R  H E LOB                WP: GAUSMAN (2-3) TIME: 2:54
NATIONALS      4  8    1   5                  LP: Gonzalez (3-1)
ORIOLES           6 10  0    7                 SV: BRACH (8)
GETTING STARTED: Tonight’s first pitch was at 7:08 p.m…Game-time temperature was 62 degrees.

TODAY’S ATTENDANCE was 23,525…The 15-date season total is 417,079…Average attendance is 27,805.

ORIOLES NOTES
VS. WASHINGTON:The Orioles defeated the Nationals in the opening game of their two-game series for their fifth straight win…They improve to 7-1 in
their last eight games against Washington…They improve to 37-24 all-time in the Beltway Series…Improve to 8-3 in series openers this season…Joey
Rickard hit the Orioles first leadoff home run of the season, it was their first since Adam Jones hit one on September 10, 2016 at Detroit.
 

BOUNCING BACK: RHP Kevin Gausman earned his second win of the season after tossing a season-high 7.0 innings, surrendering two runs on five hits
with one walk and eight strikeouts…The eight strikeouts were a season-high and the most since he struck out eight on September 3, 2016 vs. New YorkAL…It
was his second Quality Start of the season…Threw his first wild pitch of the season…It was his third straight win against the Nationals and is now 3-1
in four career starts against Washington…He threw a season-high 116 pitches, 77 strikes; it was the most pitches he has thrown since a career-high 120 on
September 14, 2016 at Boston.
 

BOOM BOOM: DH Trey Mancini hit his seventh home run of the season, a two-run home run in the first inning…Has recorded an RBI in six-straight
games; it is the longest consecutive game RBI streak by an Oriole this season…Extended his hitting streak to five games; he is hitting .625 (10-for-16) with
two home runs and eight RBI during this stretch…Recorded his fourth straight multi-hit game and his sixth of the season.
 

JUMP STARTED: OF Joey Rickard led off the game for the Orioles with his first home run of the season; it was the second leadoff home run of Rickard’s
career, his first coming May 20, 2016 at Los Angeles-AL…Is hitting .308 (8-for-26) against left-handers on the season; for his career he is a .312 (34-for-109)
hitter against lefties…Recorded his first multi-RBI game of the season and the fourth of his career.
 

FOUR’S A CROWD: C Caleb Joseph singled in all four of his plate appearances for his first four-hit game of the season; the four hits tie a career-high
(August 31, 2014 vs. Minnesota)…It was his third multi-hit game of the season…Drove in a run with his single in the fourth inning; it was his first RBI at

home since September 11, 2015 vs. Kansas City.
TRUMBOMB: RF Mark Trumbo hit his third home run of the season, a solo home run in the first inning…Has hit safely in five-straight games, hitting .421
(8-for-19) during this stretch.
 

WE’RE GOING STREAKING: 2B Jonathan Schoop doubled in the fourth inning…He has now reached base safely in a career-high 23-straight games; has
reached base safely in 27 of the 29 games he has played in this season…He is hitting .337 (28-for-83) during his on-base streak.
 

WASHINGTON NOTES
VS. BALTIMORE:The Nationals dropped the first game of the two-game series, 6-4…They fall to 24-37 all-time against the Orioles…Are now 11-20 alltime
at Oriole Park…Committed their second error in their last seven games…Fourth time this season giving up three-or-more home runs in a game.
 

LEAVING THE PARK: LHP Gio Gonzalez was dealt his first loss of the season after surrendering six runs on seven hits (three home runs) with four walks
and two strikeouts in 6.0 innings of work…The seven hits tied a season-high and the six runs and three home runs set season-highs…Surrendered three home
runs for the first time since he also gave up three on May 23, 2016 vs. New York-NL…His ERA jumped one full run after tonight’s start (1.64 to 2.64); coming
into play today, he led the National League in ERA.
 

TRAVELING MAN: LF Jayson Werth singled in his second at-bat and doubled in his third and has now hit safely in his last four games, hitting .556 (10-
for-18) during this span…He is hitting .383 (18-for-47) on the road this season; coming into play today, he was fifth in the National League in road batting
average…He recorded his ninth multi-hit game of the season…He is hitting .304 (28-for-92) against right-handers this season.
 

STAYING HOT: 3B Anthony Rendon hit his sixth double of the season in the fourth inning…Has hit safely in seven of his last eight games, hitting .452 (14-
for-31) with four doubles, five home runs, 18 RBI, and eight runs scored…Has hit safely in seven-straight Interleague games, and is a career .310 (77-for-248)
during Interleague play.
 

ALWAYS ON: RF Bryce Harper played in his first game in four days…Hit his 10th home run of the season, a solo home run in the eighth inning…Reached
base safely in three of his four at bats (walk, single, and home run); coming into play today, he led MLB in on-base percentage (.504)…Has reached base
safely multiple times via hit, walk, or hit by pitch, in 21 of 29 games this season…Drove in his 28th and 29th RBI of the season.
 

THORN IN THE SIDE: CF Michael A. Taylor doubled in the Nationals first run of the game in the fifth inning; it was his third double of the season…Is a
career .320 (8-for-25) against the Orioles.