one HR over 69 left-handed batters faced…made his 1st and only career postseason app. in relief on 10/14/22 in NLDS G3 at SD (3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R-ER), allowing the 2nd run in Padres’ 2-1 victory that gave them a 2-games-to-1 series lead over the Dodgers.
