NEW YORK YANKEES NOTES:
AT A GLANCE: The Yankees will begin their first road trip of the season with the first game of a three-game set at Baltimore (through Sun.)…will also play a three-game set at Cleveland (4/10- 12)…went 4-2 on their season-opening six-game homestand, winning two-of-three against San Francisco and Philadelphia.
Have won their first two series for just the second time in the last 12 seasons (won their first four in 2020).
Have won four of their first six games for the second time in four years, third time in six years and for the fourth time in eight years (5-1 in 2020, 4-2 in 2016 and 2018)…marks just the sixth time in the last 20 seasons they have won at least four of their first six games (also 4-2 in 2010 and 2011).
Have scored first in five of their six games…have scored in the first inning in four of their six games.
WHERE WE LEFT OFF: The Yankees clinched a series win over the Phillies with a 4-2 win on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium… RHP Gerrit Cole (6.1IP, 3H, 1R/ER, 3BB, 8K) made his second start of the season and earned the win after allowing just 1R in 6.1IP…DH Gleyber Torres (3-for-4, 1 double, 2RBI, 2SB) recorded a team-leading 3H and drove in the Yankees’ first two runs with RBI singles in the first and sixth inning…C Jose Trevino (1-for-3, 1R, 1HR, 2RBI) hit his first home run of the season with a two-run HR in the seventh inning, marking his 100th and 101st career RBI…CF Aaron Judge (1-for-3, 1R, 1BB, 1SB) extended his career-high on-base streak to 39 games (since 8/29/22)…2B DJ LeMahieu (1-for-3, 1R, 1 double, 1BB) reached base twice and recorded his 250th career double in the sixth inning…LF Oswaldo Cabrera (1-for-3, 1R, 1 double, 1BB) reached base twice…3B Josh Donaldson (0-for-1) exited the game with right hamstring tightness…RHP Jonathan Loáisiga (1.2IP, 2H, 1ER, 1K, 1HR) allowed a solo HR in the eighth inning to Kyle Schwarber, snapping the Yankees bullpen’s 13.0 scoreless inning streak…RHP Clay Holmes (1.0IP, 3K) struck out the side in the ninth to record his first save of the season.
GLEYBER DAY: INF Gleyber Torres recorded a team-leading 3H and drove in two of the Yankees’ 4R on Wednesday vs. Philadelphia…has reached base in 14-of-25 plate appearances this season, batting .421/.560/.789 (8-for-19) with 5R, 1 double, 2HR, 6RBI, 6BB and 5SB.
Has reached base multiple times in five of his six games.
Recorded a career-high-tying 2SB on Wednesday (also 7/24/21 at Boston)…has 5SB in six games this season… did not record his fifth stolen base in 2022 until his 74th game played on 7/7/22 at Boston.
Is just the fourth Yankee (fifth time) to record at least 5SB in the Yankees’ first six games of a season, joining Rickey Henderson (7SB in 1988 and 6SB in 1989), Fritz Maisel (5SB in 1915) and Jake Stahl (5SB in 1908).
Has walked six times while striking out just twice in 25PA this season…did not record his sixth walk in 2022 until his 32nd game of the year on 5/16/22 at Baltimore.
Has hit .317/.391/.614 (78-for-246) with 46R, 17 doubles, 1 triple, 18HR, 49RBI and 28BB in 69 career games vs. Baltimore.
FAST AND FURIOUS: Yankees baserunners have recorded 9SB this season…marks their most stolen bases through their first six games of a season in the last 34 years (since 1990)… the last time they recorded more stolen bases through their first six games was 1989 (10SB).
Their 9SB are tied with Arizona for the third-most in the Majors, trailing only Baltimore (11SB) and Cleveland (10SB).
PEN PALS: Yankees relievers had their 13.0 scoreless innings streak snapped on Wednesday…have still allowed just 5ER in 23.2IP this season, posting a 1.90 ERA through their first six games…have also posted a Major League-best 6.20 K/BB ratio (31K/5BB)…also rank second in the Majors with an 11.79 K/9.0IP ratio (31K/23.2IP).
NOBODY BEATS THE RIZZ: INF Anthony Rizzo has hit safely in each of his five games this season and has reached base in 10-of22 plate appearances…is batting .313/.455/.563 (5-for-16) with 2R, 1 double, 1HR, 4RBI, 4BB, 1HP and 1SF in five games.
LEMACHINE: INF DJ LeMahieu has hit safely in each of his first five games, batting .300/.364/.650 (6-for-20) with 5R, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 1HR, 2RBI and 2BB. As a Yankee (since 2019), has hit .328 (75-for-229) with 51R, 11 doubles, 6HR, 25RBI and 25BB vs. the Orioles…over that same span, has hit .336/.408/.458 (44-for-131) with 27R, 4 doubles, 4HR, 13RBI and 15BB in 33 games at Camden Yards.
PITCH PERFECT: Yankees pitchers have allowed just 14R over their first six games (2.33 runs per game)…marks their fewest runs allowed in their first six games of a season in the last 21 years (since 2003)…marks just the fourth time in the last 52 years (since 1972) that the Yankees have allowed 14R-or-fewer over their first six games of a season (13R in 2002, 14R in 1999 and 12R in 1992).
Lead the Majors with a 12.00 K/9.0IP ratio (72K/54.0IP), rank second with a 6.00 K/BB ratio (72K/12BB) and a 2.00 BB/9.0IP ratio (12BB/54.0IP) and fourth in ERA (2.33).
GOT YOUR NUMBER: INF DJ LeMahieu has hit .412/.412/.529 (7-for-17) with 2 doubles off Baltimore’s RHP Dean Kremer… INF Gleyber Torres is 4-for-9 (.444) with 1 double and 1BB off Kremer…OF Aaron Judge has gone 4-for-7 (.571) with 3HR off Kremer.
ALL RISE: OF Aaron Judge owns a career-high 39-game on-base streak (since 8/29/22), batting .379/.523/.780 (50-for-132) with 37R, 8 doubles, 15HR, 26RBI, 40BB, 1HP and 3SB in that span…is the third-longest on-base streak by a Yankee in the last 19 seasons (since 2005), trailing only Luke Voit’s 42-game streak (9/19/18-5/3/19) and Mark Teixeira’s 42-game streak (6/6-7/26/10)…has reached base multiple times in 29 of those 39 games.
Has reached base safely in each of his first six games this season, batting .348/.423/.609 (8-for-23) with 5R, 2HR, 4RBI, 3BB and 1SB.
Has hit 9HR in his last 15 games against Baltimore (since 4/26/22) and 20HR in his last 37 games vs. the Orioles since 2020.
Has hit 35HR vs. the Orioles since 2017…marks his most home runs against any opponent and are the most by any Major League player vs. a single opponent in that span.
Since 2020, has hit .380/.476/.986 (27-for-71) with 22R, 4 doubles, 13HR, 25RBI, 11BB and 1SB in 20 games at Camden Yards.
BRONX BOMBERS: Yankees batters have hit 11HR in six games this season, tied for their fifth-most HR through their first six games of a season in franchise history (16HR in 1932, 15HR in 2003, 13HR in 2011, 12HR in 2020 and 11HR in 1956, ‘57 and 2018).
Their 11HR are tied for the fourth-most in the Majors, trailing only San Francisco (15HR in 6G), Los Angeles-NL (14HR in 7G) and Tampa Bay (13HR in 6G).
Have had eight different players homer this season.
Have homered in each of their first six games of a season for just the seventh time in franchise history (first 12G in 2020, first 10G in 1999, first 9G in 2001, first 8G in 1932, first 7G in 2000 and first 6G in 1946).
STANTON ISLAND: DH/OF Giancarlo Stanton has hit .394/.467/.591 (26-for-66) with 9R, 4 doubles, 3HR, 11RBI and 9BB in 17 games at Camden Yards since 2020…overall, has hit .352/.408/.586 (45-for-128) with 16R, 6 doubles, 8HR, 31RBI and 13BB in 33 games vs. the Orioles since 2020.
FOR STARTERS: Yankees starters have tossed at least 5.0IP and allowed one-or-zero runs in four of their six starts this season.
HIP HIP JOSE: C Jose Trevino hit his first home run of the season on Wednesday with a two-run HR in the seventh inning, marking his 100th and 101st career RBI…is 4-for-13 (.308) with 2R, 1HR and 3RBI in four games this season.
The Yankees are one of two Major League teams this season to have two catchers hit home runs already this season (also Chicago White Sox).
COLE TRAIN: RHP Gerrit Cole made his second start of the season on Wednesday and earned the win after allowing just 1R in 6.1IP (3H, 3BB, 8K)…has allowed just 1R and recorded 19K in 12.1IP over his first two starts.
Is just the seventh pitcher in franchise history to toss at least 6.0IP and allow 3H-or-fewer in his first two appearances of a season…joined George Mogridge (first three in 1916), Ray Caldwell (first three in 1914), Orlando Hernández (first two in 1999), Whitey Ford (first two in 1955), Bob Shawkey (first two in 1918) and Tom Hughes (first two in 1910).
Is the first Yankees pitcher to toss at least 6.0IP and allow 1R-or-fewer in each of his first two appearances of a season since Michael Pineda did so in his first three games in 2014.
TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER: RHP CLARKE SCHMIDT (0-0, 8.10 ERA)
RHP Clarke Schmidt will make his second start of the season in today’s series opener at Baltimore…the 27-year-old will make the start on extended five days’ rest…made his first start of the season on Saturday vs. San Francisco, allowing 3ER over 3.1IP without recording a decision (5H, 1BB, 5K, 2HR)…went 1-2 with a 5.03 ERA (19.2IP, 16H, 11ER, 4BB, 25K, 2HR, 1HP) in six spring games (five starts)…in 2022, went 5-5 with two saves and a 3.12 ERA (57.2IP, 46H, 23R/20ER, 23BB, 56K, 5HR) in 29 appearances (three starts) over four stints with the Yankees…
in three starts, went 0-2 with a 4.63 ERA (11.2IP, 13H, 6ER, 2BB, 14K, 0HR)…as a reliever, went 5-3 with two saves and a 2.74 ERA (46.0IP, 33H, 17R/14ER, 21BB, 42K, 5HR) in 26 games…tossed at least 2.0 innings in 13 of his relief appearances and at least 3.0 innings in five of those relief appearances…made his second career Opening Day roster in 2023 (also 2022)…was selected by the Yankees in the first round (16th overall) of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of South Carolina.
LAST TIME OUT: Made his season debut on Saturday vs. San Francisco, allowing 3ER over 3.1IP without recording a decision (5H, 1BB, 5K, 2HR)…marked his sixth career start…allowed all three runs on home runs in the fourth inning, surrendering a leadoff solo HR to Joc Pederson and a go-ahead,two-run HR to Brandon Crawford…marked the second game in his career he has allowed 2HR (also 2HR on 9/22/22 vs. Boston).
VS. BALTIMORE: Will be making his first careerstart vs. the Orioles…in five career relief appearances, is 1-1 with one save and a 2.08 ERA (8.2IP, 5H, 4R/2ER, 7BB, 5K, 0HR)…did not allow an earned run over 7.1 innings in four relief outings vs. Baltimore in 2022.
Is 0-1 with one save and a 3.18 ERA (5.2IP, 2ER) and 4K in three career relief appearances at Camden Yards.
Made his Major League debut at Camden Yards in Game 2 on 9/4/20 in relief(1.1IP, 3H, 2ER, 1BB, 1K, 1HP)…had never pitched professionally above Double-A in his career prior to his debut.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Has made 19 appearances (three starts) in his career on the road (16 in 2022, one in 2021, two in 2020)…has gone 3-4 with one save and a 3.92 ERA (39.0IP, 40H, 22R/17ER, 17BB, 39K, 3HR).
In 16 games (two starts) on the road in 2022, went 3-4 with one save and a 3.62 ERA (32.1IP, 30H, 15R/13ER, 11BB, 34K, 2HR)…allowed 2R-or-fewer in 14 of those games, 1R-or-fewer in 12 of those appearances and nine were scoreless.
FOR STARTERS: Will be making his seventh career start…over his first six career Major League starts (one in 2023, three in 2022, one in 2021, one in 2020), is 0-3 with a 5.40 ERA (23.1IP, 29H, 17R/14ER, 8BB, 25K, 3HR)…went 0-2 with a 4.63 ERA (11.2IP, 6ER) and 14K in his three starts in 2022 (6/16 vs. Tampa Bay, 8/28 at Oakland, 9/3 at Tampa Bay).
2022: In 29 games (three starts) with the Yankees, went 5-5 with two saves and a 3.12 ERA (57.2IP, 46H, 23R/20ER, 23BB, 56K, 5HR) over four stints with the club (4/8-5/1, 5/13-6/22, 7/23-8/1, 8/22-10/5)…made his first career Opening Day roster.
In three starts, went 0-2 with a 4.63 ERA (11.2IP, 13H, 6ER, 2BB, 14K, 0HR).
As a reliever, went 5-3 with two saves and a 2.74 ERA (46.0IP, 33H, 17R/14ER, 21BB, 42K, 5HR) in 26 games…tossed at least 2.0 innings in 13
of his relief appearances and at least 3.0 innings in five of those relief appearances.
Recorded five relief appearances of at least 3.0 scoreless innings, tied for the most in the Majors (also Los Angeles-AL’s Jaime Barria, Texas’ Taylor Hearn and Chicago-NL’s Keegan Thompson)…was just the second Yankees pitcher since 2003 to record as many such relief appearances in a season (also Alfredo Aceves’ seven relief appearances in 2009).
Tossed at least 3.0 scoreless innings in four consecutive relief appearances from 7/24-9/8, tied with Mariano Rivera (4G from 4/19-28/96) and Joe Page (4G from 5/28-6/3/49) for the second-longest such streak in franchise history, trailing only Wilcy Moore (5G from 8/7-24/27).
Tossed 3.0 innings in both of his saves…joined Luis Cessa (two in 2018) as the only Yankees relievers to record multiple saves of at least 3.0IP in a season since 2003.
His 10 relief appearances of at least 2.0 scoreless innings were tied for 10th in the Majors.
Tossed at least 2.0 scoreless innings in six straight relief appearances from 7/24-9/14, tied for the second-longest streak by a Yankees reliever in franchise history, trailing only Mariano Rivera (8G from 4/19-5/12/96)…Bud Daley (6G from 7/25-8/11/62) and Wilcy Moore (6G from 8/6-24/27) also recorded six-game streaks.
Combined to make three postseason appearances, going 0-2 with a 11.57 ERA (2.1IP, 3ER)… made his first career postseason appearance in ALDS Game 2 vs. Cleveland…entered the game in the 10th inning and stranded his inherited runner after retiring all 3BF…took the loss in ALDS Game 3 at Cleveland after allowing a “walk-off” single to Oscar González in the ninth (0.1IP, 3H, 1ER, 1K)…also took the loss in ALCS Game 1 at Houston (1.0IP, 2H, 2ER, 2BB, 2HR).
Made eight starts with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre, going 2-1 with a 3.27 ERA (33.0IP, 26H, 13R/12ER, 9BB, 46K, 1HR).
SPRING BREAK: In six games (five starts) this spring, went 1-2 with a 5.03 ERA (19.2IP, 16H, 11ER, 4BB, 25K, 2HR, 1HP)…made his last spring start on Monday vs. Tampa Bay (ND, 4.1IP, 3H, 2ER, 1BB, 7K)…in his fourth spring appearance (third start) on 3/16 vs. Pittsburgh, tossed 5.0 perfect innings with 7K…made his lone appearance in relief on 3/3 vs. Detroit (1.2IP, 3H, 4ER, 1BB, 2K, 1HR, 1HP).
CAREER NOTES: In parts of four seasons with the Yankees (2020-23), has gone 5-6 with two saves and a 3.91 ERA (73.2IP, 69H, 39R/32ER, 34BB, 74K, 8HR) in 35 career games (six starts).
Made his Major League debut in Game 2 on 9/4/20 at Baltimore after never having pitched professionally above Double-A in his career.
Did not pitch in 2017 while recovering from “Tommy John” surgery on his right elbow.
Was drafted by the Yankees in the first round (16th overall) of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of South Carolina…in three seasons at South Carolina (2015-17), produced a 15-9 record and 3.21 ERA (229.2IP, 82ER) in 45 games (36 starts).
BALTIMORE ORIOLES NOTES:
TAKE TWO: Yesterday’s originally scheduled Orioles Home Opener against the Yankees was postponed due to the forecast of severe inclement weather…It is the first time the Orioles have had their Home Opener postponed since 1997 vs. Kansas City (the 1996 opener was also postponed)…The Orioles and Red Sox had their originally scheduled Opening Day at Fenway Park postponed in 2021.
HOMECOMING: The Orioles will celebrate their Home Opener this afternoon against the New York Yankees…The O’s have gone 45-24 in Home Openers in club history (since 1954), including 21-10 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards…The Birds defeated the Brewers last year, 2-0, to snap a three-season losing streak in Home Openers since 2019…Baltimore has gone 4-4 in eight Home Openers against New York-AL (see chart at right); the last time the O’s took on the Yankees in a Home Opener was 2020 (L, 9-3).
The game marks the beginning of a seven-game homestand for Baltimore, with three games against the Yankees and four against the Oakland Athletics.
ALL-TIME AT OPACY: The Orioles own a 1,199-1,222-2 (.495) all-time record in 2,423 game at Oriole Park since 1992…The Birds have mashed 3,012 home runs at Oriole Park since the ballpark opened, including 55 long balls that have landed on the iconic Eutaw Street promenade that separates the ballpark and the historic B&O Warehouse.
WRAPPING UP THE ROAD TRIP: The Orioles went 3-3 in their season-opening road trip against the Red Sox (1-2) and Rangers (2-1)…They defeated the Red Sox on Opening Day, 10-9, improving their record in season openers to 45-25 overall and 13- 12 on the road…The O’s dropped the next two games against Boston before winning the first two against Texas…The two wins against the Rangers increased Baltimore’s winning streak against Texas to eight games dating back to July 4, 2022, their longest winning streak against a single opponent since also winning eight in a row against the Mariners from July 3 to September 19, 2012…The O’s fell to the Rangers in Wednesday’s series finale, 5-2, snapping their streak.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW!: Grayson Rodriguez was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk and made his Major League debut in Wednesday’s series finale against the Rangers in Arlington…A native of Nacogdoches, Texas, Rodriguez grew up roughly 180 miles southeast of Arlington…Did not factor in the decision after allowing two runs on four hits with one walk and five strikeouts in 5.0 innings; struck out Ezequiel Durán swinging to end the second inning for his first career strikeout…Became the first Oriole to make his Major League debut this season; 13 players (7 pitchers) made their debut for the O’s in 2022…Also became the first O’s pitcher to start his Major League debut since DL Hall on August 13, 2022, and the youngest O’s pitcher (24-140) to start his debut since Kevin Gausman (22-137) on May 23, 2013…Rodriguez is currently ranked as the No. 6 overall prospect by MLB Pipeline, as well as the No. 2 pitching prospect…He is ranked as the No. 1 Orioles prospect following Gunnar Henderson’s graduation from prospect status.
GRADUATION: Gunnar Henderson officially graduated from prospect status on April 5, according to MLB Pipeline…In his first 39 career games, he’s slashed .242/.351/.424 (32-for-132) with seven doubles, one triple, five home runs, 14 runs scored, 19 RBI, 22 walks, and a .775 OPS…Entered the season as the No. 1 overall prospect by Baseball America, Baseball Prospectus, ESPN, FanGraphs, and MLB Pipeline.
STARTING WITH A BANG: The O’s opened the 2023 season by hitting multiple home runs in each of their first five games, tied for the third-longest streak to start a season by a team since at least 1901 and tied with the 1994 Orioles for the longest streak in club history; the O’s were the only MLB team to start the 2023 campaign with five consecutive multi-homer games…Marked the fifth time in club history that the Orioles homered in each of their first five games to start a season, and first since 2012 (also 5).
UPON FURTHER REVIEW: In the bottom of the eighth inning on April 2 at Boston, Masataka Yoshida advanced to third base on what was originally scored a throwing error by third baseman Ramón Urías…After review, this is being changed to a missed catch error (with no assumed out) by second baseman Adam Frazier. 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.
COACHING STAFF: The Orioles announced their 2023 Major League Coaching Staff on November 8, 2022…The club named Cody Asche (ASH-ee) Offensive Strategy Coach…Ryan Klimek (KLIM-ick) enters his first full season on the Major League Staff as Pitching Strategy Coach…All other coaches remain in their same positions: Matt Borgschulte (BORG-shult-ee) and Ryan Fuller as Co-Hitting Coaches, Tim Cossins (cousins) as Major League Field Coordinator/Catching Instructor, Fredi González as Bench Coach, José Hernández as Major League Coach, Darren Holmes as Assistant Pitching Coach, Chris Holt as Pitching Coach/Director of Pitching, Tony Mansolino as Third Base Coach, and Anthony Sanders as First Base Coach.
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.
STARTING PITCHER – #64 DEAN KREMER RHP
QUICK HITS: Slated to make his second start of the 2023 season in today’s Home Opener against the New York Yankees…Made a career-high 22 appearances (21 GS) in 2022, 11 appearances at home (10 GS), and 11 on the road…Made six starts of 5.0-or-more scoreless innings, tied for seventh-most in the AL…Acquired by the Orioles along with 2B Breyvic Valera, RF Yusniel Díaz, RHP Zach Pop and 3B Rylan Bannon in exchange for SS Manny Machado on July 18, 2018…Originally selected by the Dodgers in the 14th round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft out of UNLV.
LAST TIME OUT: Did not factor into the decision on April 1 at Boston…Allowed five runs on six hits (2 HR) with one walk and three strikeouts in 3.0 innings; threw 56 pitches, 36 strikes…Marked his shortest start since June 24, 2021, at Toronto (0.1 IP).
AGAINST NEW YORK-AL: Making his seventh career start against the Yankees… Dealt the loss in his last outing vs. New York-AL on July 24, 2022, at Oriole Park, allowing four runs on five hits (1 HR) with six punchouts to one walk and a hit batter in 5.1 innings…Is winless in his last five outings against the Yankees; earned his lone win vs. New York-AL in his MLB debut on September 6, 2020 at Oriole Park…Is 1-3 with a 5.34 ERA (17 ER/28.2 IP) against the division rival in his career.
AGAINST THE AL EAST: Making his 23rd career start (24th appearance) against the AL East…Did not earn a decision in his last start against the division on April 1 vs. Boston…Owns a 2-11 record with a 5.85 ERA (70 ER/107.2 IP) and five quality starts through his first 23 appearances against division foes…Went 1-5 with a 3.90 ERA (24 ER/55.1 IP) in 10 appearances (9 GS) against the division in 2022.
HOME SWEET HOME: Went 3-4 with a 2.95 ERA (19 ER/58.0 IP) in 10 games (9 GS) with 46 strikeouts to 14 walks at Oriole Park in 2022…The Orioles owned a 6-4 record in those games..Allowed three earned runs-or-fewer in eight of his 10 home starts…Opposing batters slashed .236/.288/.311 (50-for-212) with just four home runs against Kremer at OPACY in 2022.
‘KREM’ OF THE CROP: Had his career-high scoreless streak snapped at 22.2 innings on July 4 vs. Texas; according to Elias Sports Bureau and STATS, he does not get credit for the two outs he recorded in the fifth inning…Marks the longest scoreless streak by an Orioles starter since Mike Mussina pitched 27.0 scoreless innings from September 21, 1995 to April 2, 1996…The last Orioles pitcher with a scoreless streak of at least 22.2 innings was Steve Johnson, who tossed 25.1 scoreless frames across eight games (three starts) from August 25 to September 29, 2012.
2022 HIGHLIGHTS: Kremer made 22 appearances (21 GS) last season, finishing the year with an 8-7 record…Pitched to a 3.23 ERA (45 ER/125.1 IP) with 87 strikeouts… Tossed his first career shutout and complete game on September 23 vs. Houston, allowing four hits and two walks with six strikeouts over a career-high 9.0 innings; marked the first shutout by an O’s pitcher since LHP John Means threw a no-hitter on May 5, 2021 at Seattle; was one of 16 players in MLB to throw a shutout in 2022 and joined RHP Jordan Lyles (9/21 vs. DET) as the only O’s pitchers with a complete game during the season….Made the start for the O’s in their 5-3 win at the Little League Classic on August 21 vs. Boston; did not factor in the decision after allowing one run on five hits with two walks and four strikeouts over 5.1 innings…Allowed 11 home runs in 125.1 innings for a 0.79 HR/9, the ninth-lowest in the AL (min. 125.0 IP), compared to 17 home runs in 53.2 innings in 2021 for a 2.85 HR/9, the highest in the majors (min. 50.0 IP).
