BALTIMORE ORIOLES NOTES:
YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Orioles fell to the Brewers last night, 10-2, in game two of the three-game set at American Family Field…Looking to avoid being swept for the first time this year and first time in a series of at least two games since May 13-15,
2022 at Detroit (0-3).
O’s pitchers did not issue a walk in a game for the fourth time this season and first since May 16 vs. Los Angeles-AL.
Aaron Hicks has reached safely in each of his first six games with Baltimore and has hit safely in five of them, slashing .368/.455/.632 (7-for-19) with one triple, one home run, five runs scored, three RBI, and three walks with two multi-hit efforts.
Manager Brandon Hyde was ejected by home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt in the top of the fifth inning, his 11th career ejection and second this season (4/10 vs. OAK).
DAY MAN, FIGHTER OF THE NIGHT MAN: The O’s have gone 12-12 in day games this season, including 4-3 in their last seven…The Birds are averaging 5.42 runs per game (130 R/24 G) in day games compared to 4.51 (167 R/37 G) in night games…Baltimore is slashing .262/.340/.422 during the day compared to .237/.304/.406 at night…Of Baltimore’s 47 stolen bases this season, 31 have come in day games.
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS: Of Baltimore’s 61 games this season, 53 have been decided by four or fewer runs, second-most in MLB behind Los Angeles-AL with 55…The O’s have gone 33-20 in those games, the most wins and second-best winning percentage (.623) in the majors behind Tampa Bay (.644, 29-16)…The O’s are 24-14 in games decided by three or fewer runs, the best winning percentage (.632) and second-most wins in such games in MLB, behind Cleveland (25-23).
ON THE ROAD AGAIN: The O’s are wrapping up a six-game road trip, which began with three games in San Francisco (2-1) over the weekend…After an off day Monday, the Orioles have gone 0-2 in the first two games of a three-game set in Milwaukee… Baltimore is 20-12 (.625) away from Oriole Park, the second-best road record in MLB this season behind Atlanta (20-10, .667)…The Birds went 38-43 (.469) on the road last year, 14th-best in MLB, after going a combined 114-237 (.325) away from Camden Yards from 2017-21.
AGAINST THE BREWERS: The Orioles and Brewers are squaring off for the first and only time this season…The O’s hosted the Brewers at Oriole Park for their first home series of the 2022 campaign; the Birds won their Home Opener but dropped the next two games…The Orioles are playing in Milwaukee for the first time since 2017, when they were swept in three games from July 3-5…The O’s have lost seven straight games in Milwaukee and have not won there since May 26, 2014.
WHAT’S TRENDING: The O’s have won 28 of their last 45 games, 31 of 49, and 32 of 52… The 37-24 overall record is tied for the third-best in MLB to start the season (see box at right)…Entering today, the Orioles are one of 10 teams with at least 35 wins and one of four with less than 25 losses.
BIG TIME RUTSCH: Adley Rutschman leads the AL with 45 walks and 107 times on base (62 H, 45 BB)…He’s also fourth in the AL with a .399 on-base percentage…He ranks among MLB switch hitters in OBP (1st), OPS (2nd, .825), and batting average (3rd, .281), and among primary catchers in OBP (1st) and OPS (3rd).
HAYS OF OUR LIVES: Austin Hays was named the Fielding Bible Award Co-Defensive Player of the Month for May with Toronto’s Kevin Kiermaier by Sports Info Solutions after he led MLB with 10 Defensive Runs Saved…Hays has four outfield assists this season, tied for fourth in the AL…His 21 outfield assists since the start of 2021 are tied for the second-most in the AL and fifth-most in MLB during that time.
He ranks seventh in the AL with a .303 batting average.
His .397 (27-for-68) batting average in the seventh inning or later leads MLB and he’s the only qualified player currently over .390 in those spots this season.
Hays also leads MLB with a .424 (25-for-59) average with two outs; the next closest player is Los Angeles-NL’s Freddie Freeman, who is hitting .388 (26- for-67) with two outs.
TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER – #39 KYLE BRADISH RHP
QUICK HITS: Scheduled to make his 11th start of the season, seventh on the road, and first career start against the Brewers today…Made 23 starts in his rookie season with the Orioles in 2022…Went 4-7 with a 4.90 ERA (64 ER/117.2 IP) with 111 strikeouts to 46 walks…Was one of 13 O’s players (7 pitchers) to make their debut in 2022…Started on the bump for Adley Rutschman’s debut on May 21 vs. Tampa Bay…Tossed 16.0 consecutive scoreless innings across four starts from August 26 to September 6… Acquired by the Orioles along with RHP Kyle Brnovich, RHP Zach Peek, and RHP Isaac Mattson from Los Angeles-AL in exchange for RHP Dylan Bundy on December 4, 2019…Originally drafted by the Angels in the fourth round of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft out of New Mexico State…Teammates at NMSU with INF Joey Ortiz.
LAST TIME OUT: Dealt the loss in his last start on June 3 at San Francisco, his first career start against the Giants…Allowed three runs on seven hits with one walk, a wild pitch, and five strikeouts in 4.0 innings…Threw 79 pitches, 53 strikes.
CAREER AGAINST BREWERS/NL CENTRAL: Making his first career start against the Brewers and his fifth career start against the NL Central…Did not factor in the decision in his last start against the division on May 12 vs. Pittsburgh…Allowed one unearned run on three hits with one walk and six strikeouts in 6.0 innings…Threw 89 pitches, 61 pitches…Owns a 1-0 record with a 2.38 ERA (6 ER/ 22.2 IP) against the division.
INTERLEAGUE HERO: Will be his eighth career Interleague start; has pitched to a 2-1 record with a 2.87 ERA (12 ER/37.2 IP) and three quality starts in seven career outings against the National League…Held opposing hitters to a .232 (33-for-142) batting average in those games…Dealt his second loss of the season in his last start against the National League on June 3 at San Francisco…Earned his first career win and tallied a career-high 11 strikeouts on May 10, 2022 at St. Louis…Threw a career-high 105 pitches on June 7, 2022 vs. Chicago-NL…Has allowed three earned runs-or-fewer in each of his seven career Interleague outings.
BEAST OUTSIDE THE EAST: In 17 career starts against teams outside the AL East, Bradish owns a 6-1 record with a 2.28 ERA (24 ER/94.2 IP), 95 strikeouts, and eight quality starts…Has allowed three earned runs-orfewer in 15 of those 17 starts…Making his ninth such start this season today; owns a 2-1 record with a 2.43 ERA (11 ER/40.2 IP) and 37 strikeouts to eight walks through his first eight starts outside the division in 2023…His last start against San Francisco on June 3 marked his first loss outside of the AL East in his career.
LIFE ON THE ROAD: Making his seventh road start of the 2023 campaign… Has pitched to a 1-1 record with a 4.44 ERA (13 ER/26.1 IP) through his first six road assignments this season…Dealt his second loss of the season on June 3 at San Francisco…Sports a 4-3 record with a 4.67 ERA (42 ER/81.0 IP) in 17 career road outings.
SWING AND A MISS: Bradish registered 16 swings and misses on May 12 vs. Pittsburgh, his second-most in a game in his career behind the 17 he
recorded on August 26, 2022 at Houston.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS NOTES:
Why So Series?
The Brewers are assured of winning their second consecutive series…..the team had not won consecutive series since 4/13-4/19 at San Diego (3-1) and at Seattle (3-0).
Rare Birds
The Brewers are hosting the Orioles at American Family Field for just the fourth time (2008, ’14, ’17 and ’23)….. the team is 9-2 all-time here against Baltimore, winning the last 7 games.
Field of Wiems
Joey Wiemer enters this afternoon on a career-high 8-game hitting streak, batting .481 (13-for-27) with 3 HR and 9 RBI…..last night he recorded a career-high 4 hits and 5 RBI and had the first multi-homer game of his career…..his 11 total bases broke the franchise rookie record for a game.
Player/Date/Opponent TB
Joey Wiemer – 6/7/23 vs. BAL ………….11
Keston Hiura – 8/7/19 at PIT ………………. 10
Casey McGehee – 9/12/09 at ARI ……… 10
Greg Vaughn – 7/21/90 vs. SEA ………… 10
Bill Schroeder – 5/30/84 at CLE ……….. 10
Baseball Brothers
This series marks the first meeting between the Brewers’ Luis Urías and the Orioles’ Ramón Urías in the big leagues…..the brothers were slated to play against each other last season at Camden Yards, but that plan was foiled as Luis was on the injured list at that particular point in time…..Ramón (1994) and the younger Luis (1997) were both born on June 3 in Mexico.
Four Goodness Sake!
The Brewers are a Major League-best 30-4 (.882) when scoring at least 4 runs in a game.
Sealing The Deal
The Brewers are 34-0 when leading (28-0) or tied (6-0) after 8 innings.
One and Done
The Brewers are 10-3 (.769) in 1-run games…..the Marlins at 16-4 (.800) are the only team better in MLB.
Most HR as a Shortstop
MLB Since 2019
Player HR
Willy Adames, MIL ……………………….. 94
Francisco Lindor, NYM ………………….. 92
Xander Bogaerts, SD ……………………….87
Devinly Body
Devin Williams has gone 10-for-10 in save opportunities…..he is unscored upon in 19 of his 20 outings, posting a 0.44 ERA…..opponents are batting just .114 (8-for-70, 1hr) and he has a 0.82 WHIP with 28 K in 20.2 innings.
TODAY’S GAME: Is game 3 (2-0) of a 6-game homestand against Baltimore (2-0) and Oakland (3g)…..following this homestand and an off day on Monday, the team takes a 2-game trip to Minnesota…..their next homestand covers 6 games from June 16-21 against Pittsburgh (3g) and Arizona (3g).
IN THE TRAINER’S ROOM: RHP Jason Alexander (right rotator cuff), LHP Aaron Ashby (left labrum), RHP JB Bukauskas (neck), RHP Matt Bush (right rotator cuff), LHP Eric Lauer (right shoulder), LHP Wade Miley (left lat), OF Garrett Mitchell (left shoulder), 1B Darin Ruf (right knee), OF Tyrone Taylor (right elbow), LHP Justin Wilson (left elbow), OF Jesse Winker (neck) and RHP Brandon Woodruff (right shoulder) are on the injured list…..Alexander, Ashby, Mitchell, Ruf, Wilson and Woodruff are on the 60-day IL.
SERIES-LY SPEAKING: The Brewers are 10-10-0 in series play, including this series.
Game 1: 9-11, Game 2: 13-7, Game 3: 10-9, Game 4: 2-1
Sweep Wins (3): vs. NYM (3g, 4/3-4/5), at SEA (3g, 4/17-4/19), vs. KC (3g, 5/12-5/14)
Sweep Losses (1): at COL (3g, 5/2-5/4)
AT HOME: The Brewers are 18-12 at home, going 6-4-0 in series play, including this series…..the team went 46-35 at home last season, going 15-8-4 in series play. ON THE ROAD: The Brewers are 16-16 on the road, going 4-6-0 in series play…..the team went 40-41 on the road last season, going 9-12-5 in series play.
LET’S GO TO THE VIDEO TAPE: The Brewers have made 12 replay challenges this season, going 6-6…..their last challenge (won) came on 6/7 vs. Baltimore as a safe call at first base involving Josh Lester was overturned.
TODAY’S STARTER: #48 – RHP COLIN REA (10g, 9gs, 3-3, 4.94)
REA AT A GLANCE: Colin Rea, 32, will be making his 11th appearance and 10h start of the season…..Rea last started last Saturday at Cincinnati and picked up a 10-8 victory (5ip, 6h, 3r, 3er, 3bb, 5k, 1hr, 93 pitches)…..the team is 6-3 in his starts…..he has 1 quality start…..opponents are batting .240 (42-for-175, 9hr)…..he has won each of his last 3 starts while posting a 3.86 ERA (16.1ip, 7er)…..Rea has also made 2 starts at Triple-A Nashville this season, going 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA (7ip, 6h, 2r, 0er, 0bb, 9k)…..after pitching in Japan in 2022, he re-signed with Milwaukee on January 27 (non-roster invitee)…..his only outing for the Brewers prior to this season came in relief on 10/2/21 at Los Angeles-NL…..his name is pronounced “RAY.”
LAST SEASON: Rea pitched in Japan, where he went 5-6 with a 3.96 ERA in 23 games/16 starts with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
CAREER: Is 11-11 with a 4.91 ERA in 46 games/36 starts (201.2ip, 110er)…..has pitched for San Diego (2015-16), Miami (2016), Chicago-NL (2020) and Milwaukee (2021, ‘23)….. is 10-11 with a 4.90 ERA as a starter (185.1ip, 101er) and 1-0 with a 4.96 ERA as a reliever (16.1ip, 9er)…..Rea was originally selected by San Diego in the 12th round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft out of Indiana State University…..he underwent “Tommy John” surgery on 11/11/16, causing him to miss the entire 2017 season…..he was named 2019 Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Year after going 14-4 with a 3.95 ERA in 26 starts at Triple-A Iowa (Cubs).
CAREER AT AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD: Is 2-2 with a 5.26 ERA in 6 games/5 starts, all coming this season (25.2ip, 15er).
CAREER ON THE ROAD: Is 4-5 with a 5.14 ERA in 20 games/13 starts (82.1ip, 47er)…..is 1-1 with a 4.57 ERA in 4 starts this season (21.2ip, 11er).
CAREER vs. ORIOLES: Rea has never faced the Baltimore, Maryland Orioles.
