2012 Baltimore Orioles season

2012 Baltimore Orioles
American League Wild Card Winners
League	American League
Division	East
Ballpark	Oriole Park at Camden Yards
City	Baltimore, Maryland
Record	93–69 (.574)
Divisional place	2nd
Owners	Peter Angelos
President of baseball operations	Dan Duquette
General managers	Dan Duquette
Managers	Buck Showalter
Television	MASN WJZ-TV (CBS 13) (Gary Thorne, Jim Palmer, Mike Bordick, Jim Hunter)
Radio	Baltimore Orioles Radio Network (Joe Angel, Fred Manfra)
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The Baltimore Orioles' 2012 season was the 112th season in franchise history, the 59th in Baltimore, and the 21st at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. They completed the regular season with a 93–69 record, good for second place in the AL East and qualified for one of two American League wild card spots. It was the first time since 1997 that they finished with a winning record and made the playoffs. They subsequently defeated the Texas Rangers in the inaugural one-game Wild Card Playoff. They advanced to play the New York Yankees in the Division Series, but lost the series to the Yankees in five games. The smiling cartoon bird head returned to the ballclub's caps and helmets after a 23-year absence.^[1]

• On December 1, 2011, the Orioles traded minor league RHP Randy Henry and a player to be named later to the Texas Rangers for C Taylor Teagarden. On December 8, 2011, the player was identified as minor league 2B Greg Miclat.
• On December 8, 2011, the Orioles traded minor league LHP Jarret Martin and OF Tyler Henson to the Los Angeles Dodgers for LHP Dana Eveland.
• On December 13, 2011, the Orioles signed Tsuyoshi Wada to a two-year contract, with an option for a third year.
• On December 20, 2011, the Orioles signed outfielder Endy Chávez to a one-year contract.

• On January 3, 2012, the Orioles acquired Jai Miller from the Oakland Athletics for cash considerations.
• On January 10, 2012, the Orioles signed Wei-Yin Chen from the Chunichi Dragons to a three-year contract, with an option for a fourth year.
• On January 23, 2012, the Orioles signed infielder Wilson Betemit to a two-year contract, with an option for a third year.

• On February 6, 2012, Jeremy Guthrie was traded to the Colorado Rockies for pitchers Matt Lindstrom and Jason Hammel.
• On February 10, 2012, the Orioles signed RHP Luis Ayala to a one-year contract, with an option for a second year.

• On March 2, 2012, the Orioles signed Miguel González to a minor league contract.

On May 6, the Orioles won a marathon 17-inning game over the Boston Red Sox with the pitching win credited to designated hitter Chris Davis. After the Orioles bullpen was exhausted Davis came on to pitch two scoreless innings with two strikeouts, becoming the first American League position player to record a pitching win since 1968. Boston DH Darnell McDonald took the loss, making it the first game since 1902 in which both pitchers of record were position players.

The Orioles clinched their first non-losing season since 1997 on September 13, 2012, winning their 81st game on a walk-off single by Manny Machado in the bottom of the 14th inning against the Tampa Bay Rays.

On September 26, 2012, the Orioles hit 7 home runs versus the Toronto Blue Jays. Nate McLouth solo in the 1st inning, Jim Thome lead off in the 5th, Manny Machado solo homer in the 5th and a two-run shot in the 8th, Chris Davis three-run homer in the 5th and a two-run homer in the 7th, and Mark Reynolds two-run homer in the 6th.

After falling in extra innings to the New York Yankees on back-to-back nights in early April, the Orioles went 16–0 in extra-inning games through the rest of the season. They also went 29–9 in one-run games, which many analysists point to as the reason the Orioles snapped their long postseason drought, given their modest run differential of +7.

The following players represented the Orioles in the 2012 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Jim Johnson
• Adam Jones
• Matt Wieters

The following players received Gold Glove Awards for the 2012 MLB season

• J. J. Hardy
• Adam Jones
• Matt Wieters

The Orioles took on the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas in the inaugural Wild Card "winner-take-all" format game for the right to play the New York Yankees in the 2012 American League Division Series, who are the top seed finishing with the best record in the AL at 95–67. The Orioles defeated Texas, 5–1, to win their first postseason game since 1997 and to advance to play the Yankees with the first two games in Baltimore.

In the end, Jim Johnson finished the Rangers off in the 9th despite them giving Baltimore a scare on having the bases loaded and two down. However, Johnson got David Murphy to fly out to Nate McLouth. Unlikely hero Joe Saunders picked up his first ever win at Rangers Stadium, where he was 0–6 with a 9.38 ERA in six career starts.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore Orioles	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	5	8	2
Texas Rangers	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	2
Starting pitchers: BAL: Joe Saunders TEX: Yu Darvish --> WP: Joe Saunders (1–0)   LP: Yu Darvish (0–1)

The Orioles next played the New York Yankees in the Division Series, which they lost in five games.

6:07 p.m. (EDT) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland (moved to 8:47 p.m. EDT due to rain delay)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	7	10	1
Baltimore	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	1
WP: CC Sabathia (1–0)   LP: Jim Johnson (0–1) Home runs: NYY: Russell Martin (1) BAL: None

8:07 p.m. (EDT) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland (moved to 8:47 p.m. EDT due to rain delay)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	9	2
Baltimore	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	X	3	7	2
Starting pitchers: NYY: Andy Pettitte (0–0) BAL: Wei-Yin Chen (0–0) --> WP: Wei-Yin Chen (1–0)   LP: Andy Pettitte (0–1)   Sv: Jim Johnson (1)

7:37 p.m. (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
Baltimore	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0
New York	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	7	1
Starting pitchers: BAL: Miguel González (0–0) NYY: Hiroki Kuroda (0–0) --> WP: David Robertson (1–0)   LP: Brian Matusz (0–1) Home runs: BAL: Ryan Flaherty (1), Manny Machado (1) NYY: Raúl Ibañez 2 (2)

7:37 p.m. (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	R	H	E
Baltimore	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	8	1
New York	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0
Starting pitchers: BAL: Joe Saunders (0–0) NYY: Phil Hughes (0–0) --> WP: Pedro Strop (1–0)   LP: David Phelps (0–1)   Sv: Jim Johnson (2) Home runs: BAL: Nate McLouth (1) NYY: None

5:07 p.m. (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	0
New York	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	X	3	5	0
Starting pitchers: BAL: Jason Hammel (0–0) NYY: CC Sabathia (1–0) --> WP: CC Sabathia (2–0)   LP: Jason Hammel (0–1) Home runs: BAL: None NYY: Curtis Granderson (1)

2012 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers 38,34 Jake Arrieta 38 Luis Ayala 49 Jason Berken 53 Zach Britton 49 Dylan Bundy 16 Wei-Yin Chen 37 Dana Eveland 50 Miguel González 63 Kevin Gregg 39 Jason Hammel 29 Tommy Hunter 43 Jim Johnson 52 Steve Johnson 27 Matt Lindstrom 17 Brian Matusz 56 Darren O'Day 40 Troy Patton 58 Zach Phillips 55 Stuart Pomeranz 48 J. C. Romero 48 Joe Saunders 58 Miguel Socolovich 47 Pedro Strop 30 Chris Tillman 28 Randy Wolf		Catchers 25,59 Luis Exposito 28 Ronny Paulino 31 Taylor Teagarden 32 Matt Wieters Infielders 11 Robert Andino 24 Wilson Betemit  2 J. J. Hardy 36 Nick Johnson 13 Manny Machado 54 Joe Mahoney 35 Omar Quintanilla 12 Mark Reynolds  1 Brian Roberts  6 Steven Tolleson		Outfielders 13,70 Xavier Avery 9,27 Endy Chávez 19 Chris Davis  3 Ryan Flaherty 51 Lew Ford 35,37 Bill Hall 71 L. J. Hoes 10 Adam Jones 21 Nick Markakis 48,9 Nate McLouth 28,51 Steve Pearce 14 Nolan Reimold Other batters 25 Jim Thome		Manager 26 Buck Showalter Coaches 41 Rick Adair (pitching) 62 Rudy Árias (bullpen catcher) 57 Bill Castro (bullpen) 67 Ronnie Deck (bullpen catcher) 45 DeMarlo Hale (third base) 23 Wayne Kirby (first base) 15 Jim Presley (hitting) 77 John Russell (bench)

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AL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	95	67	.586	—	51‍–‍30	44‍–‍37
Baltimore Orioles	93	69	.574	2	47‍–‍34	46‍–‍35
Tampa Bay Rays	90	72	.556	5	46‍–‍35	44‍–‍37
Toronto Blue Jays	73	89	.451	22	41‍–‍40	32‍–‍49
Boston Red Sox	69	93	.426	26	34‍–‍47	35‍–‍46

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Division Winners

Team	W	L	Pct.
New York Yankees	95	67	.586
Oakland Athletics	94	68	.580
Detroit Tigers	88	74	.543

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Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Texas Rangers	93	69	.574	—
Baltimore Orioles	93	69	.574	—
Tampa Bay Rays	90	72	.556	3
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	89	73	.549	4
Chicago White Sox	85	77	.525	8
Seattle Mariners	75	87	.463	18
Toronto Blue Jays	73	89	.451	20
Kansas City Royals	72	90	.444	21
Boston Red Sox	69	93	.426	24
Cleveland Indians	68	94	.420	25
Minnesota Twins	66	96	.407	27

Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	LAA	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TB	TEX	TOR	NL
Baltimore	–	13–5	6–2	4–4	3–3	5–4	2–7	5–2	9–9	4–5	8–1	10–8	2–5	11–7	11–7
Boston	5–13	–	6–2	5–3	5–5	4–3	0–6	4–3	5–13	1–8	5–4	9–9	2–6	7–11	11–7
Chicago	2–6	2–6	–	11–7	6–12	6–12	3–5	14–4	5–2	3–3	8–1	4–3	6–3	6–4	9–9
Cleveland	4–4	3–5	7–11	–	10–8	8–10	5–4	6–12	1–5	2–8	4–4	4–4	4–5	2–4	8–10
Detroit	3–3	5–5	12–6	8–10	–	13–5	5–5	10–8	4–6	4–3	1–5	5–2	3–7	4–2	11–7
Kansas City	4–5	3–4	12–6	10–8	5–13	–	4–5	7–11	3–4	5–4	1–7	4–2	4–5	2–6	8–10
Los Angeles	7–2	6–0	5–3	4–5	5–5	5–4	–	6–3	4–5	9–10	11–8	1–9	10–9	4–4	12–6
Minnesota	2–5	3–4	4–14	12–6	8–10	11–7	3–6	–	3–4	4–5	2–8	1–5	2–8	2–5	9–9
New York	9–9	13–5	2–5	5–1	6–4	4–3	5–4	4–3	–	5–5	6–3	8–10	4–3	11–7	13–5
Oakland	5–4	8–1	3–3	8–2	3–4	4–5	10–9	5–4	5–5	–	12–7	5–4	11–8	5–4	10–8
Seattle	1–8	4–5	1–8	4–4	5–1	7–1	8–11	8–2	3–6	7–12	–	4–6	9–10	6–3	8–10
Tampa Bay	8–10	9–9	3–4	4–4	2–5	2–4	9–1	5–1	10–8	4–5	6–4	–	5–4	14–4	9–9
Texas	5–2	6–2	3–6	5–4	7–3	5–4	9–10	8–2	3–4	8–11	10–9	4–5	–	6–3	14–4
Toronto	7–11	11–7	4–6	4–2	2–4	6–2	4–4	5–2	7–11	4–5	3–6	4–14	3–6	–	9–9

• Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2012

Legend
Orioles Win	Orioles Loss	Game Postponed

2012 Game Log
April (14–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 6 Twins 4–2 Arrieta (1–0) Pavano (0–1) Johnson (1) 46,773 1–0 2 April 7 Twins 8–2 Hunter (1–0) Liriano (0–1) 31,532 2–0 3 April 8 Twins 3–1 Hammel (1–0) Swarzak (0–1) Johnson (2) 14,738 3–0 4 April 9 Yankees 2–6 Nova (1–0) Matusz (0–1) 25,478 3–1 5 April 10 Yankees 4–5 (12) Rapada (1–0) Strop (0–1) Rivera (1) 24,659 3–2 6 April 11 Yankees 4–6 (10) Soriano (1–0) Gregg (0–1) Rivera (2) 22,919 3–3 7 April 13 @ Blue Jays 7–5 O'Day (1–0) Oliver (0–1) Johnson (3) 21,988 4–3 8 April 14 @ Blue Jays 6–4 Ayala (1–0) Cordero (0–1) Johnson (4) 28,355 5–3 9 April 15 @ Blue Jays 2–9 Drabek (2–0) Matusz (0–2) 20,252 5–4 10 April 16 @ White Sox 10–4 (10) Strop (1–1) Stewart (0–1) 13,732 6–4 11 April 17 @ White Sox 3–2 Chen (1–0) Danks (1–2) Johnson (5) 11,267 7–4 12 April 18 @ White Sox 1–8 Peavy (2–0) Hunter (1–1) 13,818 7–5 13 April 19 @ White Sox 5–3 Hammel (2–0) Floyd (1–2) Johnson (6) 11,836 8–5 14 April 20 @ Angels 3–6 Williams (1–1) Matusz (0–3) Walden (1) 32,272 8–6 15 April 21 @ Angels 3–6 Weaver (3–0) Arrieta (1–1) 38,054 8–7 16 April 22 @ Angels 3–2 (10) Strop (2–1) Hawkins (0–1) Johnson (7) 38,221 9–7 17 April 24 Blue Jays 2–1 Hunter (2–1) Álvarez (0–2) Strop (1) 11,058 10–7 18 April 25 Blue Jays 3–0 Hammel (3–0) Drabek (2–1) Strop (2) 10,415 11–7 19 April 26 Blue Jays 5–2 O'Day (2–0) Janssen (1–1) Ayala (1) 13,725 12–7 20 April 27 Athletics 2–5 McCarthy (1–3) Arrieta (1–2) Balfour (6) 18,297 12–8 21 April 28 Athletics 10–1 Chen (2–0) Ross (1–1) 26,926 13–8 22 April 29 Athletics 5–2 Strop (3–1) Balfour (0–1) 31,793 14–8 23 April 30 @ Yankees 1–2 Kuroda (2–3) Hammel (3–1) Rivera (5) 36,890 14–9
May (15–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 24 May 1 @ Yankees 7–1 Matusz (1–3) Hughes (1–4) 37,790 15–9 25 May 2 @ Yankees 5–0 Arrieta (2–2) Nova (3–1) 39,360 16–9 26 May 4 @ Red Sox 6–4 (13) Patton (1–0) Morales (0–1) Johnson (8) 37,223 17–9 27 May 5 @ Red Sox 8–2 Hammel (4–1) Cook (0–1) 37,581 18–9 28 May 6 @ Red Sox 9–6 (17) Davis (1–0) McDonald (0–1) 37,394 19–9 29 May 7 Rangers 3–14 Harrison (4–2) Matusz (1–4) 11,938 19–10 30 May 8 Rangers 3–10 Feliz (2–1) Arrieta (2–3) 11,263 19–11 May 9 Rangers Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 10 as part of a doubleheader 31 May 10 Rangers 6–5 Chen (3–0) Lewis (3–2) Johnson (9) 20–11 32 May 10 Rangers 3–7 Holland (3–2) Hunter (2–2) 19,250 20–12 33 May 11 Rays 4–3 O'Day (3–0) Peralta (0–2) Johnson (10) 26,669 21–12 34 May 12 Rays 5–3 Matusz (2–4) Moore (1–3) Johnson (11) 32,862 22–12 35 May 13 Rays 8–9 Shields (6–1) Arrieta (2–4) Rodney (10) 29,552 22–13 36 May 14 Yankees 5–8 Phelps (1–1) Ayala (1–1) Soriano (2) 16,492 22–14 37 May 15 Yankees 5–2 Chen (4–0) Sabathia (5–1) Johnson (12) 24,055 23–14 38 May 16 @ Royals 4–3 (15) Gregg (1–1) Adcock (0–1) Johnson (13) 17,949 24–14 39 May 17 @ Royals 5–3 Matusz (3–4) Hochevar (3–4) Johnson (14) 31,076 25–14 40 May 18 @ Nationals 2–1 (11) Gregg (2–1) Mattheus (2–1) Strop (3) 36,680 26–14 41 May 19 @ Nationals 6–5 Hammel (5–1) Detwiler (3–3) Johnson (15) 42,331 27–14 42 May 20 @ Nationals 3–9 Strasburg (4–1) Chen (4–1) 41,918 27–15 43 May 21 Red Sox 6–8 Miller (1–0) Gregg (2–2) Aceves (10) 16,392 27–16 44 May 22 Red Sox 4–1 Matusz (4–4) Doubront (4–2) Johnson (16) 25,171 28–16 45 May 23 Red Sox 5–6 Bard (4–5) Arrieta (2–5) Aceves (11) 27,806 28–17 46 May 25 Royals 8–2 Hammel (6–1) Chen (3–5) 28,954 29–17 47 May 26 Royals 3–4 Holland (1–2) Strop (3–2) Broxton (9) 26,714 29–18 48 May 27 Royals 2–4 Collins (2–0) Matusz (4–5) Broxton (10) 33,919 29–19 49 May 28 @ Blue Jays 2–6 Hutchison (4–2) Hunter (2–3) Janssen (4) 16,575 29–20 50 May 29 @ Blue Jays 6–8 Romero (6–1) Arrieta (2–6) 17,352 29–21 51 May 30 @ Blue Jays 1–4 Morrow (6–3) Hammel (6–2) Janssen (5) 17,754 29–22
June (13–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 52 June 1 @ Rays 0–5 Price (7–3) Chen (4–2) Rodney (17) 17,224 29–23 53 June 2 @ Rays 2–1 Matusz (5–5) Hellickson (4–2) Johnson (17) 21,693 30–23 54 June 3 @ Rays 4–8 Moore (2–5) Arrieta (2–7) 21,693 30–24 55 June 5 @ Red Sox 8–6 (10) Johnson (1–0) Aceves (0–3) 37,181 31–24 56 June 6 @ Red Sox 2–1 Chen (5–2) Beckett (4–6) Johnson (18) 37,243 32–24 57 June 7 @ Red Sox 0–7 Buchholz (6–2) Matusz (5–6) 37,307 32–25 58 June 8 Phillies 6–9 Blanton (5–6) Arrieta (2–8) Papelbon (16) 40,459 32–26 59 June 9 Phillies 6–4 (12) Ayala (2–1) Rosenberg (0–1) 46,611 33–26 60 June 10 Phillies 5–4 (10) O'Day (4–0) Savery (0–1) 45,267 34–26 61 June 12 Pirates 8–6 Chen (6–2) Lincoln (3–2) Johnson (19) 15,618 35–26 62 June 13 Pirates 7–1 Arrieta (3–8) Correia (2–6) 23,238 36–26 63 June 14 Pirates 12–6 Hunter (3–3) Bédard (4–7) 29,995 37–26 64 June 15 @ Braves 2–4 Durbin (3–0) Matusz (5–7) Kimbrel (19) 30,384 37–27 65 June 16 @ Braves 5–0 Hammel (7–2) Beachy (5–5) 41,131 38–27 66 June 17 @ Braves 2–0 Chen (7–2) Delgado (4–7) Johnson (20) 29,530 39–27 67 June 18 @ Mets 0–5 Dickey (11–1) Arrieta (3–9) 29,014 39–28 68 June 19 @ Mets 0–5 Santana (5–3) Hunter (3–4) 32,587 39–29 69 June 20 @ Mets 3–4 Gee (5–5) Matusz (5–8) Francisco (17) 29,855 39–30 70 June 22 Nationals 2–1 Hammel (8–2) Zimmermann (3–6) Johnson (21) 45,891 40–30 71 June 23 Nationals 1–3 Jackson (4–4) Chen (7–3) Clippard (12) 46,298 40–31 72 June 24 Nationals 2–1 Strop (4–2) Burnett (0–1) Johnson (22) 41,794 41–31 73 June 26 Angels 3–7 Wilson (9–4) Matusz (5–9) 24,296 41–32 74 June 27 Angels 1–13 Weaver (8–1) Hammel (8–3) 18,055 41–33 75 June 28 Indians 2–7 McAllister (2–1) Chen (7–4) 17,676 41–34 76 June 29 Indians 9–8 Lindstrom (1–0) Smith (5–2) Johnson (23) 24,779 42–34 77 June 30 Indians 5–11 Tomlin (4–5) Eveland (0–1) 35,335 42–35
July (13–14) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 78 July 1 Indians 2–6 Masterson (5–7) Matusz (5–10) 16,689 42–36 79 July 2 @ Mariners 3–6 Delabar (2–1) Hammel (8–4) Wilhelmsen (7) 14,805 42–37 80 July 3 @ Mariners 5–4 O'Day (5–0) Furbush (4–2) Johnson (24) 16,270 43–37 81 July 4 @ Mariners 4–2 Tillman (1–0) Noesí (2–11) Johnson (25) 21,982 44–37 82 July 5 @ Angels 7–9 Hawkins (2–1) Ayala (2–2) Frieri (11) 38,104 44–38 83 July 6 @ Angels 3–2 González (1–0) Wilson (9–5) Johnson (26) 42,716 45–38 84 July 7 @ Angels 0–3 Weaver (10–1) Hammel (8–5) Downs (8) 41,147 45–39 85 July 8 @ Angels 0–6 Mills (1–0) Chen (7–5) 37,108 45–40 ASG July 10 All-Star Game AL 0–8 NL Cain Verlander Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO 86 July 13 Tigers 2–7 Fister (3–6) Hammel (8–6) 35,566 45–41 87 July 14 Tigers 8–6 (13) Gregg (3–2) Benoit (1–2) 43,215 46–41 88 July 15 Tigers 0–4 Verlander (10–5) González (1–1) 30,439 46–42 89 July 16 @ Twins 7–19 Diamond (8–3) Tillman (1–1) 32,455 46–43 90 July 17 @ Twins 4–6 Burnett (3–2) Ayala (2–3) Burton (3) 32,202 46–44 91 July 18 @ Twins 2–1 Hunter (4–4) Liriano (3–9) Johnson (27) 33,195 47–44 92 July 19 @ Twins 4–3 Chen (8–5) Burnett (3–3) Johnson (28) 37,676 48–44 93 July 20 @ Indians 10–2 González (2–1) Lowe (8–8) 33,954 49–44 94 July 21 @ Indians 3–1 Tillman (2–1) McAllister (4–2) Johnson (29) 36,247 50–44 95 July 22 @ Indians 4–3 Britton (1–0) Tomlin (5–7) Johnson (30) 28,049 51–44 96 July 23 @ Indians 1–3 Masterson (7–8) Hunter (4–5) Perez (27) 18,264 51–45 97 July 24 Rays 1–3 Hellickson (5–6) Chen (8–6) Rodney (28) 17,592 51–46 98 July 25 Rays 1–10 Price (14–4) González (2–2) 19,582 51–47 99 July 26 Rays 6–2 Tillman (3–1) Shields (8–7) 21,301 52–47 100 July 27 Athletics 9–14 Blevins (4–0) Johnson (1–1) 29,278 52–48 101 July 28 Athletics 1–6 Colón (7–8) Hunter (4–6) 21,143 52–49 102 July 29 Athletics 6–1 Chen (9–6) Blackley (3–3) 19,698 53–49 103 July 30 @ Yankees 5–4 González (3–2) García (4–5) Johnson (31) 43,052 54–49 104 July 31 @ Yankees 11–5 Tillman (4–1) Nova (10–5) 42,821 55–49
August (18–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 105 August 1 @ Yankees 3–12 Hughes (11–8) Britton (1–1) 44,593 55–50 106 August 3 @ Rays 0–2 Moore (8–7) Hunter (4–7) Rodney (32) 18,410 55–51 107 August 4 @ Rays 4–0 Chen (10–6) Hellickson (6–7) 20,612 56–51 108 August 5 @ Rays 1–0 (10) Ayala (3–3) Peralta (1–4) Johnson (32) 29,530 57–51 109 August 6 Mariners 3–1 Tillman (5–1) Vargas (12–8) Johnson (33) 21,184 58–51 110 August 7 Mariners 8–7 (14) O'Day (6–0) Kelley (2–3) 15,433 59–51 111 August 8 Mariners 9–2 Johnson (1–0) Millwood (4–10) 17,312 60–51 112 August 9 Royals 2–8 Smith (3–4) Chen (10–7) 21,226 60–52 113 August 10 Royals 7–1 González (4–2) Hochevar (7–10) 17,277 61–52 114 August 11 Royals 3–7 Mendoza (6–8) Tillman (5–2) 40,456 61–53 115 August 12 Royals 5–3 Ayala (4–3) Chen (8–10) Johnson (34) 20,935 62–53 116 August 14 Red Sox 7–1 Chen (11–7) Beckett (5–10) 26,204 63–53 117 August 15 Red Sox 5–3 González (5–2) Cook (3–6) Johnson (35) 22,269 64–53 118 August 16 Red Sox 3–6 Buchholz (11–3) Ayala (4–4) Aceves (24) 25,483 64–54 119 August 17 @ Tigers 3–5 Benoit (2–3) O'Day (6–1) Valverde (23) 41,620 64–55 120 August 18 @ Tigers 3–2 Britton (2–1) Porcello (9–8) Johnson (36) 42,132 65–55 121 August 19 @ Tigers 7–5 Chen (12–7) Fister (7–8) Johnson (37) 40,511 66–55 122 August 20 @ Rangers 1–5 Dempster (7–6) González (5–3) 36,257 66–56 123 August 21 @ Rangers 5–3 Tillman (6–2) Feldman (6–9) Johnson (38) 32,146 67–56 124 August 22 @ Rangers 3–12 Holland (8–6) Hunter (4–8) 40,714 67–57 125 August 24 Blue Jays 6–4 Britton (3–1) Villanueva (6–4) Johnson (39) 25,754 68–57 126 August 25 Blue Jays 8–2 Johnson (2–0) Morrow (7–5) 25,082 69–57 August 26 Blue Jays Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 24 as part of a doubleheader 127 August 27 White Sox 4–3 Strop (5–2) Myers (2–6) Johnson (40) 10,955 70–57 128 August 28 White Sox 6–0 Tillman (7–2) Sale (15–5) 12,841 71–57 129 August 29 White Sox 1–8 Axelrod (2–2) Saunders (6–11) 13,098 71–58 130 August 30 White Sox 5–3 Britton (4–1) Quintana (5–3) Johnson (41) 10,141 72–58 131 August 31 @ Yankees 6–1 González (6–3) Kuroda (12–10) 43,352 73–58
September/October (20–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 132 September 1 @ Yankees 3–4 Logan (6–2) Chen (12–8) Soriano (35) 46,122 73–59 133 September 2 @ Yankees 8–3 Wolf (4–10) Hughes (13–12) 46,501 74–59 134 September 3 @ Blue Jays 4–0 Saunders (7–11) Happ (10–11) 17,220 75–59 135 September 4 @ Blue Jays 12–0 Britton (5–1) Villanueva (7–5) 13,556 76–59 136 September 5 @ Blue Jays 4–6 Delabar (4–1) González (6–4) 14,458 76–60 137 September 6 Yankees 10–6 O'Day (7–1) Robertson (1–6) 46,298 77–60 138 September 7 Yankees 5–8 Hughes (14–12) Chen (12–9) 40,861 77–61 139 September 8 Yankees 5–4 Saunders (8–11) Sabathia (13–5) Johnson (42) 46,067 78–61 140 September 9 Yankees 3–13 Chamberlain (1–0) Britton (5–2) 40,346 78–62 141 September 11 Rays 9–2 Johnson (3–0) Moore (10–10) 23,828 79–62 142 September 12 Rays 3–2 Johnson (2–1) Farnsworth (1–5) 26,076 80–62 143 September 13 Rays 3–2 (14) Wolf (5–10) Archer (0–3) 25,130 81–62 144 September 14 @ Athletics 2–3 Milone (13–10) Saunders (8–12) Balfour (18) 35,067 81–63 145 September 15 @ Athletics 2–5 Parker (11–8) Britton (5–3) Balfour (19) 20,342 81–64 146 September 16 @ Athletics 9–5 Matusz (6–10) Straily (2–1) Johnson (43) 20,539 82–64 147 September 17 @ Mariners 10–4 Tillman (8–2) Noesí (2–12) 13,036 83–64 148 September 18 @ Mariners 4–2 (18) Hunter (5–8) Luetge (2–2) Johnson (44) 12,608 84–64 149 September 19 @ Mariners 3–1 (11) Ayala (5–4) Kinney (0–3) Johnson (45) 14,001 85–64 150 September 21 @ Red Sox 4–2 González(7–4) Lester (9–13) Johnson (46) 37,731 86–64 151 September 22 @ Red Sox 9–6 (12) Hunter (6–8) Aceves (2–10) Johnson (47) 37,570 87–64 152 September 23 @ Red Sox 1–2 Tazawa (1–1) Ayala (5–5) Bailey (6) 37,310 87–65 153 September 24 Blue Jays 4–1 Johnson (4–0) Álvarez (9–14) Johnson (48) 88–65 154 September 24 Blue Jays 5–9 Romero (9–14) Chen (12–10) 31,015 88–66 155 September 25 Blue Jays 0–4 Laffey (4–6) Saunders (8–13) 30,205 88–67 156 September 26 Blue Jays 12–2 González (8–4) Villanueva (7–7) 26,513 89–67 157 September 28 Red Sox 9–1 Tillman (9–2) Cook (4–11) 33,518 90–67 158 September 29 Red Sox 4–3 Hunter (7–8) Doubront (11–10) Johnson (49) 46,311 91–67 159 September 30 Red Sox 6–3 Saunders (9–13) Stewart (1–4) Johnson (50) 41,257 92–67 160 October 1 @ Rays 3–5 Cobb (11–9) Chen (12–11) Rodney (47) 13,666 92–68 161 October 2 @ Rays 1–0 González (9–4) Shields (15–10) Johnson (51) 13,460 93–68 162 October 3 @ Rays 1–4 Hellickson (10–11) Tillman (9–3) Rodney (48) 17,909 93–69

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG	SB
Robert Andino	127	384	41	81	13	1	7	28	.211	5
Jake Arrieta	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Xavier Avery	32	94	14	21	6	1	1	6	.223	6
Wilson Betemit	102	341	41	89	19	0	12	40	.261	0
Endy Chávez	64	158	15	32	6	0	2	12	.203	3
Wei-Yin Chen	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Chris Davis	139	515	75	139	20	0	33	85	.270	2
Luis Exposito	9	18	2	1	0	0	0	0	.056	0
Ryan Flaherty	77	153	15	33	2	1	6	19	.216	1
Lew Ford	25	71	7	13	3	0	3	4	.183	1
Bill Hall	7	9	2	2	0	0	1	1	.222	0
Jason Hammel	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
J. J. Hardy	158	663	85	158	30	2	22	68	.238	0
L. J. Hoes	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Tommy Hunter	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Nick Johnson	38	87	9	18	4	0	4	11	.207	2
Adam Jones	162	648	103	186	39	3	32	82	.287	16
Manny Machado	51	191	24	50	8	3	7	26	.262	2
Joe Mahoney	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Nick Markakis	104	420	59	125	28	3	13	54	.298	1
Brian Matusz	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	0
Nate McLouth	55	209	35	56	12	1	7	18	.268	12
Ronny Paulino	20	63	5	16	3	0	0	5	.254	0
Steve Pearce	28	71	8	18	4	0	3	14	.254	0
Omar Quintanilla	36	99	12	23	3	0	3	12	.232	0
Nolan Reimold	16	67	10	21	6	0	5	10	.313	1
Mark Reynolds	135	457	65	101	26	0	23	69	.221	1
Brian Roberts	17	66	2	12	0	0	0	5	.182	1
Jim Thome	28	101	8	26	5	0	3	10	.257	0
Taylor Teagarden	22	57	4	9	3	0	2	9	.158	0
Steve Tolleson	29	71	7	13	3	0	2	6	.183	1
Matt Wieters	144	526	67	131	27	1	23	83	.249	3
Team Totals	162	5560	712	1375	270	16	214	677	.247	58

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Jake Arrieta	3	9	6.20	24	18	0	114.2	122	82	79	35	109
Luis Ayala	5	5	2.64	66	0	1	75.0	81	27	22	14	51
Jason Berken	0	0	18.00	1	0	0	1.0	6	7	2	1	0
Zach Britton	5	3	5.07	12	11	0	60.1	61	37	34	32	53
Dylan Bundy	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	1.2	1	0	0	1	0
Wei-Yin Chen	12	11	4.02	32	32	0	192.2	186	97	86	57	154
Chris Davis	1	0	0.00	1	0	0	2.0	2	0	0	1	2
Dana Eveland	0	1	4.73	14	2	0	32.1	32	18	17	13	18
Miguel González	9	4	3.25	18	15	0	105.1	92	38	38	35	77
Kevin Gregg	3	2	4.95	40	0	0	43.2	50	24	22	24	37
Jason Hammel	8	6	3.43	20	20	0	118.0	104	48	45	42	113
Tommy Hunter	7	8	5.45	33	20	0	133.2	161	85	81	27	77
Jim Johnson	2	1	2.44	71	0	51	68.2	55	21	19	14	41
Steve Johnson	4	0	2.11	12	4	0	38.1	23	9	9	18	46
Matt Lindstrom	1	0	2.72	34	0	0	36.1	35	14	11	12	30
Brian Matusz	6	10	4.87	34	16	0	98.0	112	61	53	41	81
Darren O'Day	7	1	2.28	69	0	0	67.0	49	17	17	14	69
Troy Patton	1	0	2.43	54	0	0	55.2	45	15	15	12	49
Zach Phillips	0	0	6.00	6	0	0	6.0	7	4	4	3	5
Stu Pomeranz	0	0	3.00	3	0	0	6.0	7	2	2	1	3
J. C. Romero	0	0	6.75	5	0	0	4.0	7	4	3	1	1
Joe Saunders	3	3	3.63	7	7	0	44.2	49	20	18	8	23
Miguel Socolovich	0	0	6.97	6	0	0	10.1	11	8	8	6	6
Pedro Strop	5	2	2.44	70	0	3	66.1	52	18	18	37	58
Chris Tillman	9	3	2.93	15	15	0	86.0	66	38	28	24	66
Randy Wolf	2	0	5.28	5	2	0	15.1	17	9	9	2	7
Team Totals	93	69	3.90	162	162	55	1483.0	1433	705	642	481	1177

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Norfolk Tides	International League	Ron Johnson
AA	Bowie Baysox	Eastern League	Gary Kendall
A	Frederick Keys	Carolina League	Orlando Gómez
A	Delmarva Shorebirds	South Atlantic League	Ryan Minor
A-Short Season	Aberdeen IronBirds	New York–Penn League	Gary Allenson
Rookie	GCL Orioles	Gulf Coast League	Ramón Sambo

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