2011 Baltimore Orioles season

2011  Baltimore Orioles
League	American League
Division	East
Ballpark	Oriole Park at Camden Yards
City	Baltimore, Maryland
Record	69–93 (.426)
Divisional place	5th
Owners	Peter Angelos
General managers	Andy MacPhail
Managers	Buck Showalter
Television	MASN WJZ-TV (CBS 13) (Gary Thorne, Jim Palmer, Mike Flanagan, Jim Hunter)
Radio	Baltimore Orioles Radio Network (Joe Angel, Fred Manfra)
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The Baltimore Orioles' 2011 season was the 111th season in franchise history, the 58th in Baltimore, and the 20th at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. It also marked the last year of a streak of fourteen consecutive losing seasons dating back to 1998.

Offseason

The 2010–11 offseason has been notable for the Orioles, featuring a complete makeover of their infield, with only Brian Roberts expected to reprise his starting role. On December 6, 2010, the Orioles completed a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks for third basemen Mark Reynolds, in exchange for relief pitchers David Hernandez and Kam Mickolio. ^[1] The next day, the Orioles lost corner infielder, second baseman (40 games in 2010), and lone 2010 All-Star representative Ty Wigginton when he signed with the Colorado Rockies. On December 9, however, a deal was struck with the Minnesota Twins, acquiring shortstop J. J. Hardy, utility infielder Brendan Harris and cash in exchange for minor league pitchers Jim Hoey and Brett Jacobson. ^[2] The following day, the Orioles re-signed former starting shortstop César Izturis, though now as a utility middle infielder. ^[3] Finally, after weeks of rumor and speculation, concerning possible first base signings, the Orioles inked veteran free agent Derrek Lee on January 6, 2011. ^[4]

The Orioles also worked to stabilize their bullpen whose depth had been weakened in trades to strengthen the infield. They began on December 13 by re-signing former starter and de facto closer Koji Uehara. ^[5] The following day, the Orioles signed former Toronto Blue Jays reliever Jeremy Accardo. ^[6] A month later on January 13, the Orioles signed former Blue Jays closer Kevin Gregg. ^[7] Though still on the 40-man roster, the Orioles may have lost reliever Alfredo Simón, as he was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the Dominican Republic, following an accidental shooting death of his cousin during a New Year's celebration.

In addition to shoring up their bullpen, the Orioles signed Justin Duchscherer to a one-year deal. ^[8]

On February 4, the Orioles signed free agent Vladimir Guerrero to solidify the offense. Guerrero had hit for 29 home runs and a .300 average in the 2010 season with the Texas Rangers. He also had a career average of .320 and 436 home runs prior to the 2011 season.

Regular season

The team started the season 4–0, the first time since the 1997 baseball season. ^[9]

The Orioles eliminated the Boston Red Sox from the playoff on the final day of the season, the last of their five victories over the Red Sox in September. The Orioles were 15–13 in September, including two extra-inning wins over the division champion New York Yankees and another two wins against the AL wild card Tampa Bay Rays on September 13–14. They also stopped division champion Detroit Tigers's Justin Verlander attempt at 25 wins, beating the Tigers 6–5 while scoring five runs in Verlander's seven innings. ^[10]

Roster

2011 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers 37 Jeremy Accardo 34 Jake Arrieta 39 Mitch Atkins 35 Brad Bergesen 49 Jason Berken 53 Zach Britton 50 Willie Eyre 51 Mike Gonzalez 63 Kevin Gregg 46 Jeremy Guthrie 31 Mark Hendrickson 39 Tommy Hunter 55,36 Chris Jakubauskas 43 Jim Johnson 17 Brian Matusz 40 Troy Patton 58 Zach Phillips 57 Clay Rapada 45 Jo-Jo Reyes 59 Josh Rupe 55 Alfredo Simón 64 Pedro Strop 24 Chris Tillman 19 Koji Uehara 54 Rick Vanden Hurk 47 Pedro Viola 52 Mark Worrell		Catchers  9 Jake Fox 15 Craig Tatum 32 Matt Wieters Infielders  6 Ryan Adams 11 Robert Andino 50,25 Josh Bell 28 Blake Davis 19 Chris Davis 61 Pedro Florimón, Jr.  2 J. J. Hardy  3 César Izturis 25 Derrek Lee 12 Mark Reynolds  1 Brian Roberts 29 Brandon Snyder		Outfielders 38 Matt Angle 51 Kyle Hudson 10 Adam Jones 21 Nick Markakis 18 Félix Pie 14 Nolan Reimold 30 Luke Scott Other batters 27 Vladimir Guerrero		Manager 26 Buck Showalter Coaches 41 Rick Adair (bullpen)(pitching) 62 Rudy Árias (bullpen catcher) 52 Mark Connor (pitching) 94 Bobby Dickerson (bullpen) 23 Wayne Kirby (first base) 16 Jim Presley (hitting) 13 Willie Randolph (third base) 77 John Russell (bench)

Season standings

American League East

v t e AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	97	65	0.599	—	52–29	45–36
Tampa Bay Rays	91	71	0.562	6	47–34	44–37
Boston Red Sox	90	72	0.556	7	45–36	45–36
Toronto Blue Jays	81	81	0.500	16	42–39	39–42
Baltimore Orioles	69	93	0.426	28	39–42	30–51

American League Wild Card

v t e Division Winners	W	L	Pct.
New York Yankees	97	65	0.599
Texas Rangers	96	66	0.593
Detroit Tigers	95	67	0.586

v t e Wild Card team (Top team qualifies for postseason)	W	L	Pct.	GB
Tampa Bay Rays	91	71	0.562	—
Boston Red Sox	90	72	0.556	1
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	86	76	0.531	5
Toronto Blue Jays	81	81	0.500	10
Cleveland Indians	80	82	0.494	11
Chicago White Sox	79	83	0.488	12
Oakland Athletics	74	88	0.457	17
Kansas City Royals	71	91	0.438	20
Baltimore Orioles	69	93	0.426	22
Seattle Mariners	67	95	0.414	24
Minnesota Twins	63	99	0.389	28

Record vs. opponents

Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	LAA	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TB	TEX	TOR	NL
Baltimore	–	8–10	4–4	2–5	5–5	5–4	3–6	6–2	5–13	4–5	4–2	9–9	1–5	6–12	7–11
Boston	10–8	–	2–4	4–6	5–1	5–3	6–2	5–2	12–6	6–2	5–4	6–12	4–6	10–8	10–8
Chicago	4–4	4–2	–	11–7	5–13	7–11	2–6	9–9	2–6	6–4	7–2	4–4	4–4	3–4	11–7
Cleveland	5–2	6–4	7–11	–	6–12	12–6	3–6	11–7	3–4	5–2	5–4	2–4	1–9	3–4	11–7
Detroit	5–5	1–5	13–5	12–6	–	11–7	3–4	14–4	4–3	5–5	4–6	6–1	6–3	4–2	7–11
Kansas City	4–5	3–5	11–7	6–12	7–11	–	7–3	8–10	3–3	4–5	5–3	2–5	2–6	4–3	5–13
Los Angeles	6–3	2–6	6–2	6–3	4–3	3–7	–	6–3	4–5	8–11	12–7	4–4	7–12	5–5	13–5
Minnesota	2–6	2–5	9–9	7–11	4–14	10–8	3–6	–	2–6	4–4	3–5	3–7	5–3	1–5	8–10
New York	13–5	6–12	6–2	4–3	3–4	3–3	5–4	6–2	–	6–3	5–4	9–9	7–2	11–7	13–5
Oakland	5–4	2–6	4–6	2–5	5–5	5–4	11–8	4–4	3–6	–	9–10	5–2	6–13	5–5	8–10
Seattle	2–4	4–5	2–7	4–5	6–4	3–5	7–12	5–3	4–5	10–9	–	4–6	4–15	3–6	9–9
Tampa Bay	9–9	12–6	4–4	4–2	1–6	5–2	4–4	7–3	9–9	2–5	6–4	–	4–5	12–6	12–6
Texas	5–1	6–4	4–4	9–1	3–6	6–2	12–7	3–5	2–7	13–6	15–4	5–4	–	4–6	9–9
Toronto	12–6	8–10	4–3	4–3	2–4	3–4	5–5	5–1	7–11	5–5	6–3	6–12	6–4	–	8–10

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• Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2011

September 28 -- Game 162

Despite being in last place in the division (29 games out and with a 68–93 record), the Baltimore Orioles were a part of what is famously touted in Major League Baseball lore as the "Best Night Ever" ^[11] in baseball with the AL and NL wild cards still tied and were up for grabs. ^[12] The Orioles had gone 4-2 down the stretch vs. Boston with game 162 still left to play in Baltimore. The game was broadcast on ESPN as well as the MASN and NESN networks. The Orioles were aiming to play the role of spoiler and end the Red Sox season with help from the Tampa Bay Rays.

In the AL wild card race, The Boston Red Sox were suffering through a 7-19 stretch in which they had blown a nine-game lead on August 30 (which gave them more than a 99.7% chance of making the playoffs). This was a do-or-die game for the Red Sox, but felt they had a lot of momentum going into this game having beaten the Orioles, 8–7, the night before.

The Orioles sent Alfredo Simón, who had a history of success vs. Boston against Jon Lester, who was 14-0 lifetime with a 3.26 ERA against the Baltimore Orioles. The scoring got started with Dustin Pedroia getting a single to score Mike Avilés to give the Red Sox a 1–0 lead. However, the Orioles struck back in the bottom of the 3rd as J. J. Hardy, laced his 30th home run of the season into left field to give the O's a 2–1 advantage. In the top of the 4th with Marco Scutaro at 3rd base, a controversial balk call was made on Alfredo Simón which tied up the game at two apiece. The bottom of the 4th went by one-two-three for the O's. In the top of the 5th, Dustin Pedroia hit a one-out solo home run to give the Red Sox back the lead, 3–2. At the start of the bottom of the 7th, the game was delayed for 85 minutes because of some heavy thunderstorms that moved through the area. In the top of the 8th, Marco Scutaro had singled to right and was on as a hopeful insurance run to boost the Red Sox lead. Carl Crawford then picked up a double after Nolan Reimold mistimed his jump to make the catch and Adam Jones fired the ball to catcher Matt Wieters to get Scutaro out. Mike Avilés fouled out and the inning ended.

In the bottom of the 9th inning, the Boston Red Sox sported a 77–0 record when leading after the 8th inning and the O's were down 3–2 to the Red Sox versus top closer Jonathan Papelbon, Chris Davis laced a double to the garage door in right field to put him on 2nd base. The next batter was Nolan Reimold (who hit pretty well against Boston pitching) and on a 2-2 count, Reimold laced a drive into the gap in right center field which one hopped the warning track over the wall for a ground rule double. The next batter following with Reimold on 2nd base was Robert Andino. Andino had success against the Red Sox as he hit .300 versus their pitching and was having an excellent series. Andino laced the 1-1 pitch towards Carl Crawford who was playing a bit too far deep and slid and trapped the ball. Reimold made a mad dash towards home. After Reimold slid to score the winning run, he and Andino were mobbed by their teammates, as they knew that they had just eliminated the Red Sox.

The Orioles' win broke ESPN's viewership record for a Wednesday Night game bringing in a 1.6 rating, 1.546M household impressions, and 2.116M viewers. It also broke Major League Baseball's record for internet traffic in one day. ^[13] The game itself made national headlines as well the next morning on Headline News, CNN, Fox News, and many other international news media outlets.

Calls from the game

Here's the 1-1 delivery...That is into left field, anddddddddd...NO, IT'S TRAPPED! THE ORIOLES COMING TO THE PLATE, REIMOLD! THEY DID IT! THEY DID IT! THEY DID IT! THE ORIOLES HAVE BEATEN THE RED SOX! TWO RUNS! BOTTOM OF THE NINTH INNING!

— Gary Thorne on MASN. ^[14]

The chance to end the season with a walk-off... Here comes the 1-1 delivery... Andino... LINE DRIVE! Into left, Crawford coming on! He trapped it! HERE COMES REIMOLD! HERE COMES THE THROW! IT IS TOO LATE! AND THE ORIOLES HAVE WON THE GAME! In the bottom of the Ninth inning! And they're going crazy! They are belting each other! They're jumping on each other! And right now it looks as though the Orioles had won the pennant! But all they did was possibly eliminate the Boston Red Sox.

— Joe Angel on WBAL-AM. ^[15]

Game log

Legend
Orioles Win	Orioles Loss	Game Postponed

2011 Game Log
April (12–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 1 @ Rays 4–1 Guthrie (1–0) Price (0–1) 34,078 1–0 2 April 2 @ Rays 3–1 Accardo (1–0) Shields (0–1) Gregg (1) 22,164 2–0 3 April 3 @ Rays 5–1 Britton (1–0) Davis (0–1) 17,408 3–0 4 April 4 Tigers 5–1 Arrieta (1–0) Porcello (0–1) 46,593 4–0 5 April 6 Tigers 3–7 Verlander (1–0) Bergesen (0–1) 12,451 4–1 6 April 7 Tigers 9–5 Johnson (1–0) Thomas (0–1) 11,648 5–1 – April 8 Rangers Postponed (rain); Makeup: April 9 as part of a doubleheader 7 April 9 Rangers 5–0 Britton (2–0) Lewis (0–1) — 6–1 8 April 9 Rangers 1–13 Harrison (2–0) Arrieta (1–1) 36,243 6–2 9 April 10 Rangers 0–3 Holland (2–0) Guthrie (1–1) Feliz (3) 21,452 6–3 – April 12 @ Yankees Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 30 as part of a doubleheader 10 April 13 @ Yankees 4–7 Burnett (3–0) Tillman (0–1) Rivera (5) 42,171 6–4 11 April 14 @ Yankees 5–6 (10) Rivera (1–0) Gonzalez (0–1) 40,517 6–5 12 April 15 @ Indians 2–8 Masterson (3–0) Britton (2–1) 16,346 6–6 13 April 16 @ Indians 3–8 Tomlin (3–0) Guthrie (1–2) 10,714 6–7 14 April 17 @ Indians 2–4 Carmona (1–2) Bergesen (0–2) Perez (5) 13,017 6–8 15 April 18 Twins 3–5 Liriano (1–3) Tillman (0–2) Capps (2) 13,138 6–9 16 April 19 Twins 11–0 Arrieta (2–1) Pavano (1–2) 12,045 7–9 17 April 20 Twins 5–4 Britton (3–1) Blackburn (1–3) Gregg (2) 13,825 8–9 18 April 21 Twins 1–3 Baker (1–2) Guthrie (1–3) Capps (3) 16,769 8–10 – April 22 Yankees Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 27 as part of a doubleheader 19 April 23 Yankees 3–15 Sabathia (1–1) Bergesen (0–3) 39,054 8–11 20 April 24 Yankees 3–6 (11) Logan (1–1) Berken (0–1) 25,051 8–12 21 April 26 Red Sox 4–1 Britton (4–1) Buchholz (1–3) Gregg (3) 18,938 9–12 22 April 27 Red Sox 5–4 Uehara (1–0) Bard (0–3) Gregg (4) 15,514 10–12 23 April 28 Red Sox 2–6 Lester (3–1) Johnson (1–1) 21,209 10–13 24 April 29 @ White Sox 10–4 Arrieta (3–1) Danks (0–4) 21,816 11–13 25 April 30 @ White Sox 6–2 Tillman (1–2) Humber (2–3) 26,104 12–13
May (12–16) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 26 May 1 @ White Sox 6–4 Britton (5–1) Floyd (3–2) Gregg (5) 22,029 13–13 27 May 2 @ White Sox 2–6 Buehrle (2–3) Guthrie (1–4) Santos (3) 18,007 13–14 28 May 3 @ Royals 5–6 Collins (2–1) Berken (0–2) 11,986 13–15 29 May 4 @ Royals 3–2 Arrieta (4–1) Davies (1–4) Gregg (6) 11,130 14–15 30 May 5 @ Royals 1–9 Chen (4–1) Tillman (1–3) 29,927 14–16 31 May 6 Rays 2–6 Shields (3–1) Britton (5–2) 20,694 14–17 32 May 7 Rays 2–8 Hellickson (3–2) Guthrie (1–5) 18,961 14–18 33 May 8 Rays 3–5 Davis (4–2) Bergesen (0–4) Farnsworth (7) 16,359 14–19 34 May 10 Mariners 7–6 (13) Accardo (2–0) League (0–2) 11,485 15–19 35 May 11 Mariners 4–2 Tillman (2–3) F. Hernández (4–3) Gregg (7) 11,561 16–19 36 May 12 Mariners 2–1 (12) Johnson (2–1) League (0–3) 19,082 17–19 37 May 13 @ Rays 0–3 Hellickson (4–2) Guthrie (1–6) 20,476 17–20 38 May 14 @ Rays 6–0 Bergesen (1–4) Davis (4–3) 28,451 18–20 39 May 15 @ Rays 9–3 Arrieta (5–1) Sonnanstine (0–1) 21,505 19–20 40 May 16 @ Red Sox 7–8 Aceves (1–0) Gregg (0–1) 37,138 19–21 – May 17 @ Red Sox Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 19 as part of a doubleheader 41 May 18 Yankees 1–4 (15) Noesí (1–0) Accardo (2–1) 20,589 19–22 42 May 19 Yankees 2–13 Sabathia (4–3) Bergesen (1–5) 24,939 19–23 43 May 20 Nationals 5–17 Rodriguez (1–0) Arrieta (5–2) 24,442 19–24 44 May 21 Nationals 8–3 Guthrie (2–6) Lannan (2–5) 33,107 20–24 45 May 22 Nationals 2–1 Johnson (3–1) Zimmermann (2–5) Gregg (8) 33,626 21–24 46 May 24 Royals 5–3 Simón (1–0) Soria (3–1) 14,077 22–24 47 May 25 Royals 9–2 Arrieta (6–2) Hochevar (3–5) 15,740 23–24 48 May 26 Royals 6–5 (12) Accardo (3–1) Coleman (0–2) 22,720 24–24 49 May 27 @ Athletics 2–6 Ziegler (1–0) Simón (1–1) 12,110 24–25 50 May 28 @ Athletics 2–4 Outman (1–0) Bergesen (1–6) Fuentes (10) 23,795 24–26 51 May 29 @ Athletics 4–6 Moscoso (2–0) Britton (5–3) Fuentes (11) 15,373 24–27 52 May 30 @ Mariners 3–4 Fister (3–5) Arrieta (6–3) League (14) 22,819 24–28 53 May 31 @ Mariners 2–3 Ray (2–1) Guthrie (2–7) League (15) 11,692 24–29
June (11–14) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 54 June 1 @ Mariners 2–1 Johnson (4–1) Wright (1–2) Gregg (9) 18,036 25–29 55 June 3 Blue Jays 4–8 Villanueva (3–0) Britton (5–4) 18,587 25–30 56 June 4 Blue Jays 5–3 Arrieta (7–3) Romero (5–5) Gregg (10) 20,086 26–30 57 June 5 Blue Jays 4–7 Reyes (2–4) Guthrie (2–8) 25,431 26–31 58 June 6 Athletics 4–2 Matusz (1–0) Gonzalez (5–4) Gregg (11) 10,556 27–31 59 June 7 Athletics 4–0 Jakubauskas (1–0) Moscoso (2–2) 13,652 28–31 60 June 8 Athletics 3–2 Britton (6–4) Outman (1–1) Gregg (12) 11,760 29–31 61 June 10 Rays 7–0 Arrieta (8–3) Hellickson (7–4) 17,900 30–31 62 June 11 Rays 5–7 (11) Cruz (4–0) Accardo (3–2) Farnsworth (14) 25,541 30–32 63 June 12 Rays 6–9 Davis (5–5) Matusz (1–1) Howell (1) 22,032 30–33 64 June 14 @ Blue Jays 5–6 (11) Camp (1–1) Uehara (1–1) 15,592 30–34 65 June 15 @ Blue Jays 1–4 Romero (6–6) Arrieta (8–4) Francisco (6) 14,541 30–35 66 June 16 @ Blue Jays 4–3 Berken (1–2) Rauch (2–3) Gregg (13) 31,822 31–35 67 June 17 @ Nationals 4–8 Burnett (3–3) Accardo (3–3) 35,562 31–36 68 June 18 @ Nationals 2–4 Zimmermann (5–6) Matusz (1–2) Storen (17) 36,614 31–37 69 June 19 @ Nationals 7–4 Jakubauskas (2–0) Gorzelanny (2–5) 35,439 32–37 70 June 20 @ Pirates 8–3 Arrieta (9–4) Morton (7–4) 22,447 33–37 71 June 21 @ Pirates 3–9 Resop (3–2) Guthrie (2–9) 33,806 33–38 72 June 22 @ Pirates 4–5 Correia (9–6) Britton (6–5) Hanrahan (20) 19,418 33–39 73 June 24 Reds 5–4 (12) Gonzalez (1–1) Arredondo (0–3) 45,382 34–39 74 June 25 Reds 5–10 Arroyo (7–6) Matusz (1–3) 38,976 34–40 75 June 26 Reds 7–5 Guthrie (3–9) Bailey (3–2) Gregg (14) 27,809 35–40 76 June 28 Cardinals 2–6 Lohse (8–4) Britton (6–6) 20,556 35–41 77 June 29 Cardinals 1–5 Carpenter (3–7) Jakubauskas (2–1) 17,405 35–42 78 June 30 Cardinals 6–9 García (7–3) Matusz (1–4) Salas (13) 28,340 35–43
July (7–20) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 79 July 1 @ Braves 0–4 Jurrjens (11–3) Guthrie (3–10) 33,261 35–44 80 July 2 @ Braves 4–5 Hudson (7–6) Arrieta (9–5) Kimbrel (24) 37,259 35–45 81 July 3 @ Braves 5–4 Johnson (5–1) Proctor (1–2) Gregg (15) 23,492 36–45 82 July 4 @ Rangers 4–13 Lewis (8–7) Jakubauskas (2–2) 42,885 36–46 83 July 5 @ Rangers 2–4 Hunter (1–0) Johnson (5–2) Feliz (17) 25,945 36–47 84 July 6 @ Rangers 5–13 Ogando (9–3) Guthrie (3–11) 31,953 36–48 85 July 7 @ Red Sox 4–10 Miller (3–0) Arrieta (9–6) 37,981 36–49 86 July 8 @ Red Sox 3–10 Beckett (8–3) Britton (6–7) 37,729 36–50 87 July 9 @ Red Sox 0–4 Lackey (6–8) Simón (1–2) 38,205 36–51 88 July 10 @ Red Sox 6–8 Aceves (4–1) Guthrie (3–12) Papelbon (20) 37,688 36–52 89 July 14 Indians 4–8 Masterson (8–6) Guthrie (3–13) 22,780 36–53 90 July 15 Indians 5–6 Tomlin (11–4) Johnson (5–3) Perez (22) 27,352 36–54 91 July 16 Indians 6–5 Simón (2–2) Carrasco (8–7) Gonzalez (1) 24,835 37–54 92 July 17 Indians 8–3 Hendrickson (1–0) Gómez (0–2) 17,754 38–54 93 July 18 Red Sox 10–15 Wheeler (2–1) Gonzalez (1–2) 27,924 38–55 94 July 19 Red Sox 6–2 Guthrie (4–13) Weiland (0–1) Johnson (1) 32,314 39–55 95 July 20 Red Sox 0–4 Miller (4–1) Arrieta (9–7) 35,174 39–56 96 July 22 Angels 1–6 Santana (5–8) Simón (2–3) Takahashi (1) 24,823 39–57 97 July 23 Angels 3–2 Bergesen (2–6) Piñeiro (5–5) Gregg (16) 20,311 40–57 98 July 24 Angels 3–9 Chatwood (6–6) Guthrie (4–14) 15,676 40–58 99 July 26 @ Blue Jays 12–4 Arrieta (10–7) Morrow (7–5) 17,477 41–58 100 July 27 @ Blue Jays 0–3 Romero (8–9) Simón (2–4) Rauch (8) 16,861 41–59 101 July 28 @ Blue Jays 5–8 Villanueva (6–2) Bergesen (2–7) 16,152 41–60 102 July 29 @ Yankees 4–2 Guthrie (5–14) Burnett (8–9) Gregg (17) 46,499 42–60 103 July 30 @ Yankees 3–8 Colón (8–6) Tillman (2–4) 46,469 42–61 104 July 30 @ Yankees 3–17 Nova (9–4) Britton (6–8) 43,190 42–62 105 July 31 @ Yankees 2–4 García (10–7) Arrieta (10–8) Rivera (27) 46,913 42–63
August (12–17) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 106 August 2 @ Royals 8–2 Simón (3–4) Chen (5–5) 17,116 43–63 107 August 3 @ Royals 2–6 Hochevar (8–8) Guthrie (5–15) Holland (1) 14,187 43–64 108 August 4 @ Royals 4–9 Wood (5–0) Britton (6–9) 12,161 43–65 109 August 5 Blue Jays 4–5 Mills (1–1) Hunter (1–2) Rauch (11) 18,770 43–66 110 August 6 Blue Jays 6–2 Tillman (3–4) Morrow (8–6) 19,396 44–66 111 August 7 Blue Jays 2–7 Romero (10–9) Simón (3–5) 13,824 44–67 112 August 8 White Sox 6–7 Crain (6–3) Johnson (5–4) Santos (23) 17,498 44–68 113 August 9 White Sox 3–4 Floyd (10–10) Reyes (5–9) Santos (24) 14,177 44–69 114 August 10 White Sox 6–4 (10) Gonzalez (2–2) Frasor (2–2) 18,747 45–69 115 August 11 White Sox 3–6 Buehrle (10–5) Tillman (3–5) Santos (25) 21,040 45–70 116 August 12 Tigers 4–5 Penny (8–9) Patton (0–1) Valverde (34) 21,465 45–71 117 August 13 Tigers 5–6 Scherzer (12–7) Guthrie (5–16) Valverde (35) 24,144 45–72 118 August 14 Tigers 8–5 Reyes (6–9) Fister (4–13) Johnson (2) 18,348 46–72 119 August 15 @ Athletics 6–2 Hunter (2–2) Gonzalez (9–11) 10,122 47–72 120 August 16 @ Athletics 4–8 Moscoso (6–6) Matusz (1–5) 12,325 47–73 121 August 17 @ Athletics 5–6 McCarthy (6–6) Simón (3–6) Bailey (15) 20,448 47–74 122 August 19 @ Angels 3–8 Haren (13–6) Reyes (6–10) 38,156 47–75 123 August 20 @ Angels 8–9 (12) Rodney (3–5) Gregg (0–2) 43,201 47–76 124 August 21 @ Angels 1–7 Williams (1–0) Matusz (1–6) 37,148 47–77 125 August 22 @ Twins 4–1 Britton (7–9) Pavano (6–10) Gregg (18) 38,986 48–77 126 August 23 @ Twins 8–1 Simón (4–6) Duensing (8–13) 38,786 49–77 127 August 24 @ Twins 6–1 Guthrie (6–16) Slowey (0–2) 37,778 50–77 128 August 25 @ Twins 6–1 Reyes (7–10) Swarzak (3–4) 38,406 51–77 129 August 26 Yankees 12–5 Hunter (3–2) Burnett (9–11) 32,762 52–77 August 27 Yankees Postponed (Hurricane Irene); Makeup: September 8 130 August 28 Yankees 2–0 Britton (7–9) Colón (8–9) Gregg (19) 28,751 53–77 131 August 28 Yankees 3–8 Nova (14–4) Matusz (1–7) 37,528 53–78 132 August 29 Yankees 2–3 García (11–7) Simón (4–7) Rivera (34) 18,223 53–79 133 August 30 Blue Jays 6–5 (10) Eyre (1–0) Tallet (0–2) 10,756 54–79 134 August 31 Blue Jays 0–13 Álvarez (1–2) Reyes (7–11) 14,211 54–80
September (15–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 135 September 1 Blue Jays 6–8 Camp (2–3) Eyre (1–1) Francisco (12) 11,617 54–81 136 September 2 @ Rays 3–2 Britton (9–9) Price (12–12) Gregg (20) 11,955 55–81 137 September 3 @ Rays 3–6 Davis (9–8) Simón (4–8) Farnsworth (23) 14,233 55–82 138 September 4 @ Rays 1–8 Hellickson (12–10) Guthrie (6–17) 15,790 55–83 139 September 5 @ Yankees 10–11 Laffey (2–1) Johnson (5–5) Rivera (38) 45,069 55–84 140 September 6 @ Yankees 3–5 Wade (4–0) Hunter (3–3) Rivera (39) 44,573 55–85 141 September 7 @ Yankees 5–4 (11) Strop (1–1) Noesí (2–1) Johnson (3) 40,104 56–85 142 September 8 Yankees 5–4 (10) Rapada (1–0) Proctor (2–4) 33,841 57–85 143 September 9 @ Blue Jays 2–0 Guthrie (7–17) Cecil (4–9) Johnson (4) 13,918 58–85 144 September 10 @ Blue Jays 4–5 Litsch (6–3) Gregg (0–3) 17,742 58–86 145 September 11 @ Blue Jays 5–6 Carreño (1–0) Hunter (3–4) Francisco (14) 14,235 58–87 146 September 12 Rays 2–5 Niemann (10–7) Britton (9–10) Peralta (3) 11,924 58–88 147 September 13 Rays 4–2 Patton (1–1) Howell (2–3) Johnson (5) 13,262 59–88 148 September 14 Rays 6–2 Guthrie (8–17) Davis (10–9) Johnson (6) 14,669 60–88 149 September 16 Angels 8–3 Hunter (4–4) Haren (15–9) 24,022 61–88 150 September 17 Angels 6–2 Britton (10–10) Santana (11–12) 31,099 62–88 151 September 18 Angels 2–11 Weaver (18–7) Simón (4–9) 27471 62–89 152 September 19 @ Red Sox 6–5 Guthrie (9–17) Weiland (0–3) Johnson (7) 37,885 63–89 153 September 19 @ Red Sox 9–18 Atchison (1–0) Matusz (1–8) 37,261 63–90 154 September 20 @ Red Sox 7–5 Eyre (2–1) Bard (2–9) Johnson (8) 37,414 64–90 155 September 21 @ Red Sox 6–4 Rapada (2–0) Beckett (13–6) Johnson (9) 38,004 65–90 156 September 22 @ Tigers 6–5 Britton (11–10) Pauley (5–6) Gregg (21) 27,847 66–90 157 September 23 @ Tigers 3–4 (11) Perry (1–0) Eyre (2–2) 38,623 66–91 158 September 24 @ Tigers 6–5 Strop (2–1) Schlereth (2–2) Gregg (22) 44,846 67–91 159 September 25 @ Tigers 6–10 Penny (11–11) Matusz (1–9) 41,051 67–92 160 September 26 Red Sox 6–3 Patton (2–1) Beckett (13–7) 21,786 68–92 161 September 27 Red Sox 7–8 Aceves (10–2) Britton (11–11) Papelbon (31) 22,123 68–93 162 September 28 Red Sox 4–3 Johnson (6–5) Papelbon (4–1) 29,749 69–93

Player stats

Batting

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
Ryan Adams	29	89	9	25	4	0	0	7	.281	0
Robert Andino	139	457	63	120	22	0	5	36	.263	13
Matt Angle	31	79	12	14	4	0	1	7	.177	11
Jake Arrieta	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.250	0
Josh Bell	26	61	6	10	0	0	0	6	.164	0
Zach Britton	3	8	3	5	1	0	1	2	.625	0
Blake Davis	25	59	6	15	3	1	1	6	.254	1
Chris Davis	31	123	16	34	9	0	2	13	.276	1
Pedro Florimón	4	8	1	1	0	0	0	2	.125	0
Jake Fox	27	61	8	15	4	1	2	6	.246	0
Vladimir Guerrero	145	562	60	163	30	1	13	63	.290	2
Jeremy Guthrie	3	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	.200	0
J. J. Hardy	129	527	76	142	27	0	30	80	.269	0
Kyle Hudson	14	28	3	4	0	0	0	2	.143	2
César Izturis	18	30	4	6	0	0	0	1	.200	0
Chris Jakubauskas	2	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	.667	0
Adam Jones	151	567	68	159	26	2	25	83	.280	12
Derrek Lee	85	334	39	82	15	1	12	41	.246	2
Nick Markakis	160	641	72	182	31	1	15	73	.284	12
Brian Matusz	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Félix Pie	85	164	15	36	8	1	0	7	.220	3
Nolan Reimold	87	267	40	66	10	3	13	45	.247	7
Mark Reynolds	155	534	84	118	27	1	37	86	.221	6
Brian Roberts	39	163	18	36	7	1	3	19	.221	6
Luke Scott	64	209	24	46	11	0	9	22	.220	1
Brandon Snyder	6	13	2	3	1	0	0	1	.231	0
Craig Tatum	31	87	7	17	3	0	0	7	.195	1
Matt Wieters	139	500	72	131	28	0	22	68	.262	1
Team Totals	162	5585	708	1434	273	13	191	684	.257	81

Pitching

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

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	R	ER	BB	K
Jeremy Accardo	3	3	5.73	31	0	0	37.2	24	24	18	23
Jake Arrieta	10	8	5.05	22	22	0	119.1	70	67	59	93
Mitch Atkins	0	0	8.44	3	3	0	10.2	10	10	3	7
Brad Bergesen	2	7	5.70	34	12	0	101.0	73	64	32	61
Jason Berken	1	2	5.36	40	0	0	47.0	29	28	21	41
Zach Britton	11	11	4.61	28	28	0	154.1	93	79	62	97
Willie Eyre	2	2	3.44	19	0	0	18.1	7	7	5	10
Mike Gonzalez	2	2	4.27	49	0	1	46.1	26	22	18	46
Kevin Gregg	0	3	4.37	63	0	22	59.2	35	29	40	53
Jeremy Guthrie	9	17	4.33	34	32	0	208.0	113	100	66	130
Mark Hendrickson	1	0	5.73	8	0	0	11.0	7	7	6	5
Tommy Hunter	3	3	5.06	12	11	0	69.1	44	39	10	35
Rick van den Hurk	0	0	8.00	4	2	0	9.0	9	8	8	7
Chris Jakubauskas	2	2	5.72	33	6	0	72.1	46	46	29	52
Jim Johnson	6	5	2.67	69	0	9	91.0	30	27	21	58
Brian Matusz	1	9	10.69	12	12	0	49.2	60	59	24	38
Troy Patton	2	1	3.00	20	0	0	30.0	10	10	5	22
Zach Phillips	0	0	1.13	10	0	0	8.0	1	1	2	8
Clay Rapada	2	0	6.06	32	0	0	16.1	11	11	7	18
Jo-Jo Reyes	2	3	6.16	9	5	0	30.2	21	21	13	23
Josh Rupe	0	0	5.65	9	0	0	14.1	9	9	6	7
Alfredo Simón	4	9	4.90	23	16	0	115.2	69	63	40	83
Pedro Strop	2	0	0.73	12	0	0	12.1	1	1	3	12
Chris Tillman	3	5	5.52	13	13	0	62.0	41	38	25	46
Koji Uehara	1	1	1.72	43	0	0	47.0	9	9	8	62
Pedro Viola	0	0	9.82	4	0	0	3.2	4	4	2	4
Mark Worrell	0	0	36.00	4	0	0	2.0	8	8	2	3
Team Totals	69	93	4.89	162	162	32	1446.2	860	786	535	1044

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Norfolk Tides	International League	Gary Allenson
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	Leo Gómez
Rookie	GCL Orioles	Gulf Coast League	Ramón Sambo

References

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External links

• 2011 Baltimore Orioles season at Official site Archived June 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
• 2011 Baltimore Orioles season at Baseball Reference