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#Staturday: Opening Day Walk-Offs Rare, Hot Starts Not (Under Buck)

Chris Davis of the Orioles watches a ball fly after swinging.
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Baseball is back and so is Staturday! If it’s your first time to Staturday, you can find these and other stats on Twitter: @BirdlandStats. Without further ado, let’s get to it!

The Orioles opened the season with a bang, winning on an historic walk-off dinger:

Mark Trumbo became the first Oriole with a walk-off home run on Opening Day.

Manny also made some Opening Day history:

On Monday, Manny Machado recorded his 700th hit, becoming the 34th Oriole to do so.

In their second game of the season, Chris Davis launched the long ball, reaching a major milestone:

On Wednesday, Chris Davis launched his 200th home run in an Orioles’ uniform, becoming the 8th Oriole to do so.

Games (with the Orioles) to reach 200 home runs:

Robinson 1909
Anderson 1625
Ripken 1277
Jones 1217
Powell 1095
Murray 1057
Palmeiro 872
Chris Davis 776

Zach Britton started the season in a dominant fashion, picking up right where he left off:

On Friday, Zach Britton successfully converted his 51st consecutive save opportunity.

The Orioles have yet to lose a game in 2017. As it turns out, ever since Buck took the reins, hot starts are the norm:

The Orioles have started the season 3-0 in four of their seven seasons with Buck at the helm.

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