Happy Staturday Birdland! It was a fun week of baseball, producing some fun stats and facts. Let’s dive in!
On Wednesday, Adam Jones began the game with a lead-off home run. Little did he know, it was an historic homer:
After Adam’s bomb on Wednesday, the Orioles had hit the exact same number of home runs at Camden Yards and Memorial Stadium, at 2490 dingers a piece.
As previously mentioned on Eutaw Street Report, Trey Mancini is having an awesome rookie season and if he keeps his batting average up, he’ll make Orioles’ history:
Trey Mancini could become the first Oriole rookie to hit 15+ home runs and 50+ RBIs with a .300+ batting average.
On Thursday, the ball was flying as the Orioles smashed four home runs:
The Orioles have a league leading ten games with 4+ home runs.
While it hasn’t all been pretty the past few weeks, the Orioles are still playing well at the Yard.
The Orioles are 29-20 at home, winning 59% of their games. This is the sixth best home winning percentage in the league.
That’ll do it for this week! For more stats like these, follow @BirdlandStats on Twitter!