Baltimore Orioles
-Baltimore will play its first doubleheader since September 23, 2008. The Orioles are 5-23 in their last 28 road games.
-The Orioles lead the season series, 1-0. The Birds won the season series, 3-2, in 2009 as the Orioles went 2-0 in Baltimore and 1-2 in the Metrodome.
-Of the 30 teams he has faced in his 14-year career, the Twins are one of 3 teams that SP Kevin Milwood has never beaten (0-7 in 12 starts).
-In their 8 wins, the Orioles are 27-for-73 (.370) with RISP. In their 21 losses, they are batting .118 (17-for-144) with RISP.
-OF Nick Markakis is batting .412 in his last 13 games, with 7 multi-hit efforts over that span.
-Milwood has received just 16 runs of support in his 6 starts and the Orioles have scored just 11 runs while he was in the game.
-Milwood is 0-2 with a 4.26 ERA in 3 road starts this year.
-Game 2 SP Jeremy Guthrie is mired in a career-high 8-game losing streak. His last win was 9/6/09 against Texas.
-Baltimore will play its first doubleheader since September 23, 2008. The Orioles are 5-23 in their last 28 road games.
-The Orioles lead the season series, 1-0. The Birds won the season series, 3-2, in 2009 as the Orioles went 2-0 in Baltimore and 1-2 in the Metrodome.
-Of the 30 teams he has faced in his 14-year career, the Twins are one of 3 teams that SP Kevin Milwood has never beaten (0-7 in 12 starts).
-In their 8 wins, the Orioles are 27-for-73 (.370) with RISP. In their 21 losses, they are batting .118 (17-for-144) with RISP.
-OF Nick Markakis is batting .412 in his last 13 games, with 7 multi-hit efforts over that span.
-Milwood has received just 16 runs of support in his 6 starts and the Orioles have scored just 11 runs while he was in the game.
-Milwood is 0-2 with a 4.26 ERA in 3 road starts this year.
-Game 2 SP Jeremy Guthrie is mired in a career-high 8-game losing streak. His last win was 9/6/09 against Texas.