Every Monday I will be posting random news and notes I can find about the Orioles either from the past week or just in general. This is meant as an entertainment purpose on Monday because it is the most dismal of the days.
  • The Orioles swept the double header against the Cleveland Indians on Sunday and shut out the Indians in both games. The last time the Orioles won both games in a double header by shutout was in Cleveland on September 6, 1974. (via STATS)
  • Ryan Flaherty is known as the Orioles utility man, but has only been played at second base, short stop and third base in 2015.
  • Travis Snider: 1.8 bWAR. Chris Davis: 1.5 bWAR
  • Zach Britton, as a closer: 1.1 bWAR. Miguel Gonzalez, as a starter: 1.0 bWAR
  • Jimmy Paredes once again has enough plate appearances to qualify for the batting title and is 10th in the league in batting average (.321).
  • Ryan Flaherty is tied with Adam Jones for the Orioles lead in triples with three. He had two career triples coming into this season.
  • Chaz Roe is the only Orioles pitcher to have an ERA under 1.00 (0.90).
  • Delmon Young in his last 15 games: .171/.167/.191 with zero home runs and three RBIs.
  • Manny Machado continues to be the only Oriole with double digits steals (11).
  • Manny Machado is also the only Oriole with more than 80 hits (89).
  • Alejandro De Aza, who is no longer on the Orioles, has more intentional walks (2) than Manny Machado (1).
  • Bud Norris, Brad Brach, Darren O’Day and Chaz Roe are the only guys on the 25 man roster to not throw a wild pitch this season.
  • Chris Tillman has not given up the most home runs (10); Wei Yin Chen has (13).
  • Along with that, Ubaldo Jimenez has not walked the most people (27); Chris Tillman has (36).
  • Ubaldo Jimenez is the only Orioles starter to strike out more than 80 batter this season (89).
  • Ubaldo Jimenez and Wei Yin Chen are the only Orioles with more than 80 innings pitched this season.
  • J.J. Hardy’s last 23 games have seen him with a .301/.318/.398 slash line, 1 HR, 12 RBIs.
  • Through 75 games, the Orioles are 41-34. Through 75 games in 2014, the Orioles were 40-35.
  • The Orioles lead the AL East, by percentage points.