Nine to Know: Extra! Extra! Orioles win in 18
Bill Chuck | Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 12:30PM You simply don’t want to go into extra-innings against the Baltimore Orioles.
It took the O’s 18 innings and 5 hours and 44 minutes but the amazing Orioles (84-64) pulled within a percentage point of the rained-out Yankees (83-63) by defeating the Mariners, 4-2.
I love the magic of Cinderella teams.
Here’s your Orioles Nine to Know:
1. Baltimore has now won 14 straight extra-inning games, including nine on the road, for the longest extra-inning win streak since the 1949 Cleveland Indians who won 19 straight.
2. The winning hit was a blooped pinch-hit single provided by Taylor Teagarden. Teagarden is now hitting .152 on the season. He has seven hits this season and eight RBI. Six of Teagarden’s hits have driven in runs with three driving in extra inning runs:
| Gtm | Date | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | HR | RBI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 (86) | Jul 14 | DET | W,8-6 | 11-GF(13) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 100 (1) | Jul 27 | OAK | L,9-14 | CG | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 108 (2) | Aug 5 | @ | TBR | W,1-0 | CG(10) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 130 (5) | Aug 30 | CHW | W,5-3 | CG | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 143 (3) | Sep 13 | TBR | W,3-2 | GS-13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 148 | Sep 18 | @ | SEA | W,4-2 | 18-GF(18) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3. Jim Johnson earned his 44th save of the season.
4. The Orioles are 7-0 in games that go at least 13 innings in 2012.
5. The Orioles, who scored two in the 9th to send this game in extras, are now 4-61 this season when trailing after eight. The Yankees are 0-54.
6. It was the fourth time the Orioles have played 18 innings in their history, and the first since consecutive 18-inning games on Aug. 24 and 25, 1969. Here the longest games in franchise history:
| Rk | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012-09-18 | BAL | SEA | W 4-2 | 18.0 |
| 2 | 1968-08-25 | BAL | BOS | W 3-2 | 18.0 |
| 3 | 1967-06-04 | BAL | WSA | W 7-5 | 19.0 |
| 4 | 1959-08-06 | BAL | CHW | T 1-1 | 18.0 |
| 5 | 1952-07-01 | SLB | CLE | L 3-4 | 18.2 |
| 6 | 1952-06-20 | SLB | WSH | T 5-5 | 18.0 |
| 7 | 1921-08-09 | SLB | WSH | W 8-6 | 19.0 |
7. The Orioles have seven walk-off wins and NO walk-off losses.
8. The Orioles held the Mariners 0 for 17 with runners in scoring position. Here is an important stat: Take a look at the batting average against in the AL this season and you’ll see the Mariners are the only team in the top nine who are not in the postseason hunt:
| Rk | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OAK | .240 | .318 | .356 | .673 |
| 2 | NYY | .243 | .318 | .386 | .705 |
| 3 | DET | .249 | .320 | .384 | .705 |
| 4 | LAA | .249 | .328 | .399 | .727 |
| 5 | TBR | .258 | .346 | .382 | .728 |
| 6 | BAL | .259 | .348 | .390 | .738 |
| 7 | TEX | .261 | .323 | .415 | .738 |
| 8 | SEA | .253 | .328 | .419 | .748 |
| 9 | CHW | .254 | .346 | .405 | .751 |
| 10 | KCR | .260 | .341 | .414 | .754 |
| 11 | TOR | .250 | .335 | .420 | .755 |
| 12 | BOS | .267 | .350 | .424 | .773 |
| 13 | MIN | .288 | .360 | .447 | .807 |
| 14 | CLE | .286 | .358 | .460 | .818 |
| TOT | .259 | .338 | .408 | .746 |
9. And in the end…Fewer than a thousand fans remained from the initial 12,608 at Safeco Field who were at the game at its peak.
Not one .300 hitter played in the game…
Here’s the Orioles box score:
| Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate McLouth LF | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .244 |
| J.J. Hardy SS | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .237 |
| Chris Davis DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .261 |
| Xavier Avery PR-DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .223 |
| Taylor Teagarden PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .152 |
| Adam Jones CF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .285 |
| Matt Wieters C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .248 |
| Mark Reynolds 1B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .228 |
| Manny Machado 3B | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .264 |
| Endy Chavez RF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .210 |
| Lew Ford PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .172 |
| Robert Andino 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 |
| Ryan Flaherty PH-2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 |
| Steven Tolleson PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 |
| Omar Quintanilla PH-2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .244 |
| Team Totals | 62 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 13 | .161 |
Here’s the Mariners box score:
| Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Ackley 2B-1B | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .234 |
| Franklin Gutierrez CF | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 |
| Kyle Seager 3B-2B | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .258 |
| Jesus Montero DH | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .259 |
| Michael Saunders LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .247 |
| Trayvon Robinson LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .218 |
| Justin Smoak 1B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .204 |
| Chone Figgins PR-3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .183 |
| Casper Wells RF | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .220 |
| Miguel Olivo C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .209 |
| Brendan Ryan SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 |
| John Jaso PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
| Alex Liddi PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .234 |
| Munenori Kawasaki SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .196 |
| Eric Thames PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 |
| Carlos Triunfel SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Mike Carp PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 |
| Team Totals | 65 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 18 | .185 |